§ 2687 -   Civil liability limited

§ 2687. Civil liability limited

Volunteer personnel, whether or not they receive or expect to receive nominal payments and reimbursement for expenses, who render emergency medical treatment shall:

(1) be afforded the protection of section 519 of Title 12;

(2) not be considered practitioners of the healing arts for purposes of subsection 519(b) of Title 12; and

(3) not be liable for civil damages for rendering emergency medical treatment unless their actions constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct. (Added 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)