Q: Does the Good Samaritan Law cover a qualified person detaining a suicidal person?
Just want to know if i would be protected from liability if I stopped a suicidal patient from leaving the waiting room of my facility.
A: As long as you don't use unreasonable force, probably (good Samaritan law goes more to rendering assistance--e.g. if someone collapsed outside and you did CPR and in the process broke a rib.
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PS--actually the best people to talk to are the people that will cover you/your facility if you are sued--your liability carrier. Get their take on what you should do.
Ask your professional Association if you have a duty to act.
Between those are the parameters for if and when you act.
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