Indiana § 16-31-6-2 - Use of defibrillators
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 16-31-6-2 — Use of defibrillators, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-31-6-2. Use of defibrillators
Sec. 2. (a) Except for an act of gross negligence or willful misconduct, a certified emergency medical responder who uses an automatic or semiautomatic defibrillator on an emergency patient according to the training procedures established by the commission under IC 16-31-2-9 is immune from civil liability for acts or omissions when rendering those services.
(b) If the emergency medical responder is immune from civil liability for the emergency medical responder's act or omission, a person who has only an agency relationship with the emergency medical responder is also immune from civil liability for the act or omission.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-19.5.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.77-2012, SEC.47; P.L.166-2021, SEC.3.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-31-6-2 ("Use of defibrillators") 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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