Bill Text: VA HB130 | 2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Health care providers; civil immunity for members of or consultants to boards or committees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-02-27 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0017) [HB130 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HB130-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §8.01-581.16 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows: §8.01-581.16. Civil immunity for members of or consultants to certain boards or committees. Every 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 duties while serving as a member of or consultant to such
committee, board, group, commission or other entity, which functions primarily
to review, evaluate, or make recommendations on (i) the duration of patient
stays in health care facilities, (ii) the professional services furnished with
respect to the medical, dental, psychological, podiatric, chiropractic,
veterinary or optometric necessity for such services, (iii) the purpose of
promoting the most efficient use or monitoring the quality of care of available
health care facilities and services, or of emergency medical services agencies
and services, (iv) the adequacy or quality of professional services, (v) the
competency and qualifications for professional staff privileges, (vi) the
reasonableness or appropriateness of charges made by or on behalf of health
care facilities or (vii) patient safety, including entering into contracts with
patient safety organizations |