This bill amends the Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.
This bill:
- defines terms;
- provides that a governmental entity and the governmental entity's employees are immune from suit for engaging in the following activities:
responding to a disaster or potential disaster; orif the employee is a first responder, providing emergency medical services;
- clarifies that immunity from suit for providing emergency medical services is not limited to providing medical services resulting from emergencies of a certain type; and
- makes technical and conforming changes.
Recommended by: Government Operations Interim CommitteeStatutes affected:
Introduced: 63G-7-102, 63G-7-201, 63H-1-209