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State of Arizona House of Representatives Forty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2006

CHAPTER 92

HOUSE BILL 2110

 

AN ACT

 

Amending title 36, chapter 21.1, ARticle 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36-2226; relating to emergency medical services.

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 36, chapter 21.1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-2226, to read:

START_STATUTE36-2226.  Emergency administration of epinephrine by good Samaritans; exemption from civil liability

A.  Notwithstanding any other law, a person may administer epinephrine to another person who is suffering from a severe allergic reaction if the person acts in good faith and without compensation for the act of administering the epinephrine and a health professional who is qualified to administer epinephrine is not immediately available.

B.  A person who administers epinephrine pursuant to subsection a is not subject to civil liability for any injury that results from that act unless the person acts with gross negligence, wilful misconduct or intentional wrongdoing. END_STATUTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 11, 2006.

 

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 11, 2006.