§ 4872 Defamation Protection For Reporters

• •If you report someone to a wellness committee or the board, they will help protect you if someone sues you for saying bad things about them.
• •This law is about keeping people safe from legal trouble when they speak up about concerns.
• •The board will support you in court if someone tries to sue you for defamation after you made a report.

You see a doctor at work acting strangely and report it to the wellness committee because you're worried about patient safety.

If that doctor sues you for saying bad things about them, the board will help defend you in court because you were just trying to keep people safe.