Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.
70.168.140 - Prehospital provider liability.

RCW 70.168.140
Prehospital provider liability.

(1) No act or omission of any prehospital provider done or omitted in good faith while rendering emergency medical services in accordance with the approved regional plan shall impose any liability upon that provider.
(2) This section does not apply to the commission or omission of an act which is not within the field of the medical expertise of the provider.
(3) This section does not relieve a provider of any duty otherwise imposed by law.
(4) This section does not apply to any act or omission which constitutes gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
(5) This section applies in addition to provisions already established in RCW 18.71.210.

[ 1990 c 269 § 26.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 70 - Public Health and Safety

Chapter 70.168 - Statewide Trauma Care System.

70.168.010 - Legislative finding.

70.168.015 - Definitions.

70.168.020 - Steering committee—Composition—Appointment.

70.168.030 - Analysis of state's trauma system—Plan.

70.168.040 - Emergency medical services and trauma care system trust account.

70.168.050 - Emergency medical services and trauma care system—Department to establish—Rule making—Gifts.

70.168.060 - Department duties—Timelines.

70.168.070 - Provision of trauma care service—Designation.

70.168.080 - Prehospital trauma care service—Verification—Compliance—Variance.

70.168.090 - Statewide data registry—Statewide electronic emergency medical services data system—Quality assurance program—Confidentiality.

70.168.100 - Regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils.

70.168.110 - Planning and service regions.

70.168.120 - Local and regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils—Power and duties.

70.168.130 - Disbursement of funds to regional emergency medical services and trauma care councils—Grants to nonprofit agencies—Purposes.

70.168.135 - Grant program for designated trauma care services—Rules.

70.168.140 - Prehospital provider liability.

70.168.150 - Emergency cardiac and stroke care system—Voluntary hospital participation.

70.168.160 - Report to the legislature.

70.168.170 - Ambulance services—Work group—Patient transportation—Mental health or chemical dependency services.

70.168.900 - Short title.