TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 13

HOSPITAL LICENSES AND INSPECTION

39-1392c.  Immunity from civil liability. The furnishing of information or provision of opinions to any health care organization or the receiving and use of such information and opinions shall not subject any health care organization or other person to any liability or action for money damages or other legal or equitable relief. Custodians of such records and persons becoming aware of such data and opinions shall not disclose the same except as authorized by rules adopted by the board of medicine or as otherwise authorized by law. Any health care organization may receive such disclosures, subject to an obligation to preserve the confidential privileged character thereof and subject further to the requirement that such requests shall be made and such use shall be limited to aid the health care organization in conducting peer review.

History:

[39-1392c, added 1973, ch. 265, sec. 4, p. 545; am. 1997, ch. 171, sec. 4, p. 487; am. 2003, ch. 244, sec. 3, p. 631.]