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Emergency Law Inventory | Full Law Text

Law Number

Code of Ala. 6-5-332

Summary Title

Good Samaritan Law

Summary

An individual who, reasonably and without compensation, provides emergency care at the scene of an accident or emergency will not be held legally responsible for acting or failing to act. They also will not be held legally responsible when providing, arranging, or failing to provide further medical treatment. 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

(g) Any person, who, in good faith, renders emergency care at the scene of an accident or emergency to the victim or victims thereof without making any charge of goods or services therefor shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by the person in rendering emergency care or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the injured person if the individual acts as a reasonably prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances.

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