65-1515. Immunity from liability in civil actions for reporting, communicating and investigating certain information concerning alleged malpractice incidents and other information; conditions. (a) No person reporting to the board of examiners in optometry under oath and in good faith any information such person may have relating to alleged incidents of malpractice or the qualifications, fitness or character of a person licensed to practice optometry shall be subject to a civil action for damages as a result of reporting such information.
(b) Any state, regional or local association of licensed optometrists and the individual members of any committee thereof, which in good faith investigates or communicates information pertaining to the alleged incidents of malpractice or the qualifications, fitness or character of any licensee to the board of examiners in optometry or to any committee or agent thereof, shall be immune from liability in any civil action, that is based upon such investigation or transmittal of information if the investigation and communication was made in good faith and did not represent as true any matter not reasonably believed to be true.
(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the optometry law.
History: L. 1976, ch. 261, ยง 2; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 15 - Regulation Of Optometrists
65-1502 Who deemed practitioners.
65-1504b Unlawful to dispense opthalmic lens or lenses without prescription order.
65-1509a Continuing education requirements.
65-1511 Partial invalidity of act.
65-1516 Professional incompetence; unprofessional conduct; defined.
65-1517 Revocation, suspension or limitation of license; censure; grounds.
65-1518 Administrative proceedings; procedure; review; civil enforcement; costs.
65-1519 Federal trade regulations; defense of certain acts.
65-1520 Mental or physical examination of licensee; computation of time limit for hearing.
65-1521 Reinstatement of license after revocation.
65-1523 Injunctive relief for violations of act, rules and regulations.
65-1524 Practice of optometry by corporation or limited liability company prohibited, exceptions.