§ 12-215-119 — Professional review committee - immunity

(1) If a professional
review committee is established pursuant to this section to investigate the quality
of care, including utilization review, being given by a person licensed pursuant to
this article 215, it shall include in its membership at least three persons licensed
under this article 215, but such committee may be authorized to act only by:

(a) The board; or

(b) A society or an association of persons licensed pursuant to this article
215 whose membership includes not less than one-third of the persons licensed
pursuant to this article 215 residing in this state if the licensee whose services are
the subject of review is a member of such society or association.

(2) In addition to the persons specified in section 12-20-402, any member of
a professional review committee, the professional review committee's staff, any
person acting as a witness or consultant to the committee, any witness testifying in
a proceeding authorized under this article 215, and any person who lodges a
complaint pursuant to this article 215 is granted the same immunity, and is subject
to the same conditions for immunity, as specified in section 12-20-402.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1072, � 1, effective October 1.