Chart Presents State-by-State Policy with Statutory References
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 statutes 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 anothers 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 |