(745 ILCS 55/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4143)
Sec. 3.
Immunity.
Any person serving upon a peer review or quality
assessment and assurance committee or any person who furnishes records,
information or assistance to a peer review or a quality assessment and
assurance committee whose purpose, directly or indirectly, is to evaluate
the qualifications of long-term care providers or internal quality control,
and to evaluate patient care rendered by long-term care providers shall not
be liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts, omissions,
decisions or any other conduct in connection with his or her duties on such
committee, except those involving willful or wanton misconduct.
(Source: P.A. 86-1198.)
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