The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 24 : Municipal and County Government
Chapter 071 : Ambulance Services
Subchapter 002 : Licensing Operation of Affiliated Agencies
(Cite as: 24 V.S.A. § 2687)-
§ 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.)
