Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "in good faith and without malice" when used to describe an action taken or a decision or recommendation made means that: (1) a reasonable effort has been taken to obtain the facts of the matter; (2) a reasonable belief exists that the action, decision, or recommendation is warranted by the facts known; and (3) if the action is described in IC 34-30-15-7 , the action is made in compliance with IC 34-30-15-7 . (b) As used in this section, "health care review committee" means a peer review committee under IC 34-6-2.1-145 (or IC 34-4-12.6-1 (c) before its repeal). (c) In all actions to which this section applies, good faith shall be presumed and malice shall be required to be proven by the person aggrieved. (d) A person who, in good faith and without malice: (1) takes any action or makes a decision or recommendation as a member, an agent, or an employee of a health care review committee; or (2) furnishes any record, information, or assistance to a health care review committee; is not subject to liability for damages in any legal action in consequence of that action. (e) Neither: (1) the health maintenance organization or limited service health maintenance organization that established the health care review committee; or (2) the officers, directors, employees, or agents of the health maintenance organization or limited service health maintenance organization; are liable for damages in any civil action for the activities of a person who, in good faith and without malice, takes any action or makes a decision or recommendation as a member, an agent, or an employee of a health care review committee, or furnishes any record, information, or assistance to a health care review committee. (f) This section does not relieve any person of liability arising from treatment of a patient or an enrollee, or from a determination of the reimbursement to be provided under the terms of an insurance policy, a health maintenance organization contract, or another benefit program providing payment, reimbursement, or indemnification for health care costs based on the appropriateness of health care services delivered to an enrollee. (g) A health care review committee shall comply with IC 34-6-2.1-145 .
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