(1) The following persons are immune from suit and not liable for damages in any civil action with respect to their participation in, assistance to, or reporting of information to a professional review committee in connection with a professional review action in this state, and such persons are not liable for damages in a civil action with respect to their participation in, assistance to, or reporting of information to a professional review committee that meets the standards of and is in conformity with the federal "Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986", as amended, 42 U.S.C. secs. 11101 through 11152:

(a) An authorized entity, professional review committee, or governing board;

(b) Any person acting as a member of or staff to the authorized entity, professional review committee, or governing board;

(c) A witness, consultant, or other person who provided information to the authorized entity, professional review committee, or governing board; and

(d) Any person who participates with or assists the professional review committee or governing board with respect to the professional review activities.

(2) (a) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, nothing in this article relieves an authorized entity that is a health care facility licensed or certified pursuant to part 1 of article 3 of title 25, C.R.S., or certified pursuant to section 25-1.5-103, C.R.S., of liability to an injured person or wrongful death claimant for the facility's independent negligence in the credentialing or privileging process for a person licensed under article 36 of this title or licensed under article 38 of this title and granted authority as an advanced practice nurse who provided health care services for the injured or deceased person at the facility. For purposes of this section, the facility's participation in the credentialing process or the privileging process does not constitute the corporate practice of medicine.

(b) Nothing in this section affects the confidentiality or privilege of any records subject to section 12-36.5-104 (10) or of information obtained and maintained in accordance with a quality management program as described in section 25-3-109, C.R.S. The exceptions to confidentiality or privilege as set forth in sections 25-3-109 (4), C.R.S., and 12-36.5-104 (10) apply.

(c) This subsection (2), as amended, applies to actions filed on or after July 1, 2012.

(3) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Professional review action" means an action or recommendation of a professional review committee that is taken or made in the conduct of professional review activity and that is based on the quality and appropriateness of patient care provided by, or the competence or professional conduct of, an individual person licensed under article 36 of this title or licensed under article 38 of this title and granted authority as an advanced practice nurse, which action affects or may affect adversely the person's clinical privileges of or membership in an authorized entity. "Professional review action" includes a formal decision by the professional review committee not to take an action or make a recommendation as provided in this paragraph (a) and also includes professional review activities relating to a professional review action. An action is not based upon the competence or professional conduct of a person if the action is primarily based on:

(I) The person's association or lack of association with a professional society or association;

(II) The person's fees or his or her advertising or engaging in other competitive acts intended to solicit or retain business;

(III) The person's association with, supervision of, delegation of authority to, support for, training of, or participation in a private group practice with a member or members of a particular class of health care practitioners or professionals;

(IV) The person's participation in prepaid group health plans, salaried employment, or any other manner of delivering health services whether on a fee-for-service basis or other basis;

(V) Any other matter that does not relate to the quality and appropriateness of patient care provided by, or the competence or professional conduct of, a person licensed under article 36 of this title or licensed under article 38 of this title and granted authority as an advanced practice nurse.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2012.)