EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID ACT (RSA 2000 cE-7)

RSA 2000 cE-7

Alberta — Consolidated Statutes

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Chapter E-7 Current as of December 16, 2009 EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID ACT

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1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID ACT

Chapter E-7 HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Definitions 1 In this Act, (a) “physician” means a person who is a regulated member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta; (b) “registered health discip line member” means a person who is registered under the Health Disciplines Act or a regulated member under

Schedule 1, 10, 13, 18 or 25 to the Health Professions Act; (c) “registered nurse” means a person who is a registered nurse within the meaning of the Health Professions Act. RSA 2000 cE-7 s1;RSA 2000 cH-7 ss146,147,155; 2005 c13 s4(21);2008 c34 s18 Protection from action 2 If, in respect of a person who is ill, injured or unconscious as the result of an accident or other emergency, (

a) a physician, re gistered health discipline member, or registered nurse voluntarily and without expectation of compensation or reward renders emergency medical services or first aid assistance and the services or assistance are not rendered at a hospital or other place having adequate medical facilities and equipment, or (

b) a person other than a person mentioned in clause (

a) voluntarily renders emergency first aid assistance and that assistance is rendered at the immediate scene of the accident or emergency,

RSA 2000

Section 2

Chapter E-7 EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID ACT 2 the physician, registered health discipline member, registered nurse or other person is not liable for damages for injuries to or the death of that person alleged to have been caused by

an act or omission on his or her

part in rendering the medical services or first aid assistance, unless it is established that the injuries or death were caused by gross negligence on his or her part. RSA 1980 cE-9 s2;RSA 1980 cH-5.1 s34;1984 c53 s27

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Document details

Collection	Alberta — Consolidated Statutes
Citation	RSA 2000 cE-7
Type	statute
Volume / chapter	E07
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	58f1670310744802a44687d379ccebb186a2b7d0

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