California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1799.104

Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1260.
(a)No physician or nurse, who in good faith gives emergency instructions to an EMT-II or mobile intensive care paramedic at the scene of an emergency, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of issuing the instructions.
(b)No EMT-II or mobile intensive care paramedic rendering care within the scope of his duties who, in good faith and in a nonnegligent manner, follows the instructions of a physician or nurse shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of following such instructions.

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Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 1799.104 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/hsc/division-2-5-emergency-medical-services/chapter-8-the-commission-on-emergency-medical-services/article-1-the-commission/section-1799.104

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