52:4B-57 - Immunity from liability for authorized forensic sexual assault examinations
52:4B-57 Immunity from liability for authorized forensic sexual assault examinations.
9. a. A designated certified forensic sexual assault nurse examiner and a designated licensed physician shall be immune from civil and criminal liability in the performance of the nurse examiner's or physician's duties when acting in response to a request from a law enforcement agency or a program coordinator to perform a forensic sexual assault examination pursuant to the provisions of this act, if the skills and care exercised by the forensic sexual assault nurse examiner or the licensed physician during the examination are those ordinarily exercised by others in the nursing and medical profession, respectively.
b.A licensed health care facility in which a forensic sexual assault examination is performed pursuant to this act shall be immune from civil and criminal liability in the performance of the examination when acting in response to a request from a law enforcement agency or a program coordinator if the care exercised by the licensed health care facility during the examination is that ordinarily exercised by a licensed health care facility.
L.2001,c.81,s.9.