H0940B1725A01892 MSP:AAS 08/10/21 #90 A01892
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 940
Sponsor: SENATOR LANGERHOLC
Printer's No. 1725
Amend Bill, page 1, line 2, by inserting after "OFFENSES)"
, 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure)
Amend Bill, page 1, line 7, by inserting after "animals.;"
in emergency medical services system, providing for injured
police animals; in immunities generally, further providing
for emergency response provider and bystander good Samaritan
civil immunity;
Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 26 and 27
Section 4. Title 35 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 8158. Injured police animals.
(a) Transportation.--An emergency response provider may
transport a police animal injured in the line of duty to a
veterinary clinic, hospital emergency department or similar
facility if there is no individual requiring immediate medical
attention or transport at that time.
(b) Emergency medical care.--An emergency response provider
may provide emergency medical care to a police animal injured in
the line of duty while at the scene of the emergency or while
the police animal is being transported to a veterinary clinic,
hospital emergency department or similar facility.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Police animal." As defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 5531 (relating
to definitions).
Section 5. Section 8332(d) of Title 42 is amended and the
section is amended by adding subsections to read:
§ 8332. Emergency response provider and bystander good
Samaritan civil immunity.
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(b.1) Injured police animals.--A person, including an
emergency response provider, whether trained to practice
medicine, who, in good faith, renders emergency care, treatment,
first aid or rescue to an injured police animal at the scene of
an emergency event or crime or who moves an injured police
animal receiving emergency care, treatment, first aid or rescue
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to a hospital or other place of medical care shall not be liable
for any civil damages as a result of rendering aid, except in an
act or omission intentionally designed to harm or any grossly
negligent acts or omissions which result in harm to the police
animal receiving emergency care, treatment, first aid or rescue
or while being moved to a hospital or other place of medical
care.
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[(d) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term
"emergency response provider" includes Federal, State and local
emergency public safety, law enforcement, emergency response,
emergency medical services personnel, response teams, agencies
and authorities, excluding hospital emergency facilities and
related personnel.]
(e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Emergency response provider." The term includes Federal,
State and local emergency public safety, law enforcement,
emergency response, emergency medical services personnel,
response teams, agencies and authorities. The term does not
include hospital emergency facilities and related personnel.
"Police animals." As defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 5531 (relating
to definitions).
Amend Bill, page 3, line 27, by striking out "4" and
inserting
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Amend Bill, page 4, line 15, by striking out "5" and
inserting
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