Indiana Code § 36-8-2.5-3

Immunity; application to action for medical malpractice
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Sec. 3. (a) A first responder recipient or the first responder recipient's employer may not be held liable for damages for any act, error, or omission committed by the first responder recipient, including: (1) personal injury; (2) wrongful death; (3) property damage; or (4) other loss; based on a communication provided between a first responder recipient and the CISM team, CISM services provider, or peer support team as part of the CISM services for the first responder recipient unless the act, error, or omission committed by the first responder recipient or the first responder recipient's employer constitutes wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct.       (b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a CISM team or a CISM services provider providing CISM services is not liable for damages for any act, error, or omission committed by the CISM team or the CISM services provider in performing CISM services in accordance with this chapter, including: (1) personal injury; (2) wrongful death; (3) property damage; or (4) other loss; unless the act, error, or omission constitutes wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct.       (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), a peer support services team or a peer support services team member providing peer support services is not liable for damages for any act, error, or omission committed by the peer support team or the peer support team member in performing peer support services in accordance with this chapter, including: (1) personal injury; (2) wrongful death; (3) property damage; or (4) other loss; unless the act, error, or omission constitutes wanton, willful, or intentional misconduct.       (d) This section does not apply to an action for medical malpractice.   IC 36-8-3 Chapter 3. Safety Boards; Disciplinary Procedures               36-8-3-1 Application of chapter             36-8-3-2 Powers and duties of safety boards             36-8-3-3 Organization of safety boards; appointment, numbers, and compensation of police officers, firefighters, and other officials; division of city into precincts and districts; authority of chiefs             36-8-3-3.5 Right of representation; recommendation by chief to safety board of termination or demotion             36-8-3-3.6 Fire protection agreements             36-8-3-4 Police officers and firefighters; discipline, demotion, and dismissal; hearings; appeals; administrative leave             36-8-3-4.1 Certain towns and townships; reprimand or temporary suspension of members without prior hearing; review by safety board             36-8-3-4.3 Suspension or termination of EMS personnel; right to hearing and appeal             36-8-3-5 Merit boards and commissions; exemption from statutory procedure             36-8-3-6 Police officers; powers and duties             36-8-3-7 Police officers and firefighters; special duty; school security police             36-8-3-8 Police department; civilian personnel; merit system             36-8-3-9 Oaths; depositions             36-8-3-10 Police departments, chiefs, and captains; powers and duties             36-8-3-11 Repealed             36-8-3-12 Board members, police officers, and firefighters; elective and appointive office             36-8-3-13 Adoption of rules regulating performance bonds             36-8-3-14 Police and firefighters' insurance funds; creation, management, and distribution             36-8-3-15 Police officers and firefighters; exemption from militia service             36-8-3-16 Destruction of burning buildings; recovery of damages             36-8-3-17 Repealed             36-8-3-18 Humane officers; appointment; powers and duties             36-8-3-19 Police matrons; appointment; powers and duties; accommodations; compensation; qualifications             36-8-3-20 Police reserve officers             36-8-3-21 Police or fire department members; membership in 1977 fund required             36-8-3-22 Police reserve officers; medical care for line of duty injury or illness; third party reimbursement             36-8-3-23 Police reserve officers; payments for loss of income for line of duty injury or illness

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