§ 7217 — Miscellaneous provisions

(a) Immunity from liability.--The provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. § 8331 (relating to medical good Samaritan civil immunity), 8332 (relating to emergency response provider and bystander good Samaritan civil immunity) or 8332.4 (relating to volunteer-in-public-service negligence standard) shall apply to a member of a specialized regional counterterrorism response team, an urban search and rescue response team or a specialized Statewide response team and an individual who provides logistical, material or other forms of emergency response support to a team or task force during activation or deployment of a team or task force to a potential or actual disaster or while engaged in a task force or team drill or training exercise.

(b) Effect on workers' compensation premiums.--Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit an insurer to raise workers' compensation premiums due to the participation or membership of a county, municipality, volunteer service organization, individual or employer on a regional counterterrorism task force, specialized regional counterterrorism response team, specialized Statewide response team or urban search and rescue response team.