Colorado § 12-265-117 - Temporary advisory committees - immunity.
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§ 12-265-117. Temporary advisory committees - immunity.
(1) The board may appoint temporary advisory committees, including temporary professional review committees, to assist in the performance of its duties with respect to individual investigations. Each temporary advisory committee shall consist of at least three licensees who have expertise in the area under review. Members of temporary advisory committees shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.
(2) If a professional review committee is established pursuant to subsection (1) of this section to investigate the quality of care being given by a person licensed pursuant to this article 265, the committee shall include in its membership at least three persons licensed in the same category as the licensee under review, but the committee may be authorized to act only by the board.
(3) In addition to the persons specified in section 12-20-402, any member of a professional review committee, any member of the committee's staff, any person acting as a witness or consultant to the committee, any witness testifying in a proceeding authorized under this article 265, and any person who lodges a complaint pursuant to this article 265 is granted the same immunity, and is subject to the same conditions for immunity, as specified in section 12-20-402.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1389, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-39-115 as it existed prior to 2019.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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