HLS 25RS-68 ORIGINAL
2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 16
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHLEGEL
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
LIABILITY/CIVIL: Provides relative to the limitation of civil liability for nonprofits that
donate medical supplies
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 9:2793.13, relative to gratuitous donation of medical equipment or supplies;
3 to provide for a limitation of liability; to provide for an exception; and to provide for
4 related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 9:2793.13 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง2793.13. Gratuitous donation of medical equipment or supplies; limitation of
8 liability
9 Any nonprofit organization that gratuitously donates medical equipment or
10 supplies shall not be liable to any person for any injury, death, loss, civil penalty, or
11 damage as a result of any donated medical equipment or supplies, unless the damage
12 or injury was caused by gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct of the
13 nonprofit organization.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 16 Original 2025 Regular Session Schlegel
Abstract: Provides a limitation of liability for nonprofit organizations that donate medical
equipment or supplies.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 25RS-68 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 16
Proposed law provides that any nonprofit organization shall not be liable to any person for
any injury, death, loss, civil penalty, or damages as a result of donated medical equipment
or supplies.
Proposed law provides that a nonprofit organization may be liable to a person for injury,
death, loss, civil penalty, or damages as a result of donated medical equipment or supplies
if the damages or injury were caused by gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct
of the nonprofit organization.
(Adds R.S. 9:2793.13)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.