Connecticut General Statutes 19a-20 – Nonliability of complainants and board and commission members. Indemnification and defense
No member of any board or commission subject to the provisions of chapter 368v, chapters 369 to 375, inclusive, 378 to 381, inclusive, 383 to 388, inclusive, 398 and 399, including a member of a medical hearing panel established pursuant to subsection (g) of § 20-8a, and no person making a complaint or providing information to any of such boards or commissions or the Department of Public Health as part of an investigation pursuant to § 19a-14, or a disciplinary action pursuant to § 19a-17, shall, without a showing of malice, be personally liable for damage or injury to a practitioner arising out of any proceeding of such boards and commissions or department. A person making a complaint or providing information to any of such boards or commissions or to the Department of Public Health as part of an investigation pursuant to § 19a-14 or a disciplinary action pursuant to § 19a-17 shall be entitled to indemnification and defense in the manner set forth in § 5-141d with respect to a state officer or employee.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-20
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Complaint: means a formal statement of charges issued by the Department of Public Health. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-13
- Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC