Nevada Remedies; Special Actions and Proceedings

Sec. § 41.507
Volunteer emergency medical dispatchers and volunteer medical directors of agencies which employ emergency medical dispatchers.

1.

In a county whose population is less than 100,000, a volunteer emergency medical dispatcher is immune from civil liability for damages sustained as a result of any act or omission by the dispatcher in the use of a medical priority dispatch system, if:

(a)

The dispatcher has, in good faith, followed the protocols of such a system to establish the priority of calls for medical help or to provide preliminary instructions to a person calling for such help;

(b)

The protocols for the system have been approved by the medical director of the local emergency medical service; and

(c)

The act or omission of the dispatcher does not amount to gross negligence or willful misconduct.

2.

In a county whose population is less than 100,000, a volunteer medical director of a public or private agency, including a health facility, which employs an emergency medical dispatcher is immune from civil liability for damages sustained as a result of any act or omission by the agency if:

(a)

The agency uses a medical priority dispatch system;

(b)

The agency maintains a quality assurance program for that system; and

(c)

The act or omission of the agency does not amount to gross negligence or willful misconduct.

3.

As used in this section:

(a)

“Emergency medical dispatcher” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 450B.063.

(b)

“Health facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.015.
LIABILITY OF PERSONS WHO MAKE OR CAUSE TO BE MADE FALSE REPORTS OF CRIMES OR EMERGENCIES
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