§ 5-29-15 - Immunity from suit. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 5-29-15

   § 5-29-15  Immunity from suit. – (a) The director of health and board members are immune from suit in anyaction, civil or criminal, based upon any disciplinary proceeding or otherofficial act performed in good faith in the course of their duties under thischapter. There is no civil liability on the part of or cause of action of anynature against the board, director, their agents or their employees or againstany organization or its members, peer review board or its members, or otherwitnesses and parties to board proceedings for any statement made by them inany reports, communications, or testimony concerning an investigation of theconduct or competence of a licensed podiatrist or limited registrant.

   (b) No licensed health care provider, podiatrist, or limitedregistrant shall discharge, threaten, or otherwise discriminate against anyemployee, staff member, or any other person for making a report to givingtestimony to or providing any other communication to the board of examiners inpodiatry, a peer review organization or any appropriate supervisory personnelconcerning the unprofessional conduct or incompetence or negligence of apodiatrist, or limited registrant; provided, that the report, testimony orother communication was made in good faith.