- Any person, including agents and employees, who is licensed to furnish ambulance service and who in good faith renders emergency care to a person who is a victim of an accident or emergency shall not be liable for any civil damages to such victim as a result of any act or omission by such person in rendering such emergency care to such victim.
- A physician shall not be civilly liable for damages resulting from that physician’s acting as medical adviser to an ambulance service, pursuant to Code Section 31-11-50, if those damages are not a result of that physician’s willful and wanton negligence.
- The immunity provided in this Code section shall apply only to those persons who perform the aforesaid emergency services for no remuneration.
History. Code 1933, § 88-3114, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 625, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 692, §§ 1, 2.
Cross references.
Statement of emergency vehicle driver’s duty of care with regard to other drivers and pedestrians in operation of vehicle, §§ 40-6-74 , 40-6-99 .
Liability of persons rendering emergency care generally, § 51-1-29 .
Law reviews.
For article surveying judicial and legislative developments in Georgia’s tort laws, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 229 (1979).
For comment, “Good Samaritan Laws — Legal Disarray: An Update,” see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 1439 (1987).
For annual survey on local government law, see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 205 (2013).