The civil immunity provided in this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The persons entitled to immunity under this chapter include:

(1) A lawyers assistance program approved by the Tennessee supreme court that provides assistance to attorneys suspected of having an impaired ability to practice law because of abuse of alcohol or other drugs, or because of any other physical or mental infirmity causing impairment;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 23-4-103

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) A member, employee or agent of the program, association or nonprofit corporation; and
(3) A person who reports or provides information concerning an impaired professional, including, but not limited to, persons designated to monitor or supervise the course of treatment or rehabilitation of an impaired professional.
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