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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2793 (2026)

Gratuitous service at scene of emergency; limitation on liability

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§2793. Gratuitous service at scene of emergency; limitation on liability

           A. No person who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care, first aid or rescue at the scene of an emergency, or moves a person receiving such care, first aid or rescue to a hospital or other place of medical care shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission in rendering the care or services or as a result of any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for the person involved in the said emergency; provided, however, such care or services or transportation shall not be considered gratuitous, and this Section shall not apply when rendered incidental to a business relationship, including but not limited to that of employer-employee, existing between the person rendering such care or service or transportation and the person receiving the same, or when incidental to a business relationship existing between the employer or principal of the person rendering such care, service or transportation and the employer or principal of the person receiving such care, service or transportation. This Section shall not exempt from liability those individuals who intentionally or by grossly negligent acts or omissions cause damages to another individual.

           B. The immunity herein granted shall be personal to the individual rendering such care or service or furnishing such transportation and shall not inure to the benefit of any employer or other person legally responsible for the acts or omissions of such individual, nor shall it inure to the benefit of any insurer.

           C. For purposes of this Section, rendering emergency care, first aid, or rescue shall include the use of an automated external defibrillator as defined by R.S. 40:1137.2.

           Added by Acts 1975, No. 600, §1; Acts 2010, No. 459, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2010.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2026 · leading case: Bujol v. Entergy Servs., Inc., 922 So. 2d 1113 (La. 2006).
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Bujol v. Entergy Servs., Inc., 922 So. 2d 1113 (La. 2006). · cites it 2× “R.S. 9:2793, which refers to persons who gratuitously in good faith render emergency care or transportation to another.”
Ardoin v. Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co., 360 So. 2d 1331 (La. 1978). “R.S. 9:2793, 2794; La.R.S. 40:1299.41 et seq.”
Dartlone v. Louisiana Power & Light Co., 763 So. 2d 779 (La. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 3× “R.S. 9:2793. To the extent the Dartlones rely on discretionary acts or omissions of City employees committed in their official capacities, the City contends that La.”
Com. & Indus. Ins. v. Grinnell Corp., 280 F.3d 566 (5th Cir. 2002). “We express no opinion about whether R.S. 9:2793 may yet be found to protect the City from suit or liability when further proceedings are had in the district court.”
Descant v. Adm'rs of Tulane Educ. Fund, 639 So. 2d 246 (La. 1994). “R.S. 9:2793, which was passed the same year as the Medical Malpractice Act and provides immunity for "good Samaritans," specifically excludes insurers from its liability limitation.”
Day v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc., 420 So. 2d 518 (La. Ct. App. 1982). “See LRS 9:2793. Until he parked and exited his truck, Day could not have known whether any of the occupants of the McManus Chevrolet were injured or whether the Chevrolet was immobilized.”
Stapleton v. Great Lakes Chem. Corp., 627 So. 2d 1358 (La. 1993). “R.S. 9:2793) nor grant to her, relief! Even viewed in the light most favorable to her, Ms.”
Matlock v. Hankel, 707 So. 2d 1016 (La. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “R.S. 9:2793. That statute provides: A. No person who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care, first aid or rescue at the scene of an emergency, or moves a person receiving such care, first aid or rescue to a hospital or other place of medical care shall be liable for…”
Mariano v. Tanner, 497 So. 2d 1066 (La. Ct. App. 1986). “R.S. 9:2793(A). The standard of care owed by a physician is to exercise that degree of knowledge or skill possessed, or the degree of care ordinarily exercised, under similar circumstances, by the members of his profession in good standing in the same community or locality, and…”
Casey v. S. Baptist Hosp., 526 So. 2d 1332 (La. Ct. App. 1988). “694's title, as originally proposed, purports to amend R.S. 9:2793 to extend immunity to a professional medical corporation and its insurer for gratuitously rendering emergency care.”
Salaiman v. Louisiana Casino Cruises, Inc., 835 So. 2d 823 (La. Ct. App. 2002). “R.S. 9:2793 (no person who in good faith gratuitously renders emergency care "shall be liable for any civil damages" as a result of any act or omission in rendering the care or services).”
Jones Co. v. Signature Flight Support, LLC, et al., No. 2:25-cv-01645 (E.D. La. Apr. 7, 2026). “R.S. 9:2793; public entities, La. R.S. 9:2793.”
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La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2793(A): 1 case
Mariano v. Tanner, 497 So. 2d 1066 (La. Ct. App. 1986). “R.S. 9:2793(A). The standard of care owed by a physician is to exercise that degree of knowledge or skill possessed, or the degree of care ordinarily exercised, under similar circumstances, by the members of his profession in good standing in the same community or locality, and…”
La. Rev. Stat. § 9:2793(B): 1 case
Dartlone v. Louisiana Power & Light Co., 763 So. 2d 779 (La. Ct. App. 2000). “R.S. 9:2793. To the extent the Dartlones rely on discretionary acts or omissions of City employees committed in their official capacities, the City contends that La.”
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