§ 12-265-117 — Temporary advisory committees - immunity

(1) The board may
appoint temporary advisory committees, including temporary professional review
committees, to assist in the performance of its duties with respect to individual
investigations. Each temporary advisory committee shall consist of at least three
licensees who have expertise in the area under review. Members of temporary
advisory committees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be
reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties.

(2) If a professional review committee is established pursuant to subsection
(1) of this section to investigate the quality of care being given by a person licensed
pursuant to this article 265, the committee shall include in its membership at least
three persons licensed in the same category as the licensee under review, but the
committee may be authorized to act only by the board.

(3) In addition to the persons specified in section 12-20-402, any member of
a professional review committee, any member of the committee's staff, any person
acting as a witness or consultant to the committee, any witness testifying in a
proceeding authorized under this article 265, and any person who lodges a
complaint pursuant to this article 265 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. 1389, � 1, effective October 1.