HI HB2312

Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 663-1.5(a) to explicitly include cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the good faith emergency care liability exemption.

Protects persons who perform CPR in good faith without remuneration from civil liability, except for damages resulting from gross negligence or wanton acts or omissions.

Establishes that CPR administration must occur at the scene of an accident or emergency without expectation of compensation to qualify for liability protection.

Legislature finds that up to 30% of cardiac arrest victims could be saved with immediate medical response including CPR and defibrillation, and Hawaii could save approximately 100 additional cardiac arrest victims annually through expanded CPR access.

Effective upon approval; does not apply retroactively to rights, duties, penalties, or proceedings that existed before enactment.