65-4909.Limited liability for certain associations of health careproviders,review organizations, committee members and individuals or entities acting atrequest thereof; good faith requirement; "health care provider" defined.(a) There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages shallarise against any: (1) State, regional or local association of health careproviders; (2) state, regional or local association of licensedadult care home administrators; (3) organization delegatedreview functions by law, and the individual members of any committee thereof(whether or not such individual members are health care providers or licensedadult care home administrators); or (4) individual or entity acting atthe request of any committee, association or organization listed in subsections(1) through (3), which in good faith investigates or communicates informationregarding the quality, quantity or cost of care being given patients by healthcare providers or being furnished residents of adult care homes for any act,statement or proceeding undertaken or performed within the scope of thefunctions and within the course of the performance of the duties of any suchassociation, organization or committee if such association, organization orcommittee or such individual member thereof acted in good faith and withoutmalice.
(b) As used in this section, "health care provider" means a personlicensed to practice any branch of the healing arts or engaged in apostgraduate training program approved by the state board of healing arts,mid-level practitioner as defined under K.S.A. 65-468, and amendmentsthereto, licensed dentist, licensed professional nurse, licensed practicalnurse, licensed optometrist, licensed podiatrist, licensed pharmacist, physicaltherapist or respiratory therapist.
History: L. 1976, ch. 267, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 262, § 1;L. 1986, ch. 231, § 33; L. 1988, ch. 246, § 21;L. 1992, ch. 158, § 9; April 30.
65-4909.Limited liability for certain associations of health careproviders,review organizations, committee members and individuals or entities acting atrequest thereof; good faith requirement; "health care provider" defined.(a) There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages shallarise against any: (1) State, regional or local association of health careproviders; (2) state, regional or local association of licensedadult care home administrators; (3) organization delegatedreview functions by law, and the individual members of any committee thereof(whether or not such individual members are health care providers or licensedadult care home administrators); or (4) individual or entity acting atthe request of any committee, association or organization listed in subsections(1) through (3), which in good faith investigates or communicates informationregarding the quality, quantity or cost of care being given patients by healthcare providers or being furnished residents of adult care homes for any act,statement or proceeding undertaken or performed within the scope of thefunctions and within the course of the performance of the duties of any suchassociation, organization or committee if such association, organization orcommittee or such individual member thereof acted in good faith and withoutmalice.
(b) As used in this section, "health care provider" means a personlicensed to practice any branch of the healing arts or engaged in apostgraduate training program approved by the state board of healing arts,mid-level practitioner as defined under K.S.A. 65-468, and amendmentsthereto, licensed dentist, licensed professional nurse, licensed practicalnurse, licensed optometrist, licensed podiatrist, licensed pharmacist, physicaltherapist or respiratory therapist.
History: L. 1976, ch. 267, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 262, § 1;L. 1986, ch. 231, § 33; L. 1988, ch. 246, § 21;L. 1992, ch. 158, § 9; April 30.
65-4909.Limited liability for certain associations of health careproviders,review organizations, committee members and individuals or entities acting atrequest thereof; good faith requirement; "health care provider" defined.(a) There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages shallarise against any: (1) State, regional or local association of health careproviders; (2) state, regional or local association of licensedadult care home administrators; (3) organization delegatedreview functions by law, and the individual members of any committee thereof(whether or not such individual members are health care providers or licensedadult care home administrators); or (4) individual or entity acting atthe request of any committee, association or organization listed in subsections(1) through (3), which in good faith investigates or communicates informationregarding the quality, quantity or cost of care being given patients by healthcare providers or being furnished residents of adult care homes for any act,statement or proceeding undertaken or performed within the scope of thefunctions and within the course of the performance of the duties of any suchassociation, organization or committee if such association, organization orcommittee or such individual member thereof acted in good faith and withoutmalice.
(b) As used in this section, "health care provider" means a personlicensed to practice any branch of the healing arts or engaged in apostgraduate training program approved by the state board of healing arts,mid-level practitioner as defined under K.S.A. 65-468, and amendmentsthereto, licensed dentist, licensed professional nurse, licensed practicalnurse, licensed optometrist, licensed podiatrist, licensed pharmacist, physicaltherapist or respiratory therapist.
History: L. 1976, ch. 267, § 2; L. 1978, ch. 262, § 1;L. 1986, ch. 231, § 33; L. 1988, ch. 246, § 21;L. 1992, ch. 158, § 9; April 30.
