There shall be no liability on the part of and no action for damages against:
(1)  Any board member, employee or contractor of a peer assistance entity for any action undertaken or performed by such person within the scope of the functions of such peer assistance entity under this chapter when acting without malice and in the reasonable belief that the action taken by him is warranted; or

Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-4404

  • Board: means :
Idaho Code 54-4401
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Peer assistance entity: means an organization, a program, a committee or a professional association which is designed to address any or all of the following issues affecting practitioners of the health care professions: chemical dependency and/or impairment; psychological impairment; and mental or physical impairment. See Idaho Code 54-4401
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
    • Idaho Code 73-114
    (2)  Any person providing information to the peer assistance entity without malice in the reasonable belief that such information is accurate.