A physician stops to aid the driver of a truck that overturned on the side of the road. Which of the following actions may negate the immunity that would otherwise be provided by the Good Samaritan Act?
A. providing care in good faith
B. using due care under the circumstances
C. billing for services delivered at the site of the accident
D. acting within the scope of training
E. consulting with the EMTs on site
C. billing for services delivered at the site of the accident
If a physician treats a patient as a "Good Samaritan" and later bills the patient for services, he or she may be held as having established a physician–patient relationship and may not have the immunity from civil damages that a Good Samaritan law would otherwise provide.
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