SECTION 766.1015. Civil immunity for members of or consultants to certain boards, committees, or other entities.
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1(1) 2Each member of, or health care professional consultant to, any committee, board, group, commission, or other entity shall be immune from civil liability for any act, decision, omission, or utterance done or made in performance of his or her duties while serving as a member of or consultant to such committee, board, group, commission, or other entity established and operated for purposes of quality improvement review, evaluation, and planning in a state-licensed health care facility. Such entities must function primarily to review, evaluate, or make recommendations relating to:
90(a) 91The duration of patient stays in health care facilities;
100(b) 101The professional services furnished with respect to the medical, dental, psychological, podiatric, chiropractic, or optometric necessity for such services;
120(c) 121The purpose of promoting the most efficient use of available health care facilities and services;
136(d) 137The adequacy or quality of professional services;
144(e) 145The competency and qualifications for professional staff privileges;
153(f) 154The reasonableness or appropriateness of charges made by or on behalf of health care facilities; or
170(g) 171Patient safety, including entering into contracts with patient safety organizations.
181(2) 182Such committee, board, group, commission, or other entity must be established in accordance with state law, or in accordance with requirements of an applicable accrediting organization whose standards incorporate comparable regulations required by this state, established and duly constituted by one or more public or licensed private hospitals or behavioral health agencies, or established by a governmental agency. To be protected by this section, the act, decision, omission, or utterance may not be made or done in bad faith or with malicious intent.
