148.264 IMMUNITY.
Subdivision 1.
Reporting. Any person, health care facility, business, or organization is
immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for submitting in good faith a report to the
board under section
148.263 or for otherwise reporting in good faith to the board violations or
alleged violations of sections
148.171 to
148.285. All such reports are investigative data as
defined in chapter 13.
Subd. 2.
Investigation. (a) Members of the board and persons employed by the board or
engaged in the investigation of violations and in the preparation and management of charges of
violations of sections
148.171 to
148.285 on behalf of the board or persons participating in the
investigation or testifying regarding charges of violations are immune from civil liability and
criminal prosecution for any actions, transactions, or publications in the execution of, or relating
to, their duties under sections
148.171 to
148.285.
(b) Members of the board and persons employed by the board or engaged in maintaining
records and making reports regarding adverse health care events are immune from civil liability
and criminal prosecution for any actions, transactions, or publications in the execution of or
relating to their duties under section
148.267.
History: 1989 c 194 s 15; 2004 c 186 s 7