How HB 387 changes current law

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The bill authorizes paramedics and emergency medical services personnel to provide medical care to injured police dogs and establishes liability protections for them while clarifying circumstances under which care for dogs may be prioritized over individuals.

• § 9816

  Paramedics or other Emergency Medical Services Personnel are authorized to provide Emergency Medical Services to an injured Police Dog at the Scene of an Emergency that has resulted in the Police Dog’s injury.

  This provision allows emergency medical services to treat injured police dogs.

• § 9816

  Paramedics and other Emergency Medical Services Personnel are authorized to transport the Police Dog to a designated veterinary facility and to provide services to the Police Dog during transport to said facility, if the Paramedic or Emergency Medical Services Personnel deem it necessary for the Police Dog’s survival.

  This allows paramedics to transport injured police dogs and provide care during transport.

• § 9816

  No Paramedic or Emergency Medical Services Personnel who in good faith attempts to render or facilitate emergency medical care to an injured Police Dog shall be liable for any civil damages which occur as a result of any act or omission of the Paramedic or Emergency Medical Services Personnel in the rendering of such care; unless such Paramedic or Emergency Care Personnel is guilty of willful and wanton, reckless or grossly negligent conduct.

  This provides civil immunity for emergency personnel treating injured police dogs in good faith.

• § 9816

  Paramedics and Emergency Medical Service Personnel are prohibited from providing emergency medical services to a Police Dog if their services are needed concurrently to provide services to an Individual Person, and the care of the Police Dog would hinder the care of said Individual.

  This clarifies that care for human victims takes precedence over police dogs in emergencies.