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Ind. Code § 16-21-2-6

Hospital governing board; disciplinary actions; reports; immunity

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Roberts v. Sankey (2004)

Most recently applied in Babchuk v. Indiana University Health, Inc. (January 2016)

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.4.

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Sec. 6. (a) The governing board shall report, in writing, to the Indiana medical licensing board the results and circumstances of a final, a substantive, and an adverse disciplinary action taken by the governing board regarding a physician on the medical staff or an applicant for the medical staff if the action results in voluntary or involuntary resignation, termination, nonappointment, revocation, or significant reduction of clinical privileges or staff membership. The report shall not be made for nondisciplinary resignations or for minor disciplinary action.

(b) The governing board and the governing board's employees, agents, consultants, and attorneys have absolute immunity from civil liability for communications, discussions, actions taken, and reports made concerning disciplinary action or investigation taken or contemplated if the reports or actions are made in good faith and without malice.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.