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HB 2804 Health care practitioners; immunity for making voluntary report regarding conduct or compentency.

Introduced by: Mitchell Van Yahres | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Civil immunity; persons making voluntary reports regarding health care practitioners.  Immunizes from civil liability any person who makes a voluntary report to the appropriate regulatory board or to the Department of Health Professions regarding the unprofessional conduct or competency of any practitioner licensed, certified, or registered by that health regulatory board, unless he acts maliciously or in bad faith.  Current law immunizes those persons making reports required by law or pursuant to an investigation or testimony in a judicial or administrative proceeding.


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