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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1388
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE.
C 223 L 89
State of Washington 51st Legislature 1989 Regular Session
By House Committee on State Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Cooper, D. Sommers, R. Fisher, Prince, Walk, Schmidt, Patrick, Heavey, Crane, R. Meyers, Day and Moyer)
Read first time 2/17/89.
AN ACT Relating to persons rendering emergency care or transport; and amending RCW 4.24.310.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 2, chapter 58, Laws of 1975 as last amended by section 501, chapter 212, Laws of 1987 and RCW 4.24.310 are each amended to read as follows:
For the purposes of RCW 4.24.300 the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1)
"Compensation" has its ordinary meaning but does not include: Nominal
payments, reimbursement for expenses, or pension benefits((, nor does it
include)); payments made to volunteer part-time and volunteer
on-call personnel of fire departments, fire districts, ambulance districts,
police departments, or any emergency response organizations; or any payment
to a person employed as a transit operator who is paid for his or her regular
work, which work does not routinely include providing emergency care or
emergency transportation.
(2) "Emergency care" means care, first aid, treatment, or assistance rendered to the injured person in need of immediate medical attention and includes providing or arranging for further medical treatment or care for the injured person. Except with respect to the injured person or persons being transported for further medical treatment or care, the immunity granted by RCW 4.24.300 does not apply to the negligent operation of any motor vehicle.
(3) "Scene of an emergency" means the scene of an accident or other sudden or unexpected event or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action.