Any health care provider licensed or certified to practice as such in this state or elsewhere, or a licensed ambulance attendant, driver or pilot as defined in section 41-1831, or any other person who renders emergency care at a public gathering or at the scene of an emergency occurrence gratuitously and in good faith shall not be liable for any civil or other damages as the result of any act or omission by such person rendering the emergency care, or as the result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the injured persons, unless such person, while rendering such emergency care, is guilty of gross negligence.
A.R.S. § 32-1471
Health care provider and any other person; emergency aid; nonliability
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Velazquez Ex Rel. Velazquez v. Jiminez (2002)
Most recently applied in John D. Rochon v. City of Nome, Allen Wright, and Jackie L.Reader (May 2025)
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