Sec. 7. (a) A:

(1) wellness program;

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 34-30-15.5-7

  • licensed physician: means :

    Indiana Code 34-30-15.5-2

  • wellness program: means any board, committee, commission, group, organization, or other entity that provides services by licensed health care providers and physician peer coaches for the purpose of evaluating or addressing issues concerning the wellness of licensed physicians and career fatigue in licensed physicians. See Indiana Code 34-30-15.5-3
(2) director, volunteer, or employee of a wellness program; and

(3) physician peer coach or licensed health care provider who evaluates or addresses issues relating to the wellness of a physician as part of a wellness program;

may not be named as a party in a civil action with respect to an official act taken in good faith and in furtherance of the work of the wellness program.

     (b) A person acting without malice who gives information to a person described in subsection (a) relating to the treatment or evaluation of a licensed physician by a wellness program may not be named as a party in a civil action with respect to the provision of information.

As added by P.L.101-2021, SEC.1.

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