Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111C § 21

Current through Chapter 231 of the 2024
Section 111C:21 - EMS personnel; good faith performance of duties; limitation on personal liability

No EMS personnel certified, accredited or otherwise approved under this chapter, and no additional personnel certified or authorized under section 9, who in the performance of their duties and in good faith, render emergency first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, transportation or other EMS to an injured person, a person incapacitated by illness or an injured police dog under section 9A shall be personally liable as a result of rendering such aid or services or, in the case of an emergency medical technician or additional personnel, as a result of transporting such person to a hospital or such police dog to a veterinary care facility, nor shall they be liable to a hospital or veterinary care facility for its expenses if, under emergency conditions, they cause the admission of such person or such police dog to the hospital or the veterinary care facility.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111C, § 21

Amended by Acts 2022, c. 23,§ 3, eff. 5/16/2022.
Former Chapter 111C. Emergency Medical Care was repealed and replaced by Chapter 111C. Emergency Medical Services System, by Acts 2000, c. 54, § 3, eff. 9/26/2000.