Ind. Code § 34-30-14-8

Current through P.L. 171-2024

Section 34-30-14-8 - School nurses; immunity for certain acts

A school nurse:

(1) who meets the requirement of IC 20-34-5-9; and

(2) who:

(A) performs cardiopulmonary resuscitation on;

(B) performs the Heimlich maneuver on;

(C) removes a foreign body that is obstructing an airway of; or

(D) uses an automated external defibrillator on;

another person in the course of employment as a school nurse;

is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from an act or omission occurring during the provision of emergency assistance under this section, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.

IC 34-30-14-8

Added by P.L. 146-2011, SEC. 3, eff. 7/1/2011.