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1-ORIGINAL SENATE
2-FILE NO. SF0130
3-ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE
4-SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5-2025 GENERAL SESSION
6-1
7-AN ACT relating to civil procedure; amending the exemption
8-from civil liability for providing emergency services to
9-include mental health crises; and providing for an
10-effective date.
11-Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
12-Section 1. W.S. 1-1-120(a) and (b) is amended to
13-read:
14-1-1-120. Persons rendering emergency assistance
15-exempt from civil liability.
16-(a) Any person licensed as a physician and surgeon
17-under the laws of the state of Wyoming, or any other
18-person, who in good faith renders emergency care or
19-assistance, including assistance for a mental health
20-crisis, without compensation at the place of an emergency,
21-or , is not liable for any
22-civil damages for acts or omissions in good faith.
23-(b) Persons or organizations operating volunteer
24-ambulances or rescue vehicles supported by public or
25-private funds, staffed by unpaid volunteers, and which make
26-no charge, or charge an incidental service or user fee, for
27-services rendered during medical emergencies
28-health crises, and the unpaid volunteers who staff
29-ambulances and rescue vehicles are not liable for any civil
30-damages for acts or omissions in good faith in furnishing
31-emergency medical services
32-crises
33-constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton
34-misconduct. For purposes of this section, "unpaid
35-volunteers" means persons who either receive incidental
36-remuneration on a per call basis or receive no more than ORIGINAL SENATE
37-FILE NO. SF0130
38-ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE
39-SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
40-2025 GENERAL SESSION
41-2
42-one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) annually for volunteer
43-ambulance and rescue activities, including mental health
44-services or services provided during a suicidal
45-intervention. The immunity provided by this subsection
46-shall extend to a physician while serving in his capacity
47-as medical director of any ambulance service, to hospitals
48-and hospital employees for activities directly related to
49-providing clinical training as part of an emergency medical
50-service class approved by the department of health, and to
51-students while participating in emergency medical services
52-or mental health services training approved by the
53-department of health. If an unpaid volunteer's, medical
54-director's, hospital's or trainee's acts or omissions are
55-subject to the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental
56-Claims Act, immunity under this section is waived to the
57-extent of the maximum liability provided under W.S.
58-1-39-118. ORIGINAL SENATE
59-FILE NO. SF0130
60-ENROLLED ACT NO. 27, SENATE
61-SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
62-2025 GENERAL SESSION
63-3Section 2. This act is effective July 1, 2025.
64-(END)
65-Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
66-I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.
67-Chief Clerk
1+2025
2+STATE OF WYOMING
3+25LSO-07141SF0130
4+SENATE FILE NO. SF0130
5+Emergency assistance immunity-mental health services.
6+Sponsored by: Senator(s) Rothfuss, Barlow and Brennan and
7+Representative(s) Larsen, L, Lawley, Washut
8+and Yin
9+A BILL
10+for
11+1 AN ACT relating to civil procedure; amending the exemption
12+2 from civil liability for providing emergency services to
13+3 include mental health crises; and providing for an
14+4 effective date.
15+5
16+6
17+7
18+8. W.S. 1-1-120(a) and (b) is amended to
19+9 read:
20+10
21+11
22+12
23+13
24+14 (a) Any person licensed as a physician and surgeon
25+15 under the laws of the state of Wyoming, or any other 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07142SF0130
26+1 person, who in good faith renders emergency care or
27+2 assistance, including assistance for a mental health
28+3 without compensation at the place of an emergency,
29+4, is not liable for any
30+5 civil damages for acts or omissions in good faith.
31+6
32+7 (b) Persons or organizations operating volunteer
33+8 ambulances or rescue vehicles supported by public or
34+9 private funds, staffed by unpaid volunteers, and which make
35+10 no charge, or charge an incidental service or user fee, for
36+11 services rendered during medical emergencies
37+12, and the unpaid volunteers who staff
38+13 ambulances and rescue vehicles are not liable for any civil
39+14 damages for acts or omissions in good faith in furnishing
40+15 emergency medical services
41+16. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions
42+17 constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton
43+18 misconduct. For purposes of this section, "unpaid
44+19 volunteers" means persons who either receive incidental
45+20 remuneration on a per call basis or receive no more than
46+21 one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) annually for volunteer
47+22 ambulance and rescue activities
48+23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07143SF0130
49+1. The immunity provided by this subsection
50+2 shall extend to a physician while serving in his capacity
51+3 as medical director of any ambulance service, to hospitals
52+4 and hospital employees for activities directly related to
53+5 providing clinical training as part of an emergency medical
54+6 service class approved by the department of health, and to
55+7 students while participating in emergency medical services
56+8 training approved by the
57+9 department of health. If an unpaid volunteer's, medical
58+10 director's, hospital's or trainee's acts or omissions are
59+11 subject to the provisions of the Wyoming Governmental
60+12 Claims Act, immunity under this section is waived to the
61+13 extent of the maximum liability provided under W.S.
62+14 1-39-118.
63+15
64+16. This act is effective July 1, 2025
65+17
66+18 (END)