LD 846
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dentist's licensure is not liable for an injury or death arising
from those services unless the injury or death was caused
willfully, wantonly or recklessly by the physician, podiatrist or
dentist for professional services provided:

 
A.__To a nonprofit organization;

 
B.__To an agency of the State or any political subdivision
of the State;

 
C.__To members or recipients of services of a nonprofit
organization or state or local agency;

 
D.__To support the State's response to a public health
threat as defined in Title 22, section 801, subsection 10;

 
E.__To support the State's response to an extreme public
health emergency as defined in Title 22, section 801,
subsection 4-A; or

 
F.__To support the State's response to a disaster as defined
in Title 37-B, section 703, subsection 2.

 
The extended immunity under this subsection applies only if the
licensed physician, podiatrist or dentist is retired from
practice, possessed an unrestricted license in the relevant
profession and had not been disciplined by the licensing board in
the previous 5 years at the time of the act or omission causing
the injury.

 
3.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context
otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following
meanings.

 
A.__"Dentist" means a person who practices dentistry
according to the provisions of Title 32, section 1081.

 
B.__"Health care practitioner" has the same meaning as in
section 2502.

 
C.__"Nonprofit organization" does not include a hospital.

 
D.__"Podiatrist" has the same meaning as in Title 32,
section 3551.

 
E.__"Emergency medical services' person" includes a first
responder, as defined in Title 32, section 83, subsection

 
13-A; a basic emergency medical technician, as defined in Title 32,
section 83, subsection 7; and an advanced emergency medical technician,
as defined in Title 32, section 83, subsection 1.


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