2005 Idaho Code - 54-715 — PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE

                                  TITLE  54
                    PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
                                  CHAPTER 7
                          CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE ACT
    54-715.  PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE. The board of examiners may act as a peer
review committee or may appoint other licensed chiropractors to perform such
functions as set forth in section 54-707(13), Idaho Code.
    (1)  No monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for
damages may arise against any member of a peer review committee duly appointed
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, for any act or proceeding
undertaken or performed within the scope of the functions of such committee as
provided in rules to be promulgated by the board pursuant to chapter 52, title
67, Idaho Code, if the committee member:
    (a)  Acts without malice;
    (b)  Has made a reasonable effort to obtain the facts of the matter on
    which the member acts; and
    (c)  Acts in reasonable belief that the action taken is warranted by the
    facts as known by the member after a reasonable effort to obtain facts.
    (2)  The contested case provisions of chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, do
not apply to activities of the peer review committee.
    (3)  All licensees shall, as a condition of licensure, fully cooperate
with and promptly respond to inquiries and requests from the committee[.]
    (4)  The recommendations of the committee as to necessity for services of
a licensee, and as to reasonableness of charges and procedures shall be
reported to the person who requested the review and one (1) member of the
board of examiners as designated by the board.