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§ 41-63-5. Immunity from liability of furnishers of medical or dental information and of members of review committees for action taken

MS Code § 41-63-5 (2019) (N/A)
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No physician, dentist, pharmacist, nurse, hospital, organization or institution furnishing information, data, reports or records under Section 41-63-3 or 41-63-4 shall, by reason of furnishing such information be liable in damages to any person. No hospital, hospital governing body, medical or dental review committee, or member of such a committee or governing body, or employee thereof, shall be liable in damages to any person for any action taken or recommendation made within the scope of the functions of any medical or dental review committee if such committee or committee member acts without malice and in the reasonable belief that such action or recommendation is warranted by the facts known to him at the time of such action or recommendation.

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§ 41-63-4. Department of Health to design and establish registry program of the condition and treatment of persons seeking medical care; rules, regulations and procedures governing program; State Health Data Advisory Committee established; types of information provided to registry; confidentiality of information; penalties for knowing or negligent release of data in violation of this section; penalties for failure to provide data; fees and charges
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