House Bill No. by Representative Phelps proposes the enactment of R.S. 40:2109.4, which establishes a framework for granting emergency privileges to healthcare professionals in specific circumstances. The bill mandates that a transferring hospital must grant emergency privileges to a qualified healthcare professional to perform a unique procedure on a patient admitted to the hospital. This is intended to stabilize the patient for transfer to another facility, provided that the healthcare professional is credentialed to perform the same procedure at the receiving hospital. The emergency privileges are valid for the duration of the unique procedure.

Additionally, the bill outlines that the healthcare professional must inform the transferring hospital of their intent to seek emergency privileges before departing for the receiving hospital. The transferring hospital is required to grant these privileges within one hour of receiving such notice. The bill also includes definitions for key terms, such as "healthcare professional" and "unique procedure," to clarify the scope of the legislation. Overall, this bill aims to streamline the process for providing urgent medical care during patient transfers between hospitals.