311.876 Duty to report violations -- Immunity from civil liability. (1) A surgical assistant, a physician practicing medicine in this state, or any person usually present in an operating room, including a nurse or surgical technologist, shall report relevant information to the advisory committee related to the acts of a certif ied surgical assistant in this state if, in that person's opinion, a surgical assistant has violated one or more provisions of KRS 311.890 or poses a continuing threat to the public welfare through practice as a surgical assistant. (2) A person who furnish es records, information, or assistance to the advisory committee under this section is immune from any civil liability arising from that action in a suit against the person brought by or on behalf of a surgical assistant who is reported under this section. Effective: July 13, 2004 History: Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 7, effective July 13, 2004.
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