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Cal. Business and Professions Code § 2727.5 (2026)

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A person licensed under this chapter who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency which occurs outside both the place and the course of that person’s employment shall not be liable for any civil damages as the result of acts or omissions by that person in rendering the emergency care.

This section shall not grant immunity from civil damages when the person is grossly negligent.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1979–2007 · leading case: Kahn v. East Side Union High Sch. Dist., 75 P.3d 30 (Cal. 2003).

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Kahn v. East Side Union High Sch. Dist., 75 P.3d 30 (Cal. 2003). · cites it 2× “106 (emergency medical technician, firefighter or law enforcement officer rendering emergency medical services at scene of emergency); Business and Professions Code sections 2727.”

City of Santa Barbara v. Superior Court, 161 P.3d 1095 (Cal. 2007). · cites it 2× “2, subdivision (b) (qualified immunity of person rendering cardiopulmonary resuscitation at emergency scene); Business and Professions Code, section 2727.”

McKenna v. Cedars of Lebanon Hosp., Inc., 93 Cal. App. 3d 282 (Cal. Ct. App. 1979). “” Business and Professions Code section 2727.”

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