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CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 9 - Liability Limitation|Section 1799.104.

1799.104.  (a)  No physician or nurse, who in good faith gives emergency instructions to an EMT-II or mobile intensive care paramedic at the scene of an emergency, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of issuing the instructions. (b)  No EMT-II or mobile intensive care paramedic rendering care within the scope of his duties who, in good faith and in a nonnegligent manner, follows the instructions of a physician or nurse shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of following such instructions. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 9 - Liability Limitation|Section 1799.105.

1799.105.  (a)  A poison control center which (1) meets the minimum standards for designation and operation established by the authority pursuant to Section 1798.180, (2) has been designated a regional poison control center by the authority, and (3) provides information and advice for no charge on the management of exposures to poisonous or toxic substances, shall be immune from liability in civil damages with respect to the emergency provision of that information or advice, for acts or omissions by its medical director, poison information specialist, or poison information provider as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c). (b)  Any poison information specialist or poison information provider who provides emergency information and advice on the management of exposures to poisonous or toxic substances, through, and in accordance with, protocols approved by the medical director of a poison control center specified in subdivision (a), shall only be liable in civil damages, with respect to the emergency provision of that information or advice, for acts or omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or acts or omissions not performed in good faith. This subdivision shall not be construed to immunize the negligent adoption of a protocol. (c)  The medical director of a poison control center specified in subdivision (a) who provides emergency information and advice on the management of exposures to poisonous or toxic substances, where the exposure is not covered by an approved protocol, shall be liable only in civil damages, with respect to the emergency provision of that information or advice, for acts or omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or acts or omissions not performed in good faith. This subdivision shall neither be construed to immunize the negligent failure to adopt adequate approved protocols nor to confer liability upon the medical director for failing to develop or approve a protocol when the development of a protocol for a specific situation is not practical or the situation could not have been reasonably foreseen. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1192, Sec. 1.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 9 - Liability Limitation|Section 1799.106.

1799.106.  (a) In addition to the provisions of Section 1799.104 of this code, Section 2727.5 of the Business and Professions Code, and Section 1714.2 of the Civil Code, and in order to encourage the provision of emergency medical services by firefighters, police officers or other law enforcement officers, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurses, a firefighter, police officer or other law enforcement officer, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurse who renders emergency medical services at the scene of an emergency or during an emergency air or ground ambulance transport shall only be liable in civil damages for acts or omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or acts or omissions not performed in good faith. A public agency employing such a firefighter, police officer or other law enforcement officer, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurse shall not be liable for civil damages if the firefighter, police officer or other law enforcement officer, EMT-I, EMT-II, EMT-P, or registered nurse is not liable.(b) For purposes of this section, “registered nurse” means a registered nurse trained in emergency medical services and licensed pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 2700) of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 69, Sec. 2. (SB 1365) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 9 - Liability Limitation|Section 1799.107.

1799.107.  (a)  The Legislature finds and declares that a threat to the public health and safety exists whenever there is a need for emergency services and that public entities and emergency rescue personnel should be encouraged to provide emergency services. To that end, a qualified immunity from liability shall be provided for public entities and emergency rescue personnel providing emergency services. (b)  Except as provided in Article 1 (commencing with Section 17000) of Chapter 1 of Division 9 of the Vehicle Code, neither a public entity nor emergency rescue personnel shall be liable for any injury caused by an action taken by the emergency rescue personnel acting within the scope of their employment to provide emergency services, unless the action taken was performed in bad faith or in a grossly negligent manner. (c)  For purposes of this section, it shall be presumed that the action taken when providing emergency services was performed in good faith and without gross negligence. This presumption shall be one affecting the burden of proof. (d)  For purposes of this section, “emergency rescue personnel” means any person who is an officer, employee, or member of a fire department or fire protection or firefighting agency of the federal government, the State of California, a city, county, city and county, district, or other public or municipal corporation or political subdivision of this state, or of a private fire department, whether that person is a volunteer or partly paid or fully paid, while he or she is actually engaged in providing emergency services as defined by subdivision (e). (e)  For purposes of this section, “emergency services” includes, but is not limited to, first aid and medical services, rescue procedures and transportation, or other related activities necessary to insure the health or safety of a person in imminent peril. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 617, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 9 - Liability Limitation|Section 1799.108.

