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Managing the Risks of Incorporating Volunteers Into Public Health Emergency Response: The Other Side of the Liability Issue

The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national network of locally based volunteer groups, engages medical, public health, and other volunteers to strengthen public health, emergency response, and community resiliency within their neighborhoods, towns, and cities. As the MRC program has developed since 2002, several common themes have appeared in conversations with leaders at all levels. One of the most common concerns is that of liability protection for MRC volunteers. Issues related to legal liability are frequently cited as a strong concern by health care providers when discussing the potential of volunteering during public health emergencies and the integration of volunteers into response is often affected by concerns related to liability.