Sec. 51. (a) “Gratuitously renders emergency care”, for purposes of IC 34-30-12-1, means the giving of emergency care (including the use of an automatic external defibrillator):

(1) that was volunteered without legal obligation on the part of the person rendering the emergency care; and

Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-6-2-51

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(2) for which the person rendering the emergency care does not expect remuneration.

     (b) Emergency care may not be considered to be gratuitously rendered emergency care solely because of the failure to send a bill for the emergency care.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12-1.5(a).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.1-1999, SEC.67.