Liability/Immunity

• Medical consultants are not required to purchase separate medical malpractice insurance in order to conduct reviews.

• Physicians acting as medical consultants to the Arizona Medical Board do not need to purchase separate liability insurance coverage for acts performed within the course and scope of their consultant duties. The Arizona Department of Administration provides coverage for the Arizona Medical Board, its officers, agents, employees and others necessary to accomplish its functions “against liability for acts or omissions of any nature while acting in authorized governmental or proprietary capacities and in the course and scope of employment or authorization.” (A.R.S. §41-621)