26-16-7. Immunity from civil liability for team members acting in good faith.
Any person serving as a member of a county interdisciplinary child information team as provided in §26-16-1 whose action in facilitating the exchange and sharing of information in serving any child in the course of their professions, specialities, interests, or occupations for the purpose of holding each child accountable, ensuring the safety of the child and the community, and providing early intervention to avert more serious problems, is immune from any civil liability, arising out of any good faith act relevant to participation on any county interdisciplinary child information team, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.
Source: SL 2005, ch 143, §7.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 16 - County Interdisciplinary Child Information Teams
Section 26-16-1 - Agreement to form county interdisciplinary child information team--Members.
Section 26-16-2 - Team voting to allow additional persons to join team--Authorized members.
Section 26-16-3 - Auxiliary teams.
Section 26-16-4 - Information sharing in serving child for specified purposes--Confidentiality.
Section 26-16-5 - Terms of written agreement--Filing.
Section 26-16-6 - Education records.
Section 26-16-7 - Immunity from civil liability for team members acting in good faith.
Section 26-16-8 - Agreement to include requirement for notice to parent or guardian--Exception.