General Assembly Raised Bill No. 376
February Session, 2020 LCO No. 2324
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT PROVIDING IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY TO A
PHYSICIAN WHO ACCOMPANIES AND ASSISTS A STATE,
REGIONAL OR MUNICIPAL SWAT TEAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
1 Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2020) Any person licensed to
2 practice medicine and surgery under the provisions of chapter 370 of
3 the general statutes, who, voluntarily and gratuitously and other than
4 in the course of such person's employment or practice, renders
5 emergency medical assistance in connection with the law enforcement
6 duties of a state, regional or municipal special weapons and tactics team,
7 shall not be liable to any person assisted for civil damages for any
8 personal injuries that result from acts or omissions by such licensed
9 person in rendering emergency medical assistance, which may
10 constitute ordinary negligence. The immunity provided in this section
11 shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, wilful or wanton
12 negligence.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
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 Raised Bill No. 376
Section 1 October 1, 2020 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To provide immunity from civil liability to a physician who
accompanies and assists a state, regional or municipal SWAT team.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]
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