§ 5-37-1.5 - Immunity. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 5-37-1.5

   § 5-37-1.5  Immunity. – (a) The director of the department of health, chief administrative officer,board members, and their agents and employees are immune from suit in anyaction, civil or criminal, based on 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 statements made in goodfaith by them in any reports, communications, or testimony concerning aninvestigation by the board of the conduct or competence of a licensed physicianor limited registrant.

   (b) No licensed health care provider, physician, or limitedregistrant may discharge, threaten or discriminate against an employee, staffmember or any other person for making a report to, giving testimony to, orproviding any other communication to the board, a peer review organization, orany appropriate supervisory personnel concerning the unprofessional conduct orincompetence or negligence of a physician or limited registrant; provided, thatthe report, testimony, or other communication was made in good faith.