“Medical amnesty” or “good Samaritan” policies are health protection strategies used on some campuses to encourage students to seek medical attention for a fellow student suffering an alcohol or other drug (AOD) overdose. Under these policies, students are not sanctioned by the university for AOD violations.
Many campuses use the terms “medical amnesty” and “good Samaritan” interchangeably. Generally speaking, the policies provide protection from campus sanctions for violating AOD policies to one or more of the following: (1) the individual in distress, (2) a bystander who seeks medical assistance for an intoxicated student, (3) a campus organization or group that calls for help for a member or guest.
These policies and their application differ from campus to campus, based on each institution’s individualized needs. Additionally, medical amnesty and good Samaritan policies concern only campus-based policies and sanctions. Students may still be subject to legal consequences for violating AOD laws.
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