§ 5-29-15. Immunity from suit.
(a) The director of health and board members are immune from suit in any action, civil
or criminal, based upon any disciplinary proceeding or other official act performed
in good faith in the course of their duties under this chapter. There is no civil
liability on the part of or cause of action of any nature against the board, director,
their agents or their employees or against any organization or its members, peer review
board or its members, or other witnesses and parties to board proceedings for any
statement made by them in any reports, communications, or testimony concerning an
investigation o
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§ 5-29-15. Immunity from suit.
(a) The director of health and board members are immune from suit in any action, civil
or criminal, based upon any disciplinary proceeding or other official act performed
in good faith in the course of their duties under this chapter. There is no civil
liability on the part of or cause of action of any nature against the board, director,
their agents or their employees or against any organization or its members, peer review
board or its members, or other witnesses and parties to board proceedings for any
statement made by them in any reports, communications, or testimony concerning an
investigation of the conduct or competence of a licensed podiatrist or limited registrant.
(b) No licensed healthcare provider, podiatrist, or limited registrant shall discharge,
threaten, or otherwise discriminate against any employee, staff member, or any other
person for making a report, giving testimony, or providing any other communication
to the board of examiners in podiatry, a peer-review organization, or any appropriate
supervisory personnel concerning the unprofessional conduct or incompetence or negligence
of a podiatrist, or limited registrant; provided, that the report, testimony, or other
communication was made in good faith.