Nebraska Statutes 71-8721. Immunity from liability
Any person who receives or releases information in the form and manner prescribed by the Patient Safety Improvement Act and the procedures established by a patient safety organization shall not be civilly or criminally liable for such receipt or release unless the receipt or release is done with actual malice, fraudulent intent, or bad faith. A patient safety organization shall not be liable civilly for the release of nonidentifiable aggregate trend data identifying the number and types of patient safety events that occur. Because the candid and conscientious evaluation of patient safety events is essential to the improvement of medical care and to encourage improvements in patient safety, any provider furnishing services to a patient safety organization shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of such acts, omissions, decisions, or other such conduct in connection with the duties on behalf of a patient safety organization if done pursuant to the Patient Safety Improvement Act except for acts done with actual malice, fraudulent intent, or bad faith.
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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 71-8721
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Patient safety organization: means an organization described in section 71-8714 that contracts with one or more providers subject to the Patient Safety Improvement Act and that performs the following activities:
(1) The conduct, as the organization's primary activity, of efforts to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8707
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Provider: means a person that is either:
(1) A facility licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8709