EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

1-1 Section 1. NRS 41.500 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 41.500 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 41.505, any person

2-1 2. Any person in this state who acts as a driver of an ambulance or

2-2 attendant on an ambulance operated by a volunteer service or as a

2-3 volunteer driver or attendant on an ambulance operated by a political

2-4 subdivision of this state, or owned by the Federal Government and

2-5 operated by a contractor of the Federal Government, and who in good faith

2-6 renders emergency care or assistance to any injured or ill person, whether

2-7 at the scene of an emergency or while transporting an injured or ill person

2-8 to or from any clinic, doctor’s office or other medical facility, is not liable

2-9 for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission, not amounting to

2-10 gross negligence, by him in rendering the emergency care or assistance, or

2-11 as a result of any act or failure to act, not amounting to gross negligence, to

2-12 provide or arrange for further medical treatment for the injured or ill

2-13 person.

2-14 3. Any appointed member of a volunteer service operating an

2-15 ambulance or an appointed volunteer serving on an ambulance operated by

2-16 a political subdivision of this state, other than a driver or attendant, of an

2-17 ambulance, is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or

2-18 omission, not amounting to gross negligence, by him whenever he is

2-19 performing his duties in good faith.

2-20 4. Any person who is a member of a search and rescue organization in

2-21 this state under the direct supervision of any county sheriff who in good

2-22 faith renders care or assistance in an emergency to any injured or ill

2-23 person, whether at the scene of an emergency or while transporting an

2-24 injured or ill person to or from any clinic, doctor’s office or other medical

2-25 facility, is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or

2-26 omission, not amounting to gross negligence, by him in rendering the

2-27 emergency care or assistance, or as a result of any act or failure to act, not

2-28 amounting to gross negligence, to provide or arrange for further medical

2-29 treatment for the injured or ill person.

2-30 5. Any person who is employed by or serves as a volunteer for a

2-31 public fire-fighting agency and who is authorized pursuant to chapter 450B

2-32 of NRS to render emergency medical care at the scene of an emergency is

2-33 not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission, not

2-34 amounting to gross negligence, by that person in rendering that care or as a

2-35 result of any act or failure to act, not amounting to gross negligence, to

2-36 provide or arrange for further medical treatment for the injured or ill

2-37 person.

2-38 6. Any person who:

2-39 (a) Has successfully completed a course in cardiopulmonary

2-40 resuscitation according to the guidelines of the American National Red

2-41 Cross or American Heart Association;

3-1 (b) Has successfully completed the training requirements of a course in

3-2 basic emergency care of a person in cardiac arrest conducted in accordance

3-3 with the standards of the American Heart Association; or

3-4 (c) Is directed by the instructions of a dispatcher for an ambulance, air

3-5 ambulance or other agency that provides emergency medical services

3-6 before its arrival at the scene of the emergency,

3-7 and who in good faith renders cardiopulmonary resuscitation in accordance

3-8 with his training or the direction, other than in the course of his regular

3-9 employment or profession, is not liable for any civil damages as a result of

3-10 any act or omission, not amounting to gross negligence, by that person in

3-11 rendering that care.

3-12 7. For the purposes of subsection 6, a person who:

3-13 (a) Is required to be certified in the administration of cardiopulmonary

3-14 resuscitation pursuant to NRS 391.092; and

3-15 (b) In good faith renders cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the property

3-16 of a public school or in connection with a transportation of pupils to or

3-17 from a public school or while on activities that are part of the program of a

3-18 public school,

3-19 shall be presumed to have acted other than in the course of his regular

3-20 employment or profession.

3-21 8. Any person who [has] :

3-22 (a) Has successfully completed [the training requirements of a course in

3-23 basic emergency care of a person in cardiac arrest that:

3-24 (a) Included training] a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and

3-25 training in the operation and use of an [automatic] automated external

3-26 defibrillator [; and

3-27 (b) Was] that were conducted in accordance with the standards of the

3-28 American Heart Association [, and who] or the American National Red

3-29 Cross; and

3-30 (b) Gratuitously and in good faith renders emergency medical care

3-31 involving the use of an [automatic] automated external defibrillator at the

3-32 scene of an emergency in accordance with his training ,

3-33 is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission, not

3-34 amounting to gross negligence [,] or willful or wanton misconduct, by that

3-35 person in rendering that care.

