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Posted by: Kate Prince on Jul 2, 2020

Gov. Bill Lee yesterday issued an executive order extending COVID-19 civil liability protection to health care providers, the Tennessean reports. Lee’s executive order applies to health care providers like hospitals, nursing homes and the health care workers employed there. "This order provides limited liability protection, with respect to the services they render that are not considered gross negligence or willful misconduct," Lee said of the order. He also said state law only allows him to take such action for health care workers and that the legislature must still act to provide protection for other entities. Lee intends to call a special session, but did not say when that will occur.