41.507 - Volunteer emergency medical dispatchers and volunteer medical directors of agencies which employ emergency medical dispatchers. - Nevada Statutes

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.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 2117)