Ohio law: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.235
Statute: Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2305.235
Law Type: Good Samaritan
Status: Enacted
Enacted on: 1998-12-17
Law type: Good Samaritan
Summary:
Except in the case of willful or wanton misconduct, no physician shall be held liable in civil damages providing a prescription for an AED. Except in the case of willful or wanton misconduct, no person shall be held liable in civil damages for providing training in AED, authorizing, directing, or supervising the installation or placement of an AED, designing, managing, or operating a cardiopulmonary resuscitation or AED program, acquiring an AED, or owning, managing, or having responsibility for a premises or location where an AED has been placed.
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