Rhode Island § 5-34-34 § 5-34-34. Immunity from liability for gratuitous emergency assistance.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 5-34-34 — § 5-34-34. Immunity from liability for gratuitous emergency assistance.

Rhode Island § 5-34-34

Title 5Businesses and Professions

Ch. 5-34Nurses

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-34-34 (2026).

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§ 5-34-34. Immunity from liability for gratuitous emergency assistance.
No person licensed under the provision of this chapter or members of the same professions
            licensed to practice in other states of the United States who voluntarily and gratuitously
            and, other than in the ordinary course of his or her employment or practice, renders
            emergency medical assistance to a person in need is liable for civil damages for any
            personal injuries that result from acts or omissions by those persons in rendering
            the emergency care that may constitute ordinary negligence. The immunity granted by
            this section does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross

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§ 5-34-34. Immunity from liability for gratuitous emergency assistance.

No person licensed under the provision of this chapter or members of the same professions licensed to practice in other states of the United States who voluntarily and gratuitously and, other than in the ordinary course of his or her employment or practice, renders emergency medical assistance to a person in need is liable for civil damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions by those persons in rendering the emergency care that may constitute ordinary negligence. The immunity granted by this section does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, willful, or wanton negligence or when the medical assistance is rendered at any hospital, doctor's office, or clinic where those services are normally rendered.