§ 2687.
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§ 2687. Civil liability limited
Volunteer personnel, whether or not they receive or expect to receive nominal payments and reimbursement for expenses, who render emergency medical treatment shall:
(1)be afforded the protection of 12 V.S.A. § 519;
(2)not be considered practitioners of the healing arts for purposes of 12 V.S.A. § 519(b); and
(3)not be liable for civil damages for rendering emergency medical treatment unless their actions constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct. (Added 1983, No. 226 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)