Emergency Response: Civil Liability of Volunteer Health Professionals

Chu, Vivian S.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Volunteer workers;    Emergency management;    Labor;    Law;    Emergency medical services;   

RP-ID  :  R40176
RP-ID  :  R40176_2011Jan19

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the patchwork of federal and state laws that operate to protect volunteers, which can include volunteer health professionals (VHPs), and those laws that trigger liability protection only for VHPs — with a focus on some of the midwestern states in addition to the Gulf region.