No member of a peer review committee or a professional standards review committee of a state or local professional organization, including, but not limited to, committees established to review the practices of doctors of chiropractic, doctors of veterinary medicine, doctors of medicine, doctors of dentistry, attorneys at law, real estate brokers, architects, professional engineers, certified public accountants, public accountants or registered nurses shall be deemed liable to any person for any action taken or recommendation made within the scope of the functions of the committee, if the committee member acts without malice and in the reasonable belief that such action or recommendation is warranted by the facts known to him after reasonable effort to obtain the facts of the matter as to which such action is taken or recommendation is made.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations
§30-1-1. Application of Article
§30-1-1a. Legislative Findings and Declaration
§30-1-2a. Required Orientation Session
§30-1-4. Official Seal; Rules and Regulations
§30-1-4a. Lay Members of Professional Boards
§30-1-5. Meetings; Quorum; Investigatory Powers; Duties
§30-1-5a. Reporting of Fraud and Misappropriation of Funds
§30-1-7. Contents of License or Certificate of Registration
§30-1-7a. Continuing Education
§30-1-8a. Reinstatement of License
§30-1-8b. Mediation of Complaints
§30-1-10. Disposition of Money Fines; Legislative Audit; Review of Board"s Fee Structure
§30-1-11. Compensation of Members; Expenses
§30-1-13. Roster of Licensed or Registered Practitioners
§30-1-14. Remission of Certain Fees
§30-1-18. Retired, Volunteer and Inactive Status Licenses
§30-1-19. Combining Board Staff Functions
§30-1-21. Exemption From Licensure for Professional Practice for a Charitable Function
§30-1-23. Waiver of Initial Licensing Fees for Certain Individuals; Definitions
§30-1-24. Use of Criminal Records as Disqualification From Authorization to Practice
§30-1-25. Primacy of State Regulation of Occupational Practice