(a) No nurse, hospital, nursing home, temporary staffing agency, employer, state agency, or other person required to report a nurse to the board under this article, who, in good faith, either reports or fails to report, shall be subject to civil or criminal liability or discipline for unprofessional conduct for such action or inaction. (b) A physician or other licensed health care professional who, at the request of the board, examines a nurse shall be immune from suit for damages by the nurse examined if the examining physician or examining health care professional conducted the examination and made findings or diagnoses in good faith. History. Code 1981, § 43-26-55, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 830, § 4/HB 315; Ga. L. 2014, p. 866, § 43/SB 340. 831 T.43, C.26, A.4 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES 43-26-61 ARTICLE 4 NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2017, p. 364, § 3/SB 109 provides that this article becomes effective on the earlier date of legislative enactment of this compact into law by no less than twenty-six states or December 31, 2018. The requisite number of states approved this compact on July 20, 2017. 43-26-60. Short title.
Immunity from liability for good-faith reporting
O.C.G.A. § 43-26-55 — under Title 43.
O.C.G.A. § 43-26-55