{"Volunteer emergency worker":"An individual who is registered with a local emergency management organization as an emergency worker and who holds an identification card for emergency volunteer activities and who is not receiving compensation for services."}
Emergency Law Inventory | Full Law Text

Law Number

RCW 38.52.180(6)

Summary Title

License Reciprocity: Professional, Mechanical, or Other Skills

Summary

A volunteer emergency worker who performs a professional, mechanical, or other skill does not need a license to practice that professional, mechanical, or other skill during an emergency or disaster.

Full Title

Liability for property damage, bodily injury, death — Immunity — Assumption by state — Indemnification — Immunity from liability for covered volunteers

Full Text

(6) Any requirement for a license to practice any professional, mechanical, or other skill shall not apply to any authorized emergency worker who shall, in the course of performing his or her duties as such, practice such professional, mechanical, or other skill during an emergency described in this chapter.

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