CHAPTER 13. HEALTH CARE: IMMUNITY OF PERSONS PROVIDING VOLUNTARY HEALTH CARE
IC 34-30-13
Chapter 13. Health Care: Immunity of Persons ProvidingVoluntary Health Care
IC 34-30-13-1
Voluntary health care; immunity for providing
Sec. 1. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, a personwho meets the following criteria is immune from civil liabilityresulting from any act or omission relating to the provision of healthcare services:
(1) Has licensure to provide health care services under Indianalaw.
(2) Voluntarily provides without compensation health careservices under IC 36-1-14.2 within the scope of the person'slicense to another person.
(3) Provides the health care services at any medical clinic orhealth care facility that provides health care services withoutcharge and that:
(A) purchases professional liability insurance underIC 36-1-14.2; or
(B) is covered under 42 U.S.C. 233.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.116-2005, SEC.3.
IC 34-30-13-1.5
Immunity for providing medical direction concerning emergencymedical services
Sec. 1.5. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, aphysician licensed under IC 25-22.5 is immune from civil liabilityresulting from an act or omission related to the provision of medicaldirection concerning emergency medical services (as defined inIC 16-18-2-110) within the scope of the physician's license, if thephysician provides medical direction concerning emergency medicalservices:
(1) to a person who is certified under IC 16-31 to provide theemergency medical services; and
(2) without compensation.
As added by P.L.101-2006, SEC.37.
IC 34-30-13-2
Liability for gross negligence or willful misconduct
Sec. 2. A person described in section 1 of this chapter is notimmune from civil liability if the damages resulting from theprovision of the health care services resulted from the person's grossnegligence or willful misconduct.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.