Indiana § 12-10-21-10 - Immunity from liability

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 12-10-21-10 — Immunity from liability, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 12-10-21-10. Immunity from liability

Sec. 10. (a) An emergency medical responder, other responder, emergency medical responder's employer, and other responder's employer are immune from civil liability if the emergency medical responder or other responder:

(1) is unable to make contact with the program participant's emergency contact after a good faith attempt; or

(2) disseminates or fails to disseminate any information from the yellow dot folder to other emergency medical responders, other responders, hospitals, or any health care providers that render emergency medical treatment to the program participant.

(b) A health care provider and a health care provider's employer are immune from civil and criminal liability if the health care provider relies in good faith on the information provided in a program participant's yellow dot folder.

[Pre-2026 Revision Citation: 12-9.1-6-10.]

As added by P.L.122-2026, SEC.48.

IC 12-10-22Chapter 22. Caretaker Support Program

12-10-22-1"Caretaker" 12-10-22-2"Special needs" 12-10-22-3Establishment of program 12-10-22-4Administration of program; adoption of rules 12-10-22-5Eligibility for program 12-10-22-6Included services 12-10-22-7Client cost share formula 12-10-22-8Use of volunteers 12-10-22-9Adoption of rules

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 12-10-21-10 ("Immunity from liability") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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