Statutory Liability Limitations: Persons Rendering Emergency Care at Emergency Scene for No Compensation

Statutory Liability Limitations: Persons Rendering Emergency Care at Emergency Scene for No Compensation. Any person who renders emergency care including the administration of an opioid overdose reversal medication, not for compensation, at the scene of an emergency shall only be liable in civil damages resulting from acts or omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or acts or omissions not performed in good faith. The scene of an emergency shall not include emergency departments and other places where medical care is usually offered. For the purposes of this section, “not for compensation” includes, but is not limited to, any physician, nurse, EMT of any level, firefighter, or any law enforcement officer, or any person who is employed or is a volunteer in law enforcement, firefighting, or the health care profession, who at the time of rendering emergency care under this section is off-duty from such employment or volunteer work. Source: PL 10-52, § 4(B); amended by PL 24-25, § 3 (Mar. 12, 2026). Commission Comment: Each subpart of PL 10-52, § 4 has been made into its own separate section, and subsections have been relettered or renumbered in accordance with standard code format.