1799.108.  Any person who has a certificate issued pursuant to this division from a certifying agency to provide prehospital emergency field care treatment at the scene of an emergency, as defined in Section 1799.102, shall be liable for civil damages only for acts or omissions performed in a grossly negligent manner or acts or omissions not performed in good faith.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 139.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 9 - Liability Limitation|Section 1799.110.

1799.110.  (a)  In any action for damages involving a claim of negligence against a physician and surgeon arising out of emergency medical services provided in a general acute care hospital emergency department, the trier of fact shall consider, together with all other relevant matters, the circumstances constituting the emergency, as defined herein, and the degree of care and skill ordinarily exercised by reputable members of the physician and surgeon’s profession in the same or similar locality, in like cases, and under similar emergency circumstances. (b)  For the purposes of this section, “emergency medical services” and “emergency medical care” means those medical services required for the immediate diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions which, if not immediately diagnosed and treated, could lead to serious physical or mental disability or death. (c)  In any action for damages involving a claim of negligence against a physician and surgeon providing emergency medical coverage for a general acute care hospital emergency department, the court shall admit expert medical testimony only from physicians and surgeons who have had substantial professional experience within the last five years while assigned to provide emergency medical coverage in a general acute care hospital emergency department. For purposes of this section, “substantial professional experience” shall be determined by the custom and practice of the manner in which emergency medical coverage is provided in general acute care hospital emergency departments in the same or similar localities where the alleged negligence occured. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1246, Sec. 41.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 9 - Liability Limitation|Section 1799.112.

1799.112.  (a) EMT-P employers shall report in writing to the local EMS agency medical director and the authority and provide all supporting documentation within 30 days of whenever any of the following actions are taken:(1) An EMT-P is terminated or suspended for disciplinary cause or reason.(2) An EMT-P resigns following notice of an impending investigation based upon evidence indicating disciplinary cause or reason.(3) An EMT-P is removed from paramedic duties for disciplinary cause or reason following the completion of an internal investigation.(b) The reporting requirements of subdivision (a) do not require or authorize the release of information or records of an EMT-P who is also a peace officer protected by Section 832.7 of the Penal Code.(c) For purposes of this section, “disciplinary cause or reason” means only an action that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a paramedic and is considered evidence of a threat to the public health and safety as identified in subdivision (c) of Section 1798.200.(d) Pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 1798.24 of the Civil Code, upon notification to the paramedic, the authority may share the results of its investigation into a paramedic’s misconduct with the paramedic’s employer, prospective employer when requested in writing as part of a preemployment background check, and the local EMS agency.(e) The information reported or disclosed in this section shall be deemed in the nature of an investigative communication and is exempt from disclosure as a public record by subdivision (f) of Section 6254 of the Government Code.(f) A paramedic applicant or licensee to whom the information pertains may view the contents, as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 1798.24 of the Civil Code, of a closed investigation file upon request during the regular business hours of the authority.(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 513, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.112 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 9 - Liability Limitation|Section 1799.112.

