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NJ A2512

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2024

Primary Sponsor

Erik Peterson

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Origin

General Assembly

2024-2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends civil liability immunity to all first aid, rescue, ambulance, and emergency squads as organizational entities, not just volunteer squads, for acts or omissions committed in good faith during service or training

  • Expands the definition of protected squads to include non-profit first aid, rescue, and ambulance squads that bill or receive reimbursement for services

  • Removes the distinction between volunteer and non-volunteer squads for purposes of civil immunity protection

  • Clarifies that immunity applies to squads rendering intermediate life support services, explicitly adding "first aid, ambulance or rescue squad" as protected entities alongside individual EMTs and hospital staff

  • Immunity does not extend to the operation of motor vehicles in connection with rendering emergency services

Legislative Description

Clarifies that first aid, ambulance or rescue squads, as entities, have immunity from civil damages in certain circumstances.

Judiciary

Last Action

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee

1/9/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/9/2024

Full Bill Text

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