No person licensed under the provision of this chapter or members of the same professions licensed to practice in other states of the United States who voluntarily and gratuitously and, other than in the ordinary course of his or her employment or practice, renders emergency medical assistance to a person in need is liable for civil damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions by those persons in rendering the emergency care that may constitute ordinary negligence. The immunity granted by this section does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, willful, or wanton negligence or when the medical assistance is rendered at any hospital, doctor’s office, or clinic where those services are normally rendered.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-34
Immunity from liability for gratuitous emergency assistance
Known as the The Rhode Island Nurse Practice Act
The act spans §§ 5–5 (61 sections).
P.L. 1982, ch. 328, § 2.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.