36-4B-34.1. Peer review committee--Activities--Liability of members.
For the purposes of §§36-4B-34.1 to 36-4B-34.4, inclusive, a peer review committee is one or more persons, including an emergency medical technician at any level as described in this chapter, acting as an administrative or medical committee of a licensed health care facility or a licensed ambulance service, that engages in peer review activity. There is no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages may arise against, any member of a peer review committee or against any consultant to that committee engaging in peer review activity as provided in §§36-4B-34.1 to 36-4B-34.4, inclusive, if the committee member or consultant acts without malice, has made a reasonable effort to obtain the facts of the matter under consideration, and acts in a reasonable belief that the action taken is warranted by those facts. The provisions of this section do not affect the official immunity of an officer or employee of a public corporation.
Source: SL 2004, ch 244, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 36 - Professions and Occupations
Chapter 04B - Advanced Life Support Personnel
Section 36-4B-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 36-4B-2 - Program created--Implementing agencies.
Section 36-4B-5 - Federal personnel not restricted--Religious groups not practicing medicine.
Section 36-4B-7 - Requirements--Educational programs in advanced life support.
Section 36-4B-11 - Notice to board of changes in directorship or content of educational programs.
Section 36-4B-12 - Withdrawal of approval for failure of educational program to meet requirements.
Section 36-4B-13 - Issuance of advanced life support licenses--Qualifications of applicants.
Section 36-4B-13.1 - License--Background check required.
Section 36-4B-14 - Licensing without examination of licensee from another state.
Section 36-4B-15 - Medical supervision of advanced life support personnel.
Section 36-4B-16 - Practices permitted by emergency medical technician-intermediate/99.
Section 36-4B-16.1 - Practices permitted by emergency medical technician-intermediate/85.
Section 36-4B-16.2 - Practices permitted by emergency medical technician-advanced.
Section 36-4B-17 - Practices permitted by licensed paramedics.
Section 36-4B-18 - Additional tasks permitted with adequate training and proficiency.
Section 36-4B-18.1 - Critical care endorsement.
Section 36-4B-20 - Hospital and institutional rules applicable.
Section 36-4B-21 - Immunity from liability of licensees--Exceptions.
Section 36-4B-22 - Immunity from liability of sponsoring organization--Exceptions.
Section 36-4B-24 - Immunity from liability of supervising physician--Exception.
Section 36-4B-26 - Annual renewal of license required--Form.
Section 36-4B-28 - Suspension on failure to renew license--Reinstatement.
Section 36-4B-31 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license.
Section 36-4B-32 - Appeal of board decisions.
Section 36-4B-33 - Suspension of license for mental incompetency--Restoration to reason.
Section 36-4B-34 - Reissuance of canceled, suspended or revoked license.
Section 36-4B-34.1 - Peer review committee--Activities--Liability of members.
Section 36-4B-34.2 - Data of peer review committee--Disclosure--Discovery--Admissibility--Testimony.
Section 36-4B-34.4 - Peer review activity defined.
Section 36-4B-35 - Advanced life support program--Rules.
Section 36-4B-36 - Prohibited rules.
Section 36-4B-37 - Advanced life support personnel advisory committee--Appointment--Terms--Duties.
Section 36-4B-38 - Training on use of auto-injector for emergency administration of epinephrine.