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Good Samaritan laws Forensic medicine Legislation tailored to each jurisdiction, for health care professionals and citizens who provide emergency medical care in 'good faith', and act to help a person needing medical attention.
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| Most states have Good Samaritan laws, says Gene Matthews of the North Carolina Institute of Public Health, but many don't give liability protection to entities such as the Red Cross, a power company, churches or businesses thai perform services such as transporting medications. Legal issues include a check of the good Samaritan laws for a state. 4698, the "Disaster Relief Volunteer Protection Act of 2006," which preempts so-called Good Samaritan laws by giving nonprofit and government organizations greater immunity, including for "acts or omissions of gross negligence" |
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