Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 5556 - Civil immunity for licensed doctors of doctors of veterinary medicine, technicians and assistants(a) A licensed doctor of veterinary medicine, certified veterinary technician or veterinary assistant who reports, in good faith and in the normal course of business, a suspected violation of this subchapter to the proper authority shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of reporting the incident.(b)Nonapplicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an act or omission intentionally designed to harm or to an act or omission that constitutes gross negligence or willful, wanton or reckless conduct.Added by P.L. TBD 2017 No. 10, § 4, eff. 8/27/2017.