May, 2000
This chart presents the Good Samaritan statutes for each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia . For each jurisdiction, the chart shows who is protected by the Good Samaritan statute and the statute's citation. This chart is based on the most recent information available.
| State | Who Is Protected? | Statutory Reference |
| Alabama | Various medical personnel, various emergency workers, firefighters, police officers, state troopers, mine rescue personnel | Ala. Code §6-5-332 |
| Alaska | Anyone | Alaska Stat. §09.65.090 |
| Arizona | Anyone | Ariz. Rev. Stat. §32-1471 |
| Arkansas | Anyone except physicians, nurses, or various emergency workers | Ark. Code Ann. §17-95-101 |
| California | Anyone | Cal. Health & Safety Code §1799.102 |
| Colorado | Anyone | Colo. Rev. Stat. §13-21-108 |
| Connecticut | Various medical personnel, various emergency workers, persons trained in CPR, firefighters, police officers, school personnel, ski patrol members, lifeguards, environmental protection officers | Conn. Gen. Stat. §52-5576 |
| Delaware | Anyone | Del. Code Ann. tit. 16, §6801 |
| District of Columbia | Anyone | D.C. Code Ann. §2-1344 |
| Florida | Anyone | Fla. Stat. Ann. §768.13 |
| Georgia | Anyone | Ga. Code Ann. §51-1-29 |
| Hawaii | Anyone | Haw. Rev. Stat. §200-28 |
| Idaho | Anyone | Idaho Code §5-330 |
| Illinois | Various medical personnel, law enforcement officers, anyone trained in CPR, firefighters, employers and employees, anyone giving aid to a choking victim at a food-service establishment. | 745 Ill. Comp. State. 49/10; 49/15; 49/25; 49/35; 49/42; 49/45; 49/50; 49/55; 49/65; 49/70; 49/75 |
| Indiana | Anyone | Ind. Code Ann. §34-30-12-1 |
| Iowa | Anyone | Iowa Code Ann. §613.17 |
| Kansas | Health care providers | Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-2891 |
| Kentucky | Physicians, nurses, various emergency workers, persons trained in CPR, board of education employees with first aid training | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §411.148 |
| Louisiana | In-state physicians and nurses, firefighters, police officers, various emergency workers | La. Rev. Stat. §§37:1731, 37: 1732 |
| Maine | Anyone | Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, §164 |
| Maryland | Anyone | Md. Code Ann. Cts. & Jud. Prac. §5-603 |
| Massachusetts | Physicians and nurses | Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 112, §12B |
| Michigan | Various medical personnel | Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§691.1501, 691:1502 |
| Minnesota | Anyone | Minn. Stat. Ann. §604A.01 |
| Mississippi | Anyone | Miss. Code Ann. §73-25-37 |
| Missouri | Various medical personnel and persons with first aid training | Mo. Ann. Stat. §537.037 |
| Montana | Anyone | Mont. Code Ann. §27-1-714 |
| Nebraska | Anyone | Neb. Rev. Stat. §25-21,186 |
| Nevada | Anyone | Nev. Rev. Stat. §41.500 |
| New Hampshire | Anyone | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §508:12 |
| New Jersey | Anyone | N.J. Stat. Ann. §2A:62A-1 |
| New Mexico | Anyone | N.M. Stat. Ann. §24-10-3 |
| New York | Physicians | N.Y. Educ. Law §6527 |
| North Carolina | Anyone | N.C. Gen. Stat. §90-21.4 |
| North Dakota | Firefighters, police officers, peace officers, various emergency personnel | N.D. Cent. Code §§23-27-04.1; 32-03-40 |
| Ohio | Anyone | Ohio Rev. Code §2305.23 |
| Oklahoma | Anyone | Okla. Stat. tit. 76, §5 |
| Oregon | Various medical personnel and government personnel | Or. Rev. Stat. §§30.800; 30.805 |
| Pennsylvania | Various medical personnel and persons trained in first aid | 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§8331; 8332 |
| Rhode Island | Various medical personnel persons trained in CPR, police officers, firefighters, various emergency workers, anyone attempting to remove food stuck in another's throat | R.I. Gen. Laws §§5-34-34; 5-37-14, 9-1-27, 9-1-34, 23-20.5-2 |
| South Carolina | Anyone | S.C. Code Ann. §15-1-310 |
| South Dakota | Anyone | S.D. Codified Laws §20-9-4.1 |
| Tennessee | Anyone | Tenn. Code Ann. §63-6-218 |
| Texas | Anyone except hospital emergency room personnel and treating physicians | Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §74.001 |
| Utah | Anyone | Utah Code Ann. §26-8a-601 |
| Vermont | Anyone except medical personnel in the ordinary course of practice | Vt. Stat. Ann. tit.12, §519 |
| Virginia | Anyone | Va. Code Ann. §8.01-225 |
| Washington | Anyone | Wash. Rev. Code §4.24.300 |
| West Virginia | Anyone | W. Va. Code §55-7-15 |
| Wisconsin | Anyone | Wis. Stat. §895.48 |
| Wyoming | Anyone | Wyo. Stat. Ann. §1-1-120 |
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