§671D-10 Limitation of damages for professional review actions. (a) If a professional review action of a professional review body meets all the standards specified in section 671D-11(a) except as provided in section 671D-11(b):
(1) The professional review body;
(2) Any person acting as a member or staff to the body;
(3) Any person under a contract or other formal agreement with the body; and
(4) Any person who participates with or assists the body with respect to the action;
shall not be liable in damages under any law of the State with respect to the action except laws relating to the civil rights of any person or persons, including chapter 378, part I. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the State from bringing an action, including an antitrust action under chapter 480, where such an action is otherwise authorized.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person, whether as a witness or otherwise, providing information to a professional review body regarding the competence or professional conduct of a physician shall be held, by reason of having provided such information, to be liable in damages under any law of the State unless such information is false and the person providing it knew that such information was false. [L 1989, c 354, pt of §3 and c 363, pt of §3]
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