Good Samaritan Act, 1997 Gilchrist, Steve — Bill 166 (36th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 166, 36-2

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Bill 166, Good Samaritan Act, 1997

Gilchrist, Steve

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Bill 166 1997

An Act to protect Persons from Liability in respect of Voluntary Emergency Medical or First Aid Services

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: Definition

1. In this Act,

"health care professional" means a member of a College of a health profession set out in

Schedule 1 of the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 . Protection from liability

(1) Despite the rules of common law, a person described in subsection (2) who voluntarily and without reasonable expectation of compensation or reward provides the services described in that subsection is not liable for

damages that result from the person's negligence in acting or failing to act while providing the services, unless it is established that the damages were caused by the gross negligence of the person. Persons covered

(2) Subsection (1) applies to,

(

a) a health care professional who provides emergency health care services or first aid assistance to a person who is ill, injured or unconscious as a result of an accident or other emergency, if the health care professional does not provide

the services or assistance at a hospital or other place having appropriate health care facilities and equipment for that purpose; and

(

b) an individual, other than a health care professional described in clause (a), who provides emergency first aid assistance to a person who is ill, injured or unconscious as a result of an accident or other emergency, if the individual

provides the assistance at the immediate scene of the accident or emergency. Reimbursement of expenses

(3) Reasonable reimbursement that a person receives for expenses that the person reasonably incurs in providing the services described in subsection (2) shall be deemed not to be compensation or reward for the purpose of subsection (1).

Commencement

3. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Good Samaritan Act, 1997 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 18, 1997

Ordered carried over from previous session

December 18, 1997

Carried over to next session

December 15, 1997

Ordered for Third Reading

December 15, 1997

Reported without amendment

December 11, 1997

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on General Government

December 4, 1997

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

December 4, 1997

Second Reading

Carried

November 27, 1997

First Reading

Carried

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 166, 36-2
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p36 s2 bill 166 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	473af31db534fbd7ea03d4224f8f94e4f542d15b

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