Section 8333 – Body fluid and tissue limited civil immunity
§ 8333. Body fluid and tissue limited civil immunity. (a) General rule.–No person shall be held liable for death, disease or injury resulting from the lawful transfusion of blood, blood components or plasma derivatives, or from the lawful transplantation or insertion of tissue, bone or organs, except upon a showing of negligence on the part […]
Section 8334 – Civil immunity in mass immunization projects
§ 8334. Civil immunity in mass immunization projects. (a) General rule.–Any physician who does not receive remuneration for his services in a mass immunization project approved in writing by the Department of Health or its designee under the provisions of the act of September 19, 1974 (P.L.644, No.210), and any registered nurse, or practical nurse […]
Section 8335 – Damages for conversion of property of fluctuating value
§ 8335. Damages for conversion of property of fluctuating value. Damages for the conversion of stocks, bonds, or other like property of fluctuating value shall be limited to the difference between the proceeds of the conversion, or that portion thereof duly paid or credited to the owner, and such higher value as the property may […]
Section 8331 – Medical good Samaritan civil immunity
§ 8331. Medical good Samaritan civil immunity. (a) General rule.–Any physician or any other practitioner of the healing arts or any registered nurse, licensed by any state, who happens by chance upon the scene of an emergency or who arrives on the scene of an emergency by reason of serving on an emergency call panel […]
Section 8336 – Civil immunity for assistance upon request in incidents involving the transportation of hazardous substances
§ 8336. Civil immunity for assistance upon request in incidents involving the transportation of hazardous substances. (a) General rule.–During the course of transportation, including the loading and unloading thereof, of hazardous substances, no person shall be liable in civil damages when his conduct consists solely of action or inaction taken or omitted in the course […]
Section 8331.1 – Veterinary good Samaritan civil immunity
§ 8331.1. Veterinary good Samaritan civil immunity. (a) General rule.–Any individual licensed to practice veterinary medicine who, in good faith, renders emergency care to any animal which such individual has discovered at the scene of an accident or emergency situation or which has immediately prior to the rendering of such care been brought to such […]
Section 8337 – Civil immunity of school officers or employees relating to drug or alcohol abuse
§ 8337. Civil immunity of school officers or employees relating to drug or alcohol abuse. (a) General rule.–Any officer or employee of a school who, in the scope of official duty, reports drug or alcohol abuse involving a student to another officer or employee of the school, to a parent, legal guardian or spouse of […]
Section 8331.2 – Good Samaritan civil immunity for use of automated external defibrillator
§ 8331.2. Good Samaritan civil immunity for use of automated external defibrillator. (a) General rule.–Any person who in good faith acquires and maintains an AED or uses an AED in an emergency shall not be liable for any civil damages as a result of any acts or omissions by an individual using the AED, except […]
Section 8337.1 – Civil immunity of school officers or employees relating to emergency care, first aid and rescue
§ 8337.1. Civil immunity of school officers or employees relating to emergency care, first aid and rescue. (a) General rule.–An officer or employee of a school who in good faith believes that a student needs emergency care, first aid or rescue and who provides such emergency care, first aid or rescue to the student or […]
Section 8331.3 – Criminal victim aid good Samaritan civil immunity
§ 8331.3. Criminal victim aid good Samaritan civil immunity. (a) General rule.–Any person who provides or obtains or attempts to provide or obtain assistance for a victim of a personal injury crime at the scene of the personal injury crime or attempted personal injury crime shall not be liable for any civil damages as a […]