Section 333.6508 - Liability; gross negligence or wilful and wanton misconduct.
PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978
333.6508 Liability; gross negligence or wilful and wanton misconduct.
Sec. 6508.
(1) A law enforcement officer, a member of the emergency service unit, or staff member of an approved service program or an emergency medical service who acts in compliance with this part is acting in the course of his or her official duty and is not criminally or civilly liable therefor.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a law enforcement officer, member of the emergency service unit, or staff member of an approved service program or an emergency medical service who, while acting in compliance with this part, engages in behavior involving gross negligence or wilful and wanton misconduct.
(3) Approved service programs, staff of approved service programs, emergency medical services, staff of emergency medical services, law enforcement officers, and emergency service units shall not be criminally or civilly liable for the subsequent actions of the apparently incapacitated individual who leaves the approved service program or emergency medical service.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978
Popular Name: Act 368