330.1439 Cause of action against person filing petition.
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330.1439 Cause of action against person filing petition.
Sec. 439.
(1)A cause of action is not cognizable against a person who in good faith files a petition under this chapter alleging that an individual is a person requiring treatment, unless the petition is filed as the result of an act or omission amounting to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
(2)A cause of action is not cognizable against a preadmission screening unit or its employees or contractors or a crisis stabilization unit or its employees or contractors, who in good faith makes a determination as to whether an individual is a person requiring treatment or not, unless the determination is the result of an act or omission amounting to gross negligence or willful and wanton misconduct.
History: Add. 1986, Act 118, Eff. Mar. 31, 1987 ;-- Am. 2020, Act 402 , Eff. Mar. 24, 2021