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Business and Professions Code - BPC
DIVISION 2 - HEALING ARTS
CHAPTER 6.5 - Vocational Nursing
ARTICLE 2 - Scope of Regulation
Section 2861.5.
Universal Citation: CA Bus & Prof Code § 2861.5 (2021)
2861.5.
A person licensed under this chapter who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency which occurs outside both the place and the course of his employment shall not be liable for any civil damages as the result of acts or omissions in rendering the emergency care. This section shall not be construed to grant immunity from civil damage to any person whose conduct in rendering emergency care is grossly negligent.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 824.)
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