Section 61-7-11 - Protected action and communication.

NM Stat § 61-7-11 (2019) (N/A)

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There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against:

A. any member of an examining committee of the board for any action undertaken or performed by such member within the scope of the functions or such committee or board under the Impaired Health Care Provider Act when acting in good faith and in the reasonable belief that the action taken is warranted; or

B. any person providing information to an examining committee or to the board in good faith in the reasonable belief that the information is accurate.

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-42-11, enacted by Laws 1976, ch. 3, § 11; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 67-8A-11; 1993, ch. 326, § 8; 1995, ch. 96, § 11.

The 1995 amendment, effective June 16, 1995, rewrote the section which read "There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against any person providing information to the committee or to the board in good faith in the reasonable belief that the information is accurate".

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 63C Am. Jur. 2d Public Officers and Employees § 301 et seq.

Malice as ground of attack on or relief from acts or regulations of public officers in exercise of discretionary powers, 57 A.L.R. 208.

73 C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure § 15.

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