TENNESSEE GOOD SAMARITAN LAW
Tennessee Code Annotated
63-6-218.
(a) This section shall be known and cited as the "Good Samaritan Law."
(b) Any person, including those licensed to practice medicine and surgery and including any person licensed or certified to render service ancillary thereto, or any member of a volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squad that provides emergency public first aid and rescue services, who in good faith:
# Renders emergency care at the scene of an accident, medical emergency and/or disaster, while en route from such scene to a medical facility and while assisting medical personnel at the receiving medical facility, including use of an automated external defibrillator, to the victim or victims thereof without making any direct charge for the emergency care; or
# Participates or assists in rendering emergency care, including use of an automated external defibrillator, to persons attending or participating in performances, exhibitions, banquets, sporting events, religious or other gatherings open to the general public, with or without an admission charge, whether or not such emergency care is made available as a service, planned in advance by the promoter of the event and/or any other person or association, shall not be liable to such victims or persons receiving emergency care for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by such person in rendering the emergency care, or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the injured person, except such damages as may result from the gross negligence of the person rendering such emergency care.
(c) A receiving medical facility shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission on the part of any member of a volunteer first aid, rescue or emergency squad that provides emergency public first aid and rescue services while such person is assisting medical personnel at the receiving medical facility.
(d) If:
# A volunteer fire squad is organized by a private company for the protection of the plant and grounds of such company;
# Such squad is willing to respond and does respond to calls to provide fire protection for residents living within a six (6) mile radius of the county surrounding such plant; and
# The plant is located in a county that does not otherwise provide fire protection to such residents;
then the members of such volunteer fire squad, while providing fire protection within such area outside the plant, shall be liable to suit under the provisions of the Governmental Tort Liability Act, compiled in title 29, chapter 20, part 2.
Depending on exactly what you looking for, if you are in the medical profession and provided medical care for someone:
Title 17 Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 3. Medical Professions
Chapter 95 Physicians and Surgeons
Subchapter 1 -- General Provisions
17-95-101. "Good Samaritan" law.
Title 17 Professions
Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 3. Medical Professions
Chapter 105 Physician Assistants
17-105-119. "Good Samaritan" provision.
Or you defended someone from the unlawful use of force:
Title 5 Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1. General Provisions
Chapter 2 Principles of Criminal Liability
Subchapter 6 -- Justification
Title 5 Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1. General Provisions
Chapter 2 Principles of Criminal Liability
Subchapter 6 -- Justification
5-2-614. Use of reckless or negligent force.
Or the comission of a felony:
Title 5 Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 1. General Provisions
Chapter 2 Principles of Criminal Liability
Subchapter 6 -- Justification
5-2-621. Attempting to protect persons during commission of a felony.
Good Samaritan law. Good Samaritan law.
the good samaritan law in France requires you to stop and help somone in need of assist if it does not endanger you.
None!
Yes, it does.
Eleven states have enacted Good Samaritan/911 laws, but Ohio is not one of them. Ohio has a Good Samaritan law for medical personnel and civilians who try to assist in medical emergencies.
yes
Yes!
The Good Samaritan law in New Jersey encourages people to provide emergency care to an injured person. The law protects the people from law suits and criminal charges.
No. It is currently under review.
Good Samaritan Law
It means that you can't be sued if you try to help someone who eather accepts your help or cannot answer. (like if they are knocked out) I don't think the Good Samaritan law covers giving them medication.
No. Refer to Alabama law 6-5-332.