1799.112.  (a) EMT-P employers shall report in writing to the local EMS agency medical director and the authority and provide all supporting documentation within 30 days of whenever any of the following actions are taken:(1) An EMT-P is terminated or suspended for disciplinary cause or reason.(2) An EMT-P resigns following notice of an impending investigation based upon evidence indicating disciplinary cause or reason.(3) An EMT-P is removed from paramedic duties for disciplinary cause or reason following the completion of an internal investigation.(b) The reporting requirements of subdivision (a) do not require or authorize the release of information or records of an EMT-P who is also a peace officer protected by Section 832.7 of the Penal Code.(c) For purposes of this section, “disciplinary cause or reason” means only an action that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of a paramedic and is considered evidence of a threat to the public health and safety as identified in subdivision (c) of Section 1798.200.(d) Pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 1798.24 of the Civil Code, upon notification to the paramedic, the authority may share the results of its investigation into a paramedic’s misconduct with the paramedic’s employer, prospective employer when requested in writing as part of a preemployment background check, and the local EMS agency.(e) The information reported or disclosed in this section shall be deemed in the nature of an investigative communication and is exempt from disclosure as a public record by Article 1 (commencing with Section 7923.600) of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code.(f) A paramedic applicant or licensee to whom the information pertains may view the contents, as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 1798.24 of the Civil Code, of a closed investigation file upon request during the regular business hours of the authority.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 239. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 11 - Emergency and Critical Care Services for Children|Section 1799.200.

1799.200.  (a)  The State Department of Health Services shall contract with an organization with expertise in program evaluation, pediatric emergency medical services, and critical care, for the purposes specified in subdivision (b). (b)  The contractor, in consultation with a professional pediatric association, a professional emergency physicians association, a professional emergency medical services medical directors association, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, and the State Department of Health Services, shall perform a study that will identify the outcome criteria which can be used to evaluate pediatric critical care systems. This study shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (1)  Development of criteria to identify how changes in pediatric critical care systems affect the treatment of critically ill and injured children. (2)  Development of criteria to compare the systems in place in various areas of the state. (3)  Determination of whether the necessary data is currently available. (4)  Estimate of the cost to providers, such as emergency medical service agencies and hospitals, of collecting this data. (5)  Recommendations concerning the most reliable and cost-effective monitoring plan for use by agencies and facilities at the state, regional, and local levels. (Added by renumbering Section 1199.200 by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1091, Sec. 68.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 11 - Emergency and Critical Care Services for Children|Section 1799.201.

1799.201.  The contractor shall submit the results of the study to the Legislature and the Governor not later than January 1, 1991.(Added by renumbering Section 1199.201 by Stats. 1991, Ch. 1091, Sec. 69.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 12 - Emergency Medical Services System for Children|Section 1799.202.

1799.202.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Emergency Medical Services for Children Act of 1996.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 3. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 12 - Emergency Medical Services System for Children|Section 1799.204.

1799.204.  (a)  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1)  “EMSC Program” means the Emergency Medical Services For Children Program administered by the authority. (2)  “Technical advisory committee” means a multidisciplinary committee with pediatric emergency medical services, pediatric critical care, or other related expertise. (3)  “EMSC component” means the part of the local agency’s EMS plan that outlines the training, transportation, basic and advanced life support care requirements, and emergency department and hospital pediatric capabilities within a local jurisdiction. (b)  Contingent upon available funding, an Emergency Medical Services For Children Program is hereby established within the authority. (c)  The authority shall do the following to implement the EMSC Program: (1)  Employ or contract with professional, technical, research, and clerical staff as necessary to implement this chapter. (2)  Provide advice and technical assistance to local EMS agencies on the integration of an EMSC Program into their EMS system. (3)  Oversee implementation of the EMSC Program by local EMS agencies. (4)  Establish an EMSC technical advisory committee. (5)  Facilitate cooperative interstate relationships to provide appropriate care for pediatric patients who must cross state borders to receive emergency and critical care services. (6)  Work cooperatively and in a coordinated manner with the State Department of Health Services and other public and private agencies in the development of standards and policies for the delivery of emergency and critical care services to children. (7)  On or before March 1, 2000, produce a report for the Legislature describing any progress on implementation of this chapter. The report shall contain, but not be limited to, a description of the status of emergency medical services for children at both the state and local levels, the recommendation for training, protocols, and special medical equipment for emergency services for children, an estimate of the costs and benefits of the services and programs authorized by this chapter, and a calculation of the number of children served by the EMSC system. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 171, Sec. 3. Effective August 10, 2001.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 12 - Emergency Medical Services System for Children|Section 1799.205.

