(225 ILCS 25/54) (from Ch. 111, par. 2354)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2026)
Sec. 54.
Exemption from civil liability for Peer Review Committees.
While serving upon any Peer Review Committee, any dentist shall not be
liable for civil damages as a result of his or her decisions, findings or
recommendations in connection with his or her duties on such committee,
except decisions, findings or recommendations involving his or her wilful
or wanton misconduct. Furthermore, any professional organization,
association or society of dentists, or component thereof, which sponsors,
sanctions or otherwise operates or participates in peer review activities
is hereby afforded the same privileges and immunities afforded to any
member of the peer review committee.
(Source: P.A. 85-946.)
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