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Emergency Law Inventory | Full Law Text

Law Number

Iowa Code 147A.10(3)

Summary Title

Liability: Emergency Care Under Supervision of a Physician

Summary

A certified emergency medical care provider, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or physician assistant who provides emergency medical under the supervision of a physician will not be held legally responsible for acting or failing to act. They can be held legally responsible if acting with extreme carelessness.

Full Title

Exemptions from liability in certain circumstances

Full Text

3. An act of commission or omission of any appropriately certified emergency medical care provider, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or physician assistant, while rendering emergency medical care under the responsible supervision and control of a physician to a person who is deemed by them to be in immediate danger of serious injury or loss of life, shall not impose any liability upon the certified emergency medical care provider, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or physician assistant, the supervising physician, physician designee, advanced registered nurse practitioner, or any hospital, or upon the state, or any county, city or other political subdivision, or the employees of any of these entities; provided that this section shall not relieve any person of liability for civil damages for any act of commission or omission which constitutes recklessness.

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