Section 508:18 Liability Limited; Health Care Facilities and Personnel. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. No health care facility, licensed physician, registered nurse, certified physician's assistant or qualified medical technician or medical technologist ordered by a law enforcement officer to perform a test, medical examination or procedure on a person in the custody of such officer, shall be held liable for any damage arising out of the performance of such test, examination, or procedure, if the test, examination, or procedure is performed with ordinary care. Nothing in this section shall be construed to legalize an otherwise illegal test, examination or procedure insofar as the law enforcement agency and any employee thereof is concerned.
   II. For purposes of this section, ""health care facility'' means ""health care facility'' as defined in RSA 151-C:2, XV-a.

Source. 1989, 193:1, eff. July 21, 1989. 1997, 158:12, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.