It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 9-1-27.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 9-1 entitled "Causes of Action" is hereby amended to read as follows:

{ADD 9-1-27.1. Good samaritan -- Immunity from liability. -- ADD} No person who voluntarily and gratuitously renders emergency assistance to a person in need thereof {ADD including the administration of life-saving treatment to those persons suffering from anaphylactic shock ADD} shall be liable for civil damages which result from acts or omissions by such persons rendering the emergency care, which may constitute ordinary negligence. This immunity does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or wilful or wanton conduct.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.