AI-assisted research summary: This Act may be cited as The Emergency Medical Aid Act. It also gives non-liability protection to certain people who voluntarily provide emergency medical or first-aid assistance, unless gross negligence is proved.
1 EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID c E-8 The Emergency Medical Aid Act being Chapter E‑8 of The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1978 (effective February 26, 1979). Table of Contents 1 Short title 2 Interpretation 3 Non‑liability for the provision of emergency medical services or first-aid assistance NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 c E-8 EMERGENCY MEDICAL AID CHAPTER E-8 An Act respecting Emergency Medical Aid Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Emergency Medical Aid Act. Interpretation 2 In this Act: (a) “physician” means a legally qualified medical practitioner within the meaning of the law of any province of Canada; (b) “registered nurse” means a person who is a registered nurse under The Registered Nurses Act. RSS 1978, c E‑8, s 2. Non-liability for the provision of emergency medical services or first-aid assistance 3 Where, in respect of a person who is ill, injured or unconscious as a result of an accident or other emergency: (a) a physician or registered nurse voluntarily renders emergency medical services or first-aid assistance and the services or assistance are not rendered at a hospital or other place having adequate medical facilities and equipment; or (b) a person other than a person mentioned in clause (a) voluntarily renders emergency first-aid assistance and that assistance is rendered at the immediate scene of the accident or emergency; the physician, registered nurse or other person is not liable for damages for injuries to or the death of that person alleged to have been caused by an act or omission on the part of the physician, registered nurse or other person rendering the medical services or first-aid assistance, unless it is established that the injuries or death were caused by gross negligence on his part. RSS 1978, c E‑8, s 3. REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©1996