66-341. EXEMPTIONS FROM LIABILITY. No agency, public or private facility, nor an employee of a public or private facility, nor the superintendent, professional person in charge, or attending staff of any such facility, nor any public official performing functions necessary to the administration of this chapter, nor a peace officer responsible for detaining or transporting a person pursuant to this chapter, shall be civilly or criminally liable for detaining, failing to detain, diagnosing, transporting, treating or releasing a person pursuant to this chapter; provided that such duties were performed according to the procedures of this chapter in good faith and without gross negligence.
History:
[66-341, added 1981, ch. 114, sec. 29, p. 191; am. 2006, ch. 214, sec. 6, p. 649.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 66 - STATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
Chapter 3 - HOSPITALIZATION OF MENTALLY ILL
Section 66-318 - AUTHORITY TO ADMIT VOLUNTARY PATIENTS — DENIAL OF ADMISSION.
Section 66-319 - RELEASE OF VOLUNTARY INPATIENTS.
Section 66-320 - RIGHT TO RELEASE ON APPLICATION — EXCEPTIONS.
Section 66-324 - AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE INVOLUNTARY PATIENTS.
Section 66-325 - RESIDENCE NOT AFFECTED BY PLACE OF TREATMENT.
Section 66-326 - DETENTION WITHOUT HEARING.
Section 66-327 - RESPONSIBILITY FOR COSTS OF COMMITMENT AND CARE OF PATIENTS.
Section 66-328 - JURISDICTION OF PROCEEDINGS FOR COMMITMENT.
Section 66-329 - COMMITMENT TO DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR UPON COURT ORDER — JUDICIAL PROCEDURE.
Section 66-330 - TRANSPORTATION — TEMPORARY DETENTION — NOTICE.
Section 66-331 - CARE AND TREATMENT IN A FEDERAL FACILITY.
Section 66-333 - EXAMINATION OF NEWLY ADMITTED PATIENTS.
Section 66-334 - TRANSFER OF PATIENTS BETWEEN CERTAIN INPATIENT TREATMENT FACILITIES.
Section 66-335 - COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL CONVICTS.
Section 66-337 - REVIEW, TERMINATION OF COMMITMENT AND DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS.
Section 66-341 - EXEMPTIONS FROM LIABILITY.
Section 66-343 - PETITION FOR REEXAMINATION OF ORDER OF COMMITMENT.
Section 66-344 - RIGHT TO HUMANE CARE AND TREATMENT.
Section 66-345 - RESTRAINTS AND SECLUSION.
Section 66-346 - RIGHT TO COMMUNICATION AND VISITATION — EXERCISE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
Section 66-347 - WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
Section 66-348 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Section 66-349 - PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
Section 66-350 - DETENTION PENDING JUDICIAL DETERMINATION.
Section 66-351 - REPAYMENT OF MONEY ON DISCHARGE OF PATIENT.
Section 66-352 - MONEY FOUND ON MENTALLY ILL PERSONS — DISPOSITION.