90-48.8. Immunity of a member.
No member of a dental peer review committee of a State or local dental society shall be held liable in damages to any person for any action taken or recommendation made within the scope of the functions of that committee, except with regard to Medicare and Medicaid charges or payments if the committee member acts without malice and in reasonable belief that the action or recommendation was warranted by the facts known to him after reasonable effort to obtain the facts of the matter as to which the action was taken or recommendation was made. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1192, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 90 - Medicine and Allied Occupations
Article 2A - Dental Peer Review Protection Act.
§ 90-48.8 - Immunity of a member.
§ 90-48.9 - Immunity of witnesses before dental peer review committee.
§ 90-48.10 - Confidentiality of review organization's proceedings and records.
§ 90-48.11 - No limitation on previous privileges and immunities.