* § 8357. Non-liability of certified athletic trainers for first aid
or emergency treatment. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of
any general, special or local law, any certified athletic trainer who
voluntarily and without the expectation of monetary compensation renders
first aid or emergency treatment at the scene of an accident or other
emergency, outside a hospital, doctor's office or any other place having
proper and necessary athletic training equipment, to a person who is
unconscious, ill or injured, shall not be liable for damages for
injuries alleged to have been sustained by such person or for damages
for the death of such person alleged to have occurred by reason of an
act or omission in the rendering of such first aid or emergency
treatment unless it is established that such injuries were or such death
was caused by gross negligence on the part of such athletic trainer.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to relieve a
certified athletic trainer from liability for damages for injuries or
death caused by an act or omission on the part of an athletic trainer
while rendering professional services in the normal and ordinary course
of his or her practice.

* NB Effective until December 22, 2025

* § 8357. Non-liability of licensed athletic trainers for first aid or
emergency treatment. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of any
general, special or local law, any licensed athletic trainer who
voluntarily and without the expectation of monetary compensation renders
first aid or emergency treatment at the scene of an accident or other
emergency, outside a hospital, doctor's office or any other place having
proper and necessary athletic training equipment, to a person who is
unconscious, ill or injured, shall not be liable for damages for
injuries alleged to have been sustained by such person or for damages
for the death of such person alleged to have occurred by reason of an
act or omission in the rendering of such first aid or emergency
treatment unless it is established that such injuries were or such death
was caused by gross negligence on the part of such athletic trainer.
Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to relieve a
licensed athletic trainer from liability for damages for injuries or
death caused by an act or omission on the part of an athletic trainer
while rendering professional services in the normal and ordinary course
of his or her practice.

* NB Effective December 22, 2025