AVIATION MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1998
Public Law 105–170
112 Stat. 47
AVIATION MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1998
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105–170
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AVIATION MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1998
[Public Law 105–170; 112 Stat. 47; 49 U.S.C. 44701 note]
[This Act has not been amended]
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AN ACTTo direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to reevaluate the equipment in medical kits carried on, and to make a decision regarding requiring automatic external defibrillators to be carried on, aircraft operated by air carriers, and for other purposes.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Aviation Medical Assistance Act of 1998”.
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SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY.
(a) Liability of Air Carriers.—An air carrier shall not be liable for damages in any action brought in a Federal or State court arising out of the performance of the air carrier in obtaining or attempting to obtain the assistance of a passenger in an in-flight medical emergency, or out of the acts or omissions of the passenger rendering the assistance, if the passenger is not an employee or agent of the carrier and the carrier in good faith believes that the passenger is a medically qualified individual.
(b) Liability of Individuals.—An individual shall not be liable for damages in any action brought in a Federal or State court arising out of the acts or omissions of the individual in providing or attempting to provide assistance in the case of an in-flight medical emergency unless the individual, while rendering such assistance, is guilty of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act—
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(3) the term “medically qualified individual” includes any person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise qualified to
provide medical care in a State, including a physician, nurse, physician assistant, paramedic, and emergency medical
technician.