The civil immunity provided in this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The persons entitled to immunity under this chapter include: (1) A lawyers assistance program approved by the Tennessee supreme court that provides assistance to attorneys suspected of having an impaired ability to practice law because of abuse of alcohol or other drugs, or because of any other physical or mental infirmity causing impairment; (2) A member, employee or agent of the program, association or nonprofit corporation; and (3) A person who reports or provides information concerning an impaired professional, including, but not limited to, persons designated to monitor or supervise the course of treatment or rehabilitation of an impaired professional. Acts 1993, ch. 359, § 1. The civil immunity provided in this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The persons entitled to immunity under this chapter include: (1) A lawyers assistance program approved by the Tennessee supreme court that provides assistance to attorneys suspected of having an impaired ability to practice law because of abuse of alcohol or other drugs, or because of any other physical or mental infirmity causing impairment; (2) A member, employee or agent of the program, association or nonprofit corporation; and (3) A person who reports or provides information concerning an impaired professional, including, but not limited to, persons designated to monitor or supervise the course of treatment or rehabilitation of an impaired professional. Acts 1993, ch. 359, § 1. The civil immunity provided in this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The persons entitled to immunity under this chapter include: (1) A lawyers assistance program approved by the Tennessee supreme court that provides assistance to attorneys suspected of having an impaired ability to practice law because of abuse of alcohol or other drugs, or because of any other physical or mental infirmity causing impairment; (2) A member, employee or agent of the program, association or nonprofit corporation; and (3) A person who reports or provides information concerning an impaired professional, including, but not limited to, persons designated to monitor or supervise the course of treatment or rehabilitation of an impaired professional. Acts 1993, ch. 359, § 1. The civil immunity provided in this chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The persons entitled to immunity under this chapter include: (1) A lawyers assistance program approved by the Tennessee supreme court that provides assistance to attorneys suspected of having an impaired ability to practice law because of abuse of alcohol or other drugs, or because of any other physical or mental infirmity causing impairment; (2) A member, employee or agent of the program, association or nonprofit corporation; and (3) A person who reports or provides information concerning an impaired professional, including, but not limited to, persons designated to monitor or supervise the course of treatment or rehabilitation of an impaired professional. Acts 1993, ch. 359, § 1.
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