1799.205.  A local EMS agency may develop an EMSC Program in its jurisdiction, contingent upon available funding. If a local EMS agency develops an EMSC Program in its jurisdiction, the local EMS agency shall develop and incorporate in its EMS plan an EMSC component that complies with EMS plan requirements. The EMSC component shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:(a)  EMSC system planning, implementation, and management. (b)  Injury and illness prevention planning, that includes, among other things, coordination, education, and data collection. (c)  Care rendered to patients outside the hospital. (d)  Emergency department care. (e)  Interfacility consultation, transfer, and transport. (f)  Pediatric critical care and pediatric trauma services. (g)  General trauma centers with pediatric considerations. (h)  Pediatric rehabilitation plans that include, among other things, data collection and evaluation, education on early detection of need for referral, and proper referral of pediatric patients. (i)  Children with special EMS needs outside the hospital. (j)  Information management and system evaluation. (Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 3. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1799.207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 12 - Emergency Medical Services System for Children|Section 1799.207.

1799.207.  The authority may solicit and accept grant funding from public and private sources to supplement state funds.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 197, Sec. 3. Effective July 22, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1860 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 14 - California POLST eRegistry Act|Section 1860.

1860.  This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California POLST eRegistry Act.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 15. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1861 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 14 - California POLST eRegistry Act|Section 1861.

1861.  For purposes of this chapter:(a) “Authorized user” means a person authorized by the authority to submit information to, or to receive information from, the POLST eRegistry, including health care providers, as defined in Section 4781 of the Probate Code, and their designees.(b) “CEDRS” means the California Emergency Medical Services Data Resource System.(c) “POLST” means a Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment form that fulfills the requirements, in any format, of Section 4780 of the Probate Code.(d) “POLST eRegistry” means the registry established pursuant to this chapter to make electronic, in addition to other modes of submission and transmission, POLST information available to authorized users in conjunction with, and as a part of, CEDRS.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 15. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 1862 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 2.5 - EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES|CHAPTER 14 - California POLST eRegistry Act|Section 1862.

1862.  (a) The Emergency Medical Services Authority shall establish a POLST eRegistry, in consultation with the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California and other pertinent stakeholders, to operate a statewide electronic registry system for the purpose of collecting a patient’s POLST information received from a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or the designee of a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant, and disseminating the information to an authorized user.(b) The authority shall adopt regulations for the operation of the POLST eRegistry and shall hold at least one public hearing regarding the proposed regulations. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, standards and procedures regarding all of the following:(1) The means by which initial or subsequent POLST information may be submitted to the POLST eRegistry, which shall include a method for electronic delivery of this information and the use of legally sufficient electronic signatures. Submitted information may include new, modified, updated, or voided POLST information.(2) Methods by which the information in the POLST eRegistry may be disseminated to an authorized user, including a method for electronic access.(3) Standards and procedures for verifying the identity of an authorized user.(4) Standards and procedures to ensure the accuracy of, and to appropriately protect the confidentiality of, POLST information submitted to the POLST eRegistry, consistent with state and federal privacy laws.(c) The authority shall implement the POLST eRegistry in conjunction with CEDRS. The authority shall ensure all of the following requirements are met and that the timing is consistent with the CEDRS project development timeline:(1) An authorized user shall ensure that the most current version of all POLST forms they have signed have been submitted to the POLST eRegistry.(2) An electronic version of a POLST shall be the only acceptable format to submit a form to the POLST eRegistry. This section does not prohibit an authorized user from printing out a paper copy of a POLST form for a patient to have on hand, upon request by a patient or the patient’s legally recognized decisionmaker.(3) The authority shall incorporate the Advance Health Care Directive Registry, established pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 4800) of Division 4.7 of the Probate Code, into the POLST eRegistry.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 143, Sec. 15. (AB 133) Effective July 27, 2021.)