3-36 9. A [business or organization that employs] person or governmental

3-37 entity that provided the requisite training set forth in subsection 8 to a

3-38 person who renders emergency care in accordance with [this] subsection 8

3-39 is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission, not

3-40 amounting to gross negligence [,] or willful or wanton misconduct, by the

3-41 person rendering such care . [or]

4-1 10. A business or organization that has placed an automated

4-2 external defibrillator for use on its premises and the participating

4-3 physician described in this subsection are not liable for any civil damages

4-4 as a result of any act or omission, not amounting to gross negligence or

4-5 willful or wanton misconduct, by the person rendering such care or for

4-6 providing the [automatic] automated external defibrillator to the person for

4-7 the purpose of rendering such care [.] if the business or organization:

4-8 (a) Complies with all current federal and state regulations governing

4-9 the use and placement of an automated external defibrillator;

4-10 (b) Ensures that only a person who has at least the qualifications set

4-11 forth in subsection 8 uses the automated external defibrillator to provide

4-12 care;

4-13 (c) Ensures that the automated external defibrillator is maintained

4-14 and tested according to the operational guidelines established by the

4-15 manufacturer; and

4-16 (d) Establishes and maintains a program to ensure compliance with

4-17 current regulations, requirements for training, requirements for

4-18 notification of emergency medical assistance and guidelines for the

4-19 maintenance of the equipment that involves the regular participation of a

4-20 physician licensed in this state.

4-21 Sec. 2. NRS 41.505 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-22 41.505 1. Any physician , [or] registered nurse or licensed practical

4-42 care or assistance or as a result of any failure to act, not amounting to gross

5-1 negligence, to provide or arrange for further medical treatment for the

5-2 injured or ill person. This section does not excuse a physician or nurse

5-3 from liability for damages resulting from his acts or omissions which occur

5-4 in a licensed medical facility relative to any person with whom there is a

5-5 preexisting relationship as a patient.

5-6 3. Any person licensed under the provisions of chapter 630, 632 or

5-7 633 of NRS and any person who holds an equivalent license issued by

5-8 another state who renders emergency obstetrical care or assistance to a

5-9 pregnant woman during labor or the delivery of the child is not liable for

5-10 any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by him in rendering

5-11 that care or assistance if:

5-12 (a) The care or assistance is rendered in good faith and in a manner not

5-13 amounting to gross negligence or reckless, willful or wanton conduct;

5-14 (b) The person has not previously provided prenatal or obstetrical care

5-15 to the woman; and

5-16 (c) The damages are reasonably related to or primarily caused by a lack

5-17 of prenatal care received by the woman.

5-18 A licensed medical facility in which such care or assistance is rendered is

5-19 not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by the

5-20 person in rendering that care or assistance if that person is not liable for

5-21 any civil damages pursuant to this subsection and the actions of the

5-22 medical facility relating to the rendering of that care or assistance do not

5-23 amount to gross negligence or reckless, willful or wanton conduct.

5-24 4. Any person licensed under the provisions of chapter 630, 632 or

5-25 633 of NRS and any person who holds an equivalent license issued by

5-26 another state who:

5-27 (a) Is retired or otherwise does not practice on a full-time basis; and

5-28 (b) Gratuitously and in good faith, renders medical care within the

5-29 scope of his license to an indigent person,

5-30 is not liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission by

5-31 him, not amounting to gross negligence or reckless, willful or wanton

5-32 conduct, in rendering that care.

5-33 5. As used in this section, "emergency medical attendant" means a

5-34 person licensed as an attendant or certified as an emergency medical

5-35 technician, intermediate emergency medical technician or advanced

5-36 emergency medical technician pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS.

5-37 Sec. 3. NRS 618.384 is hereby amended to read as follows:

5-38 618.384 The administrator shall encourage all employers who are

6-1 1. Included training in the operation and use of an [automatic]

6-2 automated external defibrillator; and

6-3 2. Was conducted in accordance with the standards of the American

6-4 Heart Association [.] or the American National Red Cross.