Indiana Code § 16-31-6-4

Life support provided in connection with disaster emergency
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Sec. 4. (a) This section does not apply to an act or omission that was a result of gross negligence or willful or intentional misconduct.       (b) An act or omission of a paramedic, an advanced emergency medical technician, an emergency medical technician, or a person with equivalent certification or licensure from another state that is performed or made while providing advanced life support or basic life support to a patient or trauma victim does not impose liability upon the paramedic, the advanced emergency medical technician, an emergency medical technician, the person with equivalent certification or licensure from another state, a hospital, a provider organization, a governmental entity, or an employee or other staff of a hospital, provider organization, or governmental entity if the advanced life support or basic life support is provided in good faith: (1) in connection with a disaster emergency declared by the governor under IC 10-14-3-12 in response to an act that the governor in good faith believes to be an act of terrorism (as defined in IC 35-31.5-2-329 ); and (2) in accordance with the rules adopted by the Indiana emergency medical services commission or the disaster emergency declaration of the governor.   IC 16-31-6.5 Chapter 6.5. Automatic External Defibrillators               16-31-6.5-1 Repealed             16-31-6.5-2 Exemptions             16-31-6.5-3 "Defibrillator" defined             16-31-6.5-4 Duties of person or entity acquiring defibrillator             16-31-6.5-5 Notice of acquisition and location of defibrillator; registration             16-31-6.5-6 Repealed

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