Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2442 – Hold harmless for external review procedures
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2442
- Clinical peer: means a physician or other health care professional who holds a nonrestricted license in a state of the United States and in the same or similar specialty as typically manages the medical condition, procedure, or treatment under review. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2392
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Independent review organization: means an entity that conducts independent external reviews of adverse determinations and final adverse determinations. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:2392
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
No independent review organization or clinical peer working on behalf of an independent review organization or an employee, agent, or contractor of an independent review organization shall be liable in damages to any person for any opinions rendered or acts or omissions performed within the scope of the organization’s or person’s duties under the law during or upon completion of an external review conducted pursuant to this Part, unless the opinion was rendered or act or omission was performed in bad faith or involved negligence or gross negligence.
Acts 2013, No. 326, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2015.