PRINTER'S NO. 2096
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1483
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KAMPF, THOMAS, MILLARD, HELM, MURT, BOBACK, ROZZI,
BAKER, BARRAR, A. HARRIS, EVERETT, KILLION, COX, ROSS,
F. KELLER, KAUFFMAN, GABLER, WARD, MILNE, BLOOM, WATSON,
ZIMMERMAN, GILLEN, SCHEMEL, GILLESPIE AND FARRY,
AUGUST 10, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, AUGUST 10, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in particular rights and
immunities, providing for civil immunity for volunteer
practitioners.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 8337.2. Civil immunity for volunteer practitioners.
(a) General rule.--A volunteer practitioner shall be immune
from civil liability for any act or omission during the course
of rendering care, within the scope of practice of the volunteer
practitioner which results in death, damage or injury to a
patient, if, before services are rendered, the volunteer
practitioner provides oral and written notice to the patient or
the patient's guardian, if applicable, that:
(1) The service is being provided on a volunteer basis
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