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Good Samaritan law

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A law designed to protect a Good Samaritan from legal liability.

Such laws usually specify that whoever in good faith provides emergency (and sometimes non-emergency) medical services shall not be civilly liable unless their acts constitute wanton misconduct.

See also Good Samaritan

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