Indiana § 16-31-6-2 Use of defibrillators

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-31-6-2 — Use of defibrillators

Indiana § 16-31-6-2

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 31EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES

Ch. 6Immunity From Liability

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Ind. Code § 16-31-6-2 (2026).

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(a)Except for an act of gross negligence or willful misconduct, a certified emergency medical responder who uses an automatic or semiautomatic defibrillator on an emergency patient according to the training procedures established by the commission under IC 16-31-2-9 is immune from civil liability for acts or omissions when rendering those services.

(b)If the emergency medical responder is immune from civil liability for the emergency medical responder's act or omission, a person who has only an agency relationship with the emergency medical responder is also immune from civil liability for the act or omission. [Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-19.5.]

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(a) Except for an act of gross negligence or
willful misconduct, a certified emergency medical responder who uses
an automatic or semiautomatic defibrillator on an emergency patient
according to the training procedures established by the commission
under IC 16-31-2-9 is immune from civil liability for acts or omissions
when rendering those services.
(b) If the emergency medical responder is immune from civil
liability for the emergency medical responder's act or omission, a
person who has only an agency relationship with the emergency
medical responder is also immune from civil liability for the act or
omission.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-1-39-19.5.]