GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 43. PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES |
Chapter 26. NURSES |
Article 3. MANDATORY REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSES |
Section 43-26-55. (For effective date, see note.) Immunity from liability for good-faith reporting
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- (a) No nurse, hospital, nursing home, temporary staffing agency, employer, state agency, or other person required to report a nurse to the applicable board under this article, who, in good faith, either reports or fails to report, shall be subject to civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct for such action or inaction.
(b) A physician or other licensed health care professional who, at the request of the applicable board, examines a nurse shall be immune from suit for damages by the nurse examined if the examining physician or examining health care professional conducted the examination and made findings or diagnoses in good faith.
Code 1981, § 43-26-55, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 830, § 4/HB 315.