Kentucky Statutes 315.193 – Board members’ immunity for official acts
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(1) Members of the board, its agents, and employees shall be immune from suit in any action, civil, or criminal, which is based upon any official act or acts performed by them in good faith.
(2) Any pharmacist, whose duty it is to review or evaluate the acts of other pharmacists and who serves on any committee, board, commission or other entity affiliated with a governmental or quasi-governmental agency or with a medical facility, shall not be required to respond in damages for any official action taken by him in good faith as a member thereof.
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 21, effective July 15, 1996. — Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 310, sec. 4.
(2) Any pharmacist, whose duty it is to review or evaluate the acts of other pharmacists and who serves on any committee, board, commission or other entity affiliated with a governmental or quasi-governmental agency or with a medical facility, shall not be required to respond in damages for any official action taken by him in good faith as a member thereof.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 315.193
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Board: means the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy. See Kentucky Statutes 315.010
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Pharmacist: means a natural person licensed by this state to engage in the practice of the profession of pharmacy. See Kentucky Statutes 315.010
Effective: July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 257, sec. 21, effective July 15, 1996. — Created
1974 Ky. Acts ch. 310, sec. 4.