{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-47.1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-47.1","heading":"Limited liability.","body":"(a)\tA person serving as a director, trustee, or officer of a public hospital as defined in G.S. 159-39, or as a commissioner, member, or officer of a hospital authority established under Part 1 or 2 of this Article, or as a director, trustee, or officer of North Carolina Memorial Hospital, shall be immune individually from civil liability for monetary damages, except to the extent covered by insurance, for any act or failure to act arising out of this service, except where the person:\n(1)\tIs compensated for his services beyond reimbursement for expenses,\n(2)\tWas not acting within the scope of his official duties,\n(3)\tWas not acting in good faith,\n(4)\tCommitted gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct that resulted in the damage or injury,\n(5)\tDerived an improper personal financial benefit from the transaction,\n(6)\tIncurred the liability from the operation of a motor vehicle, or\n(7)\tIs defendant in an action brought under G.S. 55A-28.1 or 55A-28.2.\n(b)\tThe immunity in subsection (a) is personal to the directors, trustees, officers, commissioners, and members, and does not immunize the hospital or hospital authority for liability for the acts or omissions of the directors, trustees, or officers. (1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1057, s. 1; c. 1100, s. 39.2.)","path":["Chapter 131E. Health Care Facilities and Services.","Article 2. Public Hospitals.","Part 4. Limited Liability."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_131E/GS_131E-47.1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:21:12Z","sha256":"3a53cc6bd085e7bdb3f466711d74b36adcf4e9e09d7dfb7da55387d57576eb0b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-47","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-131e-48-through-131e-51"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}