2005 Washington Revised Code RCW 38.52.570: Immunity from liability for covered volunteers.

(1) No act or omission by a covered volunteer while engaged in a covered activity shall impose any liability for civil damages resulting from such an act or omission upon:

     (a) The covered volunteer;

     (b) The supervisor or supervisors of the covered volunteer;

     (c) Any health care facility or their officers or employees;

     (d) The owner of the property or vehicle where the act or omission may have occurred during the covered activity;

     (e) Any local organization that registered the covered volunteer; or

     (f) The state or any state or local governmental entity.

     (2) The immunity in subsection (1) of this section applies only when the covered volunteer was engaged in a covered activity:

     (a) Without compensation or expectation of compensation;

     (b) Within the scope of their assigned duties;

     (c) Under the direction of the local organization with which he or she had been registered; and

     (d) The act or omission does not constitute gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.

     (3) For purposes of this section:

     (a) "Covered volunteer" means a person who is registered as an emergency worker as defined in RCW 38.52.010 and who is also licensed as a retired volunteer medical worker under RCW 18.130.360.

     (b) "Covered activity" means:

     (i) Providing assistance or transportation during an emergency or disaster as defined in RCW 38.52.010, whether such assistance or transportation is provided at the scene of the emergency or disaster, an alternative care site, a hospital, or while in route to or from such sites or between sites; or

     (ii) Participating in an approved training or exercise in preparation for an emergency or disaster.

[2006 c 72 § 2.]