Duty to report violations -- Immunity from civil liability
KRS 311.876
in effect311.876. Duty to report violations -- Immunity from civil liability
(1) A surgical assistant, a physician practicing medicine in this state, or any person usually present in an operating room, including a nurse or surgical technologist, shall report relevant information to the advisory committee related to the acts of a certified surgical assistant in this state if, in that person's opinion, a surgical assistant has violated one or more provisions of KRS 311.890 or poses a continuing threat to the public welfare through practice as a surgical assistant.
(2) A person who furnishes records, information, or assistance to the advisory committee under this section is immune from any civil liability arising from that action in a suit against the person brought by or on behalf of a surgical assistant who is reported under this section.
Effective: July 13, 2004
History: Created 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 126, sec. 7, effective July 13, 2004.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=30666Fetched: 10/20/2026
