The Strategic Teams for Organized Response Mobilization (STORM) Act allows the federal government to partner with private health care workforce platforms during declared emergencies to rapidly deploy independent contractor health care workers across state lines. The bill enables the President to certify eligible platforms and establish agreements with them, and facilitates temporary waivers of state medical licensing requirements for out-of-state health care professionals who meet basic qualifications and background checks. The legislation protects these workers and platforms from liability for actions taken during emergency response, except in cases of willful misconduct or gross negligence, and provides them the same legal protections as federal employees when responding to federally-declared emergencies. The President must establish model procedures for state licensure waivers and submit annual reports to Congress on the number of workers deployed, duration of deployments, and any implementation challenges. No specific funding amounts or implementation timelines are specified beyond the requirement for the President to report annually beginning one year after enactment.
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