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dentist's licensure is not liable for an injury or death arising | | from those services unless the injury or death was caused | | willfully, wantonly or recklessly by the physician, podiatrist or | | dentist for professional services provided: |
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| | | A.__To a nonprofit organization; |
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| | | B.__To an agency of the State or any political subdivision | | of the State; |
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| | | C.__To members or recipients of services of a nonprofit | | organization or state or local agency; |
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| | | D.__To support the State's response to a public health | | threat as defined in Title 22, section 801, subsection 10; |
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| | | E.__To support the State's response to an extreme public | | health emergency as defined in Title 22, section 801, | | subsection 4-A; or |
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| | | F.__To support the State's response to a disaster as defined | | in Title 37-B, section 703, subsection 2. |
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| | | The extended immunity under this subsection applies only if the | | licensed physician, podiatrist or dentist is retired from | | practice, possessed an unrestricted license in the relevant | | profession and had not been disciplined by the licensing board in | | the previous 5 years at the time of the act or omission causing | | the injury. |
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| | | 3.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context | | otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following | | meanings. |
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| | | A.__"Dentist" means a person who practices dentistry | | according to the provisions of Title 32, section 1081. |
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| | | B.__"Health care practitioner" has the same meaning as in | | section 2502. |
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| | | C.__"Nonprofit organization" does not include a hospital. |
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| | | D.__"Podiatrist" has the same meaning as in Title 32, | | section 3551. |
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| | | E.__"Emergency medical services' person" includes a first | | responder, as defined in Title 32, section 83, subsection |
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| | | 13-A; a basic emergency medical technician, as defined in Title 32, | | section 83, subsection 7; and an advanced emergency medical technician, | | as defined in Title 32, section 83, subsection 1. |
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