New Hampshire Revised Statutes 328-D:15 – Participation in Disaster and Emergency Care
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I. A physician assistant licensed in this state or licensed or authorized to practice in any other U.S. jurisdiction or who is credentialed as a physician assistant by a federal employer who is responding to a need for medical care created by an emergency or a state or local disaster may render such care that they are able to provide, provided that a state or local disaster shall not include an emergency situation that occurs in the place of the physician assistant’s employment.
II. A physician assistant so responding who voluntarily and gratuitously, and other than in the ordinary course of employment or practice, renders emergency medical assistance shall not be liable for civil damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions which may constitute ordinary negligence. The immunity granted by this section shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, willful or wanton negligence.
III. A physician assistant licensed in this state or licensed or authorized to practice in any other U.S. jurisdiction or credentialed as a physician assistant by a federal employer shall not be required to have a collaboration agreement when responding to a need for medical care created by a disaster or emergency.
II. A physician assistant so responding who voluntarily and gratuitously, and other than in the ordinary course of employment or practice, renders emergency medical assistance shall not be liable for civil damages for any personal injuries that result from acts or omissions which may constitute ordinary negligence. The immunity granted by this section shall not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, willful or wanton negligence.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 328-D:15
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
III. A physician assistant licensed in this state or licensed or authorized to practice in any other U.S. jurisdiction or credentialed as a physician assistant by a federal employer shall not be required to have a collaboration agreement when responding to a need for medical care created by a disaster or emergency.