Missouri Laws 190.144 – Immunity from liability, when
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1. No emergency medical technician licensed under section 190.142 or 190.143, if acting in good faith and without gross negligence, shall be liable for:
(1) Transporting a person for whom an application for detention for evaluation and treatment has been filed under section 631.115 or 632.305;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 190.144
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) Physically or chemically restraining an at-risk behavioral health patient as that term is defined under section 190.240 if such restraint is to ensure the safety of the patient or technician; or
(3) The administration of a patient’s personal medication when deemed necessary.
2. Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating an exception to sovereign immunity, official immunity, or the Missouri public duty doctrine defenses.