CHAPTER 13. HEALTH CARE: IMMUNITY OF PERSONS PROVIDING VOLUNTARY HEALTH CARE
IC 34-30-13
Chapter 13. Health Care: Immunity of Persons Providing
Voluntary 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 person
who meets the following criteria is immune from civil liability
resulting from any act or omission relating to the provision of health
care services:
(1) Has licensure to provide health care services under Indiana
law.
(2) Voluntarily provides without compensation health care
services under IC 36-1-14.2 within the scope of the person's
license to another person.
(3) Provides the health care services at any medical clinic or
health care facility that provides health care services without
charge and that:
(A) purchases professional liability insurance under
IC 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 emergency
medical services
Sec. 1.5. Except as provided in section 2 of this chapter, a
physician licensed under IC 25-22.5 is immune from civil liability
resulting from an act or omission related to the provision of medical
direction concerning emergency medical services (as defined in
IC 16-18-2-110) within the scope of the physician's license, if the
physician provides medical direction concerning emergency medical
services:
(1) to a person who is certified under IC 16-31 to provide the
emergency 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 not
immune from civil liability if the damages resulting from the
provision of the health care services resulted from the person's gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26.