1. A person, who in good faith renders emergency care or assistance without compensation, shall not be liable for any civil damages for acts or omissions occurring at the place of an emergency or accident or while the person isin transit to or from the emergency or accident or while the person is at or being moved to or from an emergency shelter unless such acts or omissions constitute recklessness or willful and wanton misconduct. An emergency includes but is not limited to a disaster as defined in section 29C.2 or the period of time immediately following a disaster for which the governor has issued a proclamation of a disaster emergency pursuant to section 29C.6. a. For purposes of this subsection, if a volunteer fire fighter, a volunteer operator or attendant of an ambulance or rescue squad service, a volunteer paramedic, a volunteer emergency medical technician, or a volunteer registered member of the national ski patrol system receives nominal compensation not based upon the value of the services performed, that person shall be considered to be receiving no compensation. b. For purposes of this subsection, operation of a motor vehicle incompliance with section 321.231 by avolunteer firefighter, volunteer operator, or attendant of an ambulance or rescue squad service, a volunteer paramedic, or volunteer emergency medical technician shall be considered rendering emergency care or assistance. c. For purposes of this subsection, a person rendering emergency care or assistance includes a person involved in a workplace rescue arising out of an emergency or accident. 2. Thefollowing persons or entities, while acting reasonably andin good faith,who render emergency care or assistance relatingto the preparation for and response to a sudden cardiac arrest emergency, shall not be liable for any civildamages for acts or omissions arising out of the useof anautomated external defibrillator, whether occurring atthe place of anemergency or accident or while such persons are in transit to or from the emergency or accident or while such persons are at or being moved to or from an emergency shelter: a. A person or entity that acquires an automated external defibrillator. b. A person or entity that owns, manages, or is otherwise responsible for the premises on which an automated external defibrillator is located ifthe person or entity maintains the automated external defibrillator in a condition for immediate and effective use at alltimes, subject to standards developed by the department of health and human services by rule. c. A person who retrieves an automated external defibrillator in response to a perceived sudden cardiac arrest emergency. d. A person who uses, attempts to use, or fails to use an automated external defibrillator in response to a perceived sudden cardiac arrest emergency. e. A person or entity that provides instruction in the use of an automated external defibrillator. Acts, ch 19, §1269
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