{"data":{"id":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-1442","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"26 V.S.A. § 1442","heading":"Immunity from liability of members of committee of professional society formed to maintain standards","body":"(a) There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages shall arise against, any member of a peer review committee, any peer review committee or its predecessor or subsidiary organization, any person acting or employed as staff for a peer review committee, any person under a contract or other formal agreement with a peer review committee, or any person who participates with or assists a peer review committee for any act or proceeding related to peer review activities undertaken or performed within the scope of the functions of the peer review committee; provided that the member, peer review committee, predecessor or subsidiary organization, or person acts without malice, has made a reasonable effort to obtain the facts of the matter acted upon, and the action is taken with the reasonable belief that the action is warranted by the facts known after a reasonable effort to obtain all the facts. For purposes of this section, liability of a committee shall be determined with reference to acts taken by a majority of the members of the committee present at a meeting at which there was a quorum.\n(b) This subchapter shall not be construed to confer immunity from liability on any professional association or upon any health professional while performing services other than as a member of a peer review committee.\n(c) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply in the case of a violation of section 1443 of this title or any law relating to confidentiality of medical records.","path":["Title 26: Professions and Occupations","Chapter 023: Medicine","Subchapter 004: PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/26/023/01442","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:07Z","sha256":"27f370bf36d633190744517b0064d02ffe9af9b994c641ca0f5854b7ff50ff18","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-1441","next":"us-vt/26-v.s.a.-1443"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}