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2019 Indiana Code
Title 34. Civil Law and Procedure
Article 30. Immunity From Civil Liability
Chapter 14. Health Care: Immunity of Certain Persons Who Administer Medications to Pupils at School
34-30-14-7. Teachers; immunity for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the Heimlich maneuver or for using an automated external defibrillator
Universal Citation: IN Code § 34-30-14-7 (2019)
IC 34-30-14-7 Teachers; immunity for providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation or the Heimlich maneuver or for using an automated external defibrillator
Sec. 7. A teacher:
(1) who meets the requirement of IC 20-28-5-3(c); and
(2) who:
(A) performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation on;
(B) performs the Heimlich maneuver on;
(C) removes a foreign body that is obstructing an airway of; or
(D) uses an automated external defibrillator on;
another person, in the course of employment as a teacher;
is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from an act or omission occurring during the provision of emergency assistance under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
As added by P.L.166-2007, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.146-2011, SEC.2.
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