{"id":8876,"date":"2026-08-20T17:41:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/dean-of-students\/?page_id=8876"},"modified":"2026-08-20T21:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T21:29:04","slug":"good-samaritan-protocol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/dean-of-students\/good-samaritan-protocol\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Samaritan Protocol"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<!-- shortcode-contact -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-contact\">\n    <div class=\"contact-header\">\n        <h3>Contact Student Rights & Responsibilities<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"contact-body\">\n                <a href=\"mailto:conduct@nau.edu\" aria-label=\"Contact Student Rights & Responsibilities: Email Address\" title=\"Email Address\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Email:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-email\">conduct&#8203;@nau.edu<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n                        <a href=\"tel:928-523-5181\" aria-label=\"Contact Student Rights & Responsibilities: Telephone Number\" title=\"Telephone Number\">\n            <div class=\"contact-icon-container\">\n                <i class=\"fas fa-phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n                <span class=\"sr-only\">Call:<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"contact-phone\">928-523-5181<\/div>\n        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h1><strong>Good Samaritan Protocol<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Student health and safety are top priorities of Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n<p>To further advance this priority, NAU has implemented a Good Samaritan Protocol. Under the Good Samaritan Protocol, students (and recognized student organizations) who seek assistance for themselves or others should do so without fear of university disciplinary action.<\/p>\n<p>Both students under and above the legal drinking age are expected to contact NAU Campus Living Community Assistants, the NAU Police Department, and\/or seek medical attention by calling 9-1-1 when assistance is needed for an intoxicated\/impaired person.<\/p>\n<h3>Good Samaritan Protocol Information<\/h3>\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"How does the Good Samaritan Protocol work?_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\">\n            How does the Good Samaritan Protocol work?\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-1-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-1-trigger\" inert>\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>In serious or life-threatening situations where alcohol poisoning or a drug overdose is suspected, or where medical assistance may otherwise reasonably be needed for an intoxicated\/impaired person, students are expected to take the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Call 9-1-1!<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Follow dispatch instructions and stay with the person needing assistance until help arrives.<\/li>\n<li>Be prepared to give emergency medical personnel as much information as possible, including the amount and type of alcohol or substances consumed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If a person is so intoxicated they are unable to be awakened, letting them &ldquo;sleep it off&rdquo; is not a reasonable alternative to seeking help.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"What happens after medical help is provided?_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-2-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-2-panel\">\n            What happens after medical help is provided?\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-2-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-2-trigger\" inert>\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ol>\n<li>University officials will record names of students involved, as well as other pertinent information, to enable any follow-up that may be deemed necessary, including to support students&rsquo; well-being.<\/li>\n<li>The Office of Student Rights &amp; Responsibilities&nbsp;will evaluate each situation on a case-by-case basis to determine whether the Good Samaritan Protocol applies. This may include meeting with students involved in the incident.<\/li>\n<li>If the Good Samaritan Protocol applies to the situation, students involved will not be subject to university disciplinary action; however, they may still be subject to educational interventions, including completion of substance use\/abuse interventions.<\/li>\n<li>Students who fail to complete any assigned interventions may be subject to additional requirements or university disciplinary action.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Jurisdiction and scope_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-3-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-3-panel\">\n            Jurisdiction and scope\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-3-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-3-trigger\" inert>\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>NAU&rsquo;s Good Samaritan Protocol applies to all students (and recognized student organizations) who seek medical attention for themselves or others in serious or life-threatening situations where alcohol poisoning or a drug overdose is suspected or where medical assistance may otherwise reasonably be needed for an intoxicated\/impaired person. The protection of the Good Samaritan Protocol extends to the student in need of medical attention in these situations. The Good Samaritan Protocol applies to both on-campus incidents and incidents occurring off-campus at NAU-registered student events.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"This Good Samaritan Protocol may not apply to:_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-4-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-4-panel\">\n            This Good Samaritan Protocol may not apply to:\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-4-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-4-trigger\" inert>\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<ul>\n<li>An individual or group in situations resulting in serious physical injury or death.<\/li>\n<li>An incident involving another conduct concern, such as violence, vandalism, harassment, or hazing.<\/li>\n<li>An individual who is contacted by a law enforcement agency other than the NAU Police Department.<\/li>\n<li>An individual who is operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs when attempting to seek medical help.<\/li>\n<li>An individual who has been charged with a criminal offense in association with the alcohol or drug-related incident.<\/li>\n<li>Any calls to medical personnel deemed to be an attempt to invoke the Good Samaritan Protocol without due cause to avoid university disciplinary action.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-accordion -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-accordion shortcode-accordion--closed\" style=\"position: relative;\" >\n        <h4 class=\"shortcode-accordion__header\">\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"shortcode-accordion__trigger\" data-header=\"Disclaimer_0\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-5-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"shortcode-accordion-5-panel\">\n            Disclaimer\n            <span class=\"shortcode-accordion__header__arrow\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/h4>\n    <div class=\"shortcode-accordion__body\" id=\"shortcode-accordion-5-panel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"shortcode-accordion-5-trigger\" inert>\n        <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body>\n<p>This Good Samaritan Protocol is supported by NAU, but does not prevent legal action by local and state authorities under current state laws. Incidents such as violence, vandalism, harassment or hazing may be subject to university disciplinary action.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Samaritan Protocol Student health and safety are top priorities of Northern Arizona University. To further advance this priority, NAU has implemented a Good Samaritan Protocol. Under the Good Samaritan Protocol, students (and recognized student organizations) who seek assistance for themselves or others should do so without fear of university disciplinary action. 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