HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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(1)  AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LICENSED BY THIS STATE
TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE;

(2)  A MEMBER OF ANY STATE, COUNTY, MUNICIPAL, OR
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE AND RESCUE SQUAD OR LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR OF THE NATIONAL SKI PATROL SYSTEM, IF
THE MEMBER:

(I)  HAS COMPLETED AN AMERICAN RED CROSS
COURSE IN ADVANCE ADVANCED FIRST AID OR ITS EQUIVALENT AND
HAS A CURRENT CARD SHOWING THAT STATUS AS DETERMINED BY THE
SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE; OR

(II) ;

(II) HAS COMPLETED AN EQUIVALENT OF AN
AMERICAN RED CROSS COURSE IN ADVANCED FIRST AID, AS
DETERMINED BY THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE; OR

(III)  IS CERTIFIED BY THIS STATE AS AN
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR CARDIAC RESCUE TECHNICIAN;
AND

(3)  A VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, AMBULANCE AND
RESCUE SQUAD WHOSE MEMBERS HAVE IMMUNITY.

(C) IMMUNITY FOR OTHER INDIVIDUALS.

AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS NOT COVERED OTHERWISE BY THIS
SECTION IS NOT CIVILLY LIABLE FOR ANY ACT OR OMISSION IN
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE OR MEDICAL AID TO A VICTIM AT THE SCENE
OF AN EMERGENCY, IF:

(1)  THE ASSISTANCE OR AID IS PROVIDED IN A
REASONABLY PRUDENT MANNER;

(2)  THE ASSISTANCE OR AID IS PROVIDED WITHOUT
FEE OR OTHER COMPENSATION; AND

(3)  THE INDIVIDUAL RELINQUISHES CARE OF THE
VICTIM WHEN SOMEONE WHO IS LICENSED OR CERTIFIED BY THIS
STATE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE OR SERVICES BECOMES AVAILABLE
TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language derived
without substantive change from former Article
43, § 132(a), (b), and (d).

Subsection (a) of this section establishes the
standards for granting immunity from tort
liability for persons providing emergency medical
care.