Anyone participating in good faith in the making of a report pursuant to this chapter or who provides information or assistance, including medical evaluations or consultations, in connection with a report, investigation, or legal intervention pursuant to a good faith report of child abuse or neglect, is immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any such participant has the same immunity with respect to participation in any investigation by the department or judicial proceeding resulting from such report.
Source. 1979, 361:2. 1994, 411:17. 1995, 310:175, eff. Nov. 1, 1995. 2019, 45:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.