51-1-29. Liability of persons rendering emergency care.

Ga. L. 1962, p. 534, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 598, § 2-1/HB 72.

Emergency assistance to persons choking, § 26-2-374. Implied consent to surgical or medical treatment in emergency situations, § 31-9-3. Liability of persons licensed to furnish ambulance service who render emergency care to victims of accident or emergency, § 31-11-8. Liability of law enforcement officers for actions taken while performing duties at scene of emergency, § 35-1-7. Limitation of liability for death or injury relating to operation of ‘‘911’’ emergency telephone system, § 46-5-131. Limitation of liability for persons rendering assistance at scene of boating collision, accident, or other casualty, § 52-7-14.

For article, ‘‘The Good Samaritan Laws: A Reappraisal,’’ see 16 J. Pub. L. 128 (1967). For article, ‘‘Killing, Letting Die, and the Case for Mildly Punishing Bad Samaritanism,’’ see 44 Ga. L. Rev. 607 (2010). For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 63 (2015). For annual survey of tort laws, see 67 Mercer L. Rev. 237 (2015). For note, ‘‘Good Samaritan Laws — Good or Bad?,’’ see 15 Mercer L. Rev. 477 (1964). For comment, ‘‘Good Samaritan Laws — Legal Disarray: An Update,’’ see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 1439 (1987).

The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, designated the previously existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a), and in such subsection, deleted ‘‘including’’ following ‘‘Title 43 and’’ near the beginning, and deleted ‘‘victim or’’ preceding ‘‘victims thereof’’ near the middle; and added subsection (b).