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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1799.104

Liability Limitation

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 18 Cal. 4th 604 - Artiglio v. Corning Inc. (1998)

Most recently applied in 18 Cal. 4th 604 - Artiglio v. Corning Inc. (July 1998)

Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.

(a) No physician or nurse, who in good faith gives emergency instructions to an EMT-II or mobile intensive care paramedic at the scene of an emergency, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of issuing the instructions.

(b) No EMT-II or mobile intensive care paramedic rendering care within the scope of his duties who, in good faith and in a nonnegligent manner, follows the instructions of a physician or nurse shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of following such instructions.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.