PRINTER'S NO. 1115
No. 972 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY POTT, McCLATCHY, BURD, KOSINSKI, MILLER, COY,
J. L. WRIGHT, HALUSKA, PHILLIPS, BOOK, BOYES, F. E. TAYLOR,
HERSHEY, WOGAN, NOYE, BUNT, PRATT, JOHNSON, MERRY, B. SMITH,
SIRIANNI, PRESTON AND COLAFELLA, MAY 10, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND WELFARE, MAY 10, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.221, No.63), entitled
2 "An act establishing the Governor's Council On Drug and
3 Alcohol Abuse; imposing duties on the council to develop and
4 coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive health,
5 education and rehabilitation program for the prevention and
6 treatment of drug and alcohol abuse and drug and alcohol
7 dependence; providing for emergency medical treatment;
8 providing for treatment and rehabilitation alternatives to
9 the criminal process for drug and alcohol dependence; and
10 making repeals," providing immunity from liability.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. The act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.221, No.63), known
14 as the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act, is
15 amended by adding a section to read:
16 Section 16. Immunity from Liability.--Any person, hospital,
17 institution, school, facility or agency participating in good
18 faith in the making of a report or testifying in any proceeding
19 arising as a result of conforming to the requirements of this
20 act shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal,
21 that might otherwise result by reason of such actions. For the
1 purpose of any proceeding, civil or criminal, the good faith of
2 any person conforming to the provisions of this act shall be
3 presumed.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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