HB252 Summary

• Amends Alabama's Good Samaritan Law (Section 6-5-332) to extend civil immunity protections to licensed psychologists, licensed professional counselors, and licensed social workers who render emergency mental health treatment without compensation at the scene of accidents, casualties, or disasters.

• Grants immunity to these mental health professionals for acts or omissions in providing emergency mental health treatment, as well as for failures to provide or arrange further mental health care, provided they act as a reasonably prudent person would under similar circumstances.

• Limits immunity to emergency mental health services provided within 90 days after declaration of an emergency.

• Takes effect on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.