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CA SB1365
Bill
AI Summary
- Extends civil liability protections to registered nurses who provide emergency medical services at the scene of an emergency or during emergency air or ground ambulance transport
- Registered nurses are only liable for acts or omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or those not performed in good faith, matching protections already provided to firefighters, police officers, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical technicians
- Defines "registered nurse" for purposes of this section as a nurse trained in emergency medical services and licensed under Chapter 6 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code
- Public agencies employing covered personnel are not liable for civil damages if the individual provider is not liable
- Legislature finds that registered nurses have become more directly involved in providing emergency medical services as crew members in air and ground ambulances since the original enactment of liability protection laws
Legislative Description
Emergency medical services: immunity.
Last Action
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 69, Statutes of 2012.
7/9/2012
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/8/2012
Rules2/24/2012
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