Kansas Statutes 47-851. Failure to report; immunity from civil liability
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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 47-851
- Committee: means an executive or review committee of a state professional society or organization or an impaired veterinarian committee. See Kansas Statutes 47-846
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Impaired veterinarian: means a veterinarian who is unable to practice veterinary medicine with reasonable skill and safety due to physical or mental disabilities, including deterioration through the aging process, loss of motor skill or abuse of drugs or alcohol. See Kansas Statutes 47-846
(a) No person or entity shall be subject to liability in a civil action for failure to report as authorized by Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-847 or 47-848, and amendments thereto.
(b) In no event shall a professional society or organization or impaired veterinarian committee be liable in damages for the alleged failure to properly investigate or act upon any report made pursuant to Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-847 and amendments thereto.