537.037. Emergency care, no civil liability, exceptions (Good Samaritan law).
Emergency care, no civil liability, exceptions (Good Samaritan law).
537.037. 1. Any physician or surgeon, registered professional nurseor licensed practical nurse licensed to practice in this state under theprovisions of chapter 334 or 335, RSMo, or licensed to practice under theequivalent laws of any other state and any person licensed as a mobileemergency medical technician under the provisions of chapter 190, RSMo,may:
(1) In good faith render emergency care or assistance, withoutcompensation, at the scene of an emergency or accident, and shall not beliable for any civil damages for acts or omissions other than damagesoccasioned by gross negligence or by willful or wanton acts or omissions bysuch person in rendering such emergency care;
(2) In good faith render emergency care or assistance, withoutcompensation, to any minor involved in an accident, or in competitivesports, or other emergency at the scene of an accident, without firstobtaining the consent of the parent or guardian of the minor, and shall notbe liable for any civil damages other than damages occasioned by grossnegligence or by willful or wanton acts or omissions by such person inrendering the emergency care.
2. Any other person who has been trained to provide first aid in astandard recognized training program may, without compensation, renderemergency care or assistance to the level for which he or she has beentrained, at the scene of an emergency or accident, and shall not be liablefor civil damages for acts or omissions other than damages occasioned bygross negligence or by willful or wanton acts or omissions by such personin rendering such emergency care.
3. Any mental health professional, as defined in section 632.005,RSMo, or qualified counselor, as defined in section 631.005, RSMo, or anypracticing medical, osteopathic, or chiropractic physician, or certifiednurse practitioner, or physicians' assistant may in good faith rendersuicide prevention interventions at the scene of a threatened suicide andshall not be liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions other thandamages occasioned by gross negligence or by willful or wanton acts oromissions by such person in rendering such suicide preventioninterventions.
4. Any other person may, without compensation, render suicideprevention interventions at the scene of a threatened suicide and shall notbe liable for civil damages for acts or omissions other than damagesoccasioned by gross negligence or by willful or wanton acts or omissions bysuch person in rendering such suicide prevention interventions.
(L. 1979 H.B. 445 § 1, A.L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 8, A.L. 1986 H.B. 860, A.L. 2005 H.B. 462 & 463, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1081)