46 U.S.C. § 30528
Vicarious liability for medical malpractice with regard to crew
United States · Title 46 — SHIPPING · Status: effective
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- 46 U.S.C. § 30528, Vicarious liability for medical malpractice with regard to crew, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/487947
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Full text
In a civil action by any person in which the owner or operator of a vessel or employer of a crewmember is claimed to have vicarious liability for medical malpractice with regard to a crewmember occurring at a shoreside facility, and to the extent the damages resulted from the conduct of any shoreside doctor, hospital, medical facility, or other health care provider, the owner, operator, or employer is entitled to rely on any statutory limitations of liability applicable to the doctor, hospital, medical facility, or other health care provider in the State of the United States in which the shoreside medical care was provided.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- To complete the codification of title 46, United States Code, "Shipping", as positive law.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023