Tennessee § 55-20-309 Liability of responders

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§ 55-20-309 — Liability of responders

Tennessee § 55-20-309

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-20-309 (2026).

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Except for wanton or willful conduct, no emergency medical responder or other responder, nor any employer of an emergency medical responder or other responder, shall incur any liability if the emergency medical responder or other responder is unable to make contact, in good faith, with an emergency contact person, or disseminates or fails to disseminate any information from the yellow dot folder to other emergency medical responders, hospitals, or any healthcare providers who render emergency medical treatment to the participant. No health care provider or employer of a health care provider shall incur any civil or criminal liability if the provider relies in good faith on the information provided to them through the program.

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Except for wanton or willful conduct, no emergency medical responder or other responder, nor any employer of an emergency medical responder or other responder, shall incur any liability if the emergency medical responder or other responder is unable to make contact, in good faith, with an emergency contact person, or disseminates or fails to disseminate any information from the yellow dot folder to other emergency medical responders, hospitals, or any healthcare providers who render emergency medical treatment to the participant. No health care provider or employer of a health care provider shall incur any civil or criminal liability if the provider relies in good faith on the information provided to them through the program.