§ 42-9.1-6. Immunity.
In the absence of malice or bad faith, any healthcare provider or entity licensed by the state of Rhode Island, or an authorized agent of such healthcare provider or entity, who upon request by the attorney general provides information that is not identifiable to a specific person to the attorney general in accordance with this chapter shall be immune from prosecution for the release of such information that is not identifiable to a specific person to the attorney general and shall not be liable in any way for damages to any individual for the release of such information to the attorney general. Nothing herein is intended to abrogate or modify in any way any common law or statutory privilege or immunity heretofore enjoyed by such healthcare provider or entity or its agents.
History of Section.
P.L. 1999, ch. 162, § 1; P.L. 1999, ch. 369, § 1.