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Law Number

Code of Ala. 6-5-332(a)

Summary Title

Good Samaritan Law: Medical Professional, Firefighter, Emergency Medical Services Personnel, and Law Enforcement

Summary

A physician, dentist, nurse, law enforcement officer, firefighter, medical intern or resident, chiropractor, emergency medical services provider, or public education employee who, in good faith, provides or attempts to provide, emergency care or first aid at the scene of an accident or disaster will not be held legally responsible. They will not be held legally responsible for acting or failing to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment for an injured person. Generally, Good Samaritan laws only offer protection for those individuals who provide care during spontaneous emergencies unrelated to volunteer deployment.

Full Title

Good Samaritans

Full Text

(a) When any doctor of medicine or dentistry, nurse, member of any organized rescue squad, member of any police or fire department, member of any organized volunteer fire department, Alabama-licensed emergency medical technician, intern, or resident practicing in an Alabama hospital with training programs approved by the American Medical Association, Alabama state trooper, medical aidman functioning as a part of the military assistance to safety and traffic program, chiropractor, or public education employee gratuitously and in good faith, renders first aid or emergency care at the scene of an accident, casualty, or disaster to a person injured therein, he or she shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of his or her acts or omissions in rendering first aid or emergency care, nor shall he or she be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the injured person.

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