Good Samaritans Laws in Arizona

Good Samaritans are those who run toward someone who needs help, and helps before professional help arrives. 

I always tell people law is like a game, who ever knows the rules best wins. There are a lot of rules in law and they change often, so know the law..... 

There are two life saving medications a layperson can give in an emergency. With long response times both can truly save a life. 

If you know someone who has allergies to nuts, seafood, or bee stings PLEASE take the Anaphylaxis course below and learn the sign and symptoms of anaphylactic shock. Arizona ARS 36-2226 allows someone to give the life saving drug Epinephrine in an emergency. 

First Aid for Free online Anaphylaxis Awareness Course

First Aid for Free Everybody Needs to Take This Training 

Epinephrine for Severe Allergic Reaction 
36-2226 Emergency administration of epinephrine by Good Samaritans; exemption from civil liability
A. Notwithstanding any other law, a person may administer epinephrine to another person who is suffering from a severe allergic reaction if the person acts in good faith and without compensation for the act of administering the epinephrine and a health professional who is qualified to administer epinephrine is not immediately available.

B. A person who administers epinephrine pursuant to subsection A is not subject to civil liability for any injury that results from that act unless the person acts with gross negligence, wilful misconduct or intentional wrongdoing.

OVERDOSE REVERSAL DRUG
36-2267 Administration of opioid antagonist; exemption from civil liability; definition
A. A person may administer an opioid antagonist that is prescribed or dispensed pursuant to section 32-1979 or 36-2266 in accordance with the protocol specified by the physician, nurse practitioner, pharmacist or other health professional to a person who is experiencing an opioid-related overdose.
B. A person who in good faith and without compensation administers an opioid antagonist to a person who is experiencing an opioid-related overdose is not liable for any civil or other damages as the result of any act or omission by the person rendering the care or as the result of any act or failure to act to arrange for further medical treatment or care for the person experiencing the overdose, unless the person while rendering the care acts with gross negligence, wilful misconduct or intentional wrongdoing.

C. For the purposes of this section, "person" includes an employee of a school district or charter school who is acting in the person's official capacity.


General Good Samaritan Protection
32-1471. Health care provider and any other person; emergency aid; nonliability
Any health care provider licensed or certified to practice as such in this state or elsewhere, or a licensed ambulance attendant, driver or pilot as defined in section 41-1831, or any other person who renders emergency care at a public gathering or at the scene of an emergency occurrence gratuitously and in good faith shall not be liable for any civil or other damages as the result of any act or omission by such person rendering the emergency care, or as the result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the injured persons, unless such person, while rendering such emergency care, is guilty of gross negligence.