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Emergency Law Inventory | Full Law Text

Law Number

ALM GL ch. 112 12V

Summary Title

Good Samaritan Law

Summary

An individual who, in good faith and without compensation, provides, attempts to provide or fails to provide CPR, defibrillation, or emergency care will not be held legally responsible. They can be held legally responsible if acting with extreme carelessness. Generally, Good Samaritan laws only offer protection for those individuals who provide care during spontaneous emergencies unrelated to volunteer deployment.

Full Title

Exemption from Civil Liability for Rendering Emergency Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Full Text

Any person, who, in good faith, attempts to render emergency care including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary resuscitation or defibrillation, and does so without compensation, shall not be liable for acts or omissions, other than gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct, resulting from the attempt to render such emergency care.

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