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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-105-124: Participation in disaster and emergency care
Where this section sits in the code
- AR Code
- Title 17
- Chapter 105
(a) A physician assistant may render care within his or her scope of practice when responding to a need for medical care created by an emergency or a state or local disaster if the physician assistant is: (1) Licensed in this state; (2) Licensed or authorized to practice in another state or territory; or (3) Credentialed as a physician assistant by a federal employer. (b) (1) A physician assistant who voluntarily and gratuitously, other than in the ordinary course of his or her employment or practice, renders emergency medical assistance is not liable for civil damages for personal injuries that result from acts or omissions of the physician assistant that may constitute ordinary negligence. (2) The immunity granted by subdivision (b)(1) of this section does not apply to acts or omissions of a physician assistant that constitute gross, willful, or wanton negligence. Added by Act 2021, No. 634,§ 17, eff. 7/28/2021.
(a) A physician assistant may render care within his or her scope of practice when responding to a need for medical care created by an emergency or a state or local disaster if the physician assistant is: (1) Licensed in this state; (2) Licensed or authorized to practice in another state or territory; or (3) Credentialed as a physician assistant by a federal employer.
(1) Licensed in this state;
(2) Licensed or authorized to practice in another state or territory; or
(3) Credentialed as a physician assistant by a federal employer.
(b) (1) A physician assistant who voluntarily and gratuitously, other than in the ordinary course of his or her employment or practice, renders emergency medical assistance is not liable for civil damages for personal injuries that result from acts or omissions of the physician assistant that may constitute ordinary negligence. (2) The immunity granted by subdivision (b)(1) of this section does not apply to acts or omissions of a physician assistant that constitute gross, willful, or wanton negligence.
(1) A physician assistant who voluntarily and gratuitously, other than in the ordinary course of his or her employment or practice, renders emergency medical assistance is not liable for civil damages for personal injuries that result from acts or omissions of the physician assistant that may constitute ordinary negligence.
(2) The immunity granted by subdivision (b)(1) of this section does not apply to acts or omissions of a physician assistant that constitute gross, willful, or wanton negligence.
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