Utah § 58-13-2 - Emergency care rendered by licensee.
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§ 58-13-2. Emergency care rendered by licensee.
Effective 5/3/2023 58-13-2.
Emergency care rendered by licensee.
(1)
A person licensed under Title 58, Occupations and Professions, to practice as any of the following health care professionals, who is under no legal duty to respond, and who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency gratuitously and in good faith, is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions by the person in rendering the emergency care:
who is under no legal duty to respond to the circumstances described in Subsection (3);
(b)
who is:
(i)
(A)
activated as a member of a medical reserve corps as described in Section 26A-1-126 during the time of an emergency or declaration for public health related activities as provided in Subsection 26A-1-126(2); or
(B)
participating in training to prepare the medical reserve corps to respond to a declaration of an emergency or request for public health related activities pursuant to Subsection 26A-1-126(2);
A health care professional described in Subsection (2) is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions by the health care professional in rendering care as a result of:
(a)
implementation of measures to control the causes of epidemic and communicable diseases and other conditions significantly affecting the public health or necessary to protect the public health as set out in Title 26A, Chapter 1, Local Health Departments;
(b)
investigating and controlling suspected bioterrorism and disease as set out in Title 26B, Chapter 7, Part 4, Treatment, Isolation, and Quarantine Procedures for Communicable Diseases; and
(c)
responding to a national, state, or local emergency, a public health emergency as defined in Section 26B-7-301, or a declaration by the President of the United States or other federal official requesting public health-related activities.
(4)
The immunity in Subsection (3) is in addition to any immunity or protection in state or federal law that may apply.
(5)
For purposes of Subsection (2)(b)(iii) remuneration does not include:
(a)
food supplied to the volunteer;
(b)
clothing supplied to the volunteer to help identify the volunteer during the time of the emergency; or
Section 58-13-2 ("Emergency care rendered by licensee.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. 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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