PRINTER'S NO. 400
No. 387 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, FISHER, RHOADES, SHAFFER AND ANDREZESKI,
FEBRUARY 3, 1989
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 3, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, granting civil immunity
3 to providers of medical care to the indigent.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 8334.1. Civil immunity for providers of medical care to the
9 indigent.
10 Any physician or any other practitioner of the healing arts
11 or any registered nurse, licensed by the Commonwealth, who does
12 not receive remuneration from any funding source for his
13 services and participation in providing medical care for the
14 indigent shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result
15 of any acts or omissions by such physician or practitioner or
16 registered nurse in rendering the care except any acts or
17 omissions intentionally designed to harm or any grossly
18 negligent acts or omissions which result in harm to the person
1 receiving the care.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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