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Emergency Law Inventory | Full Law Text

Law Number

Burns Ind. Code Ann. 16-31-6-1

Summary Title

Liability: EMT

Summary

An EMT, who provides emergency medical services to an emergency patient, will not be held legally responsible for acting or failing to act. They can be held legally responsible if acting with extreme carelessness or intent to cause harm.

Full Title

Certified emergency medical technicians not liable for acts or omissions

Full Text

(a) A certified emergency medical technician who provides emergency medical services to an emergency patient is not liable for an act or omission in providing those services unless the act or omission constitutes negligence or willful misconduct. If the emergency medical technician is not liable for an act or omission, no other person incurs liability by reason of an agency relationship with the emergency medical technician. (b) This section does not affect the liability of a driver of an ambulance for negligent operation of the ambulance.

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