State Laws Extending Comprehensive Legal Liability Protections for Professional Health-Care Volunteers during Public Health Emergencies

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35A Am. Jur. 2d Federal Tort Claims Act §282.

Immunity of persons giving first aid from damage claim. I.C. §5–330(2006).

The Center for Law & the Public's Health at Georgetown & Johns Hopkins Universities. Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act [cited 2007 Oct 28]. Available from: URL: http://www.publichealthlaw.net/Resources/Modellaws.htm#UEVHPA.

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