Thursday, January 1, 2009

California Good Samaritan

Here is the link: Court Clears Way for 'Good Samaritan' case

I believe this is a case to watch. I have been following its
progress and it is likely to be significant. If nothing else, it
highlights why we need to train key people in knowing how to respond
in all situations. It was this case that caused me to include the Good
Samaritan portion of my proposal to SF-CARD for SRO Hotel Manager
training. There is a liability issue that cannot be ignored.
Especially in the SROs, which the city is placing people in. We need
to make sure aid is rendered in the widest possible set of scenarios.
They are the largest population of disabled people in the city.

A case like this could easily cause people to avoid rendering aid at
all, and that would be unfortunate.

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