Bill: Doctors who point out bad drivers couldn’t be sued for it

Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill to protect physicians from legal action after they recommend that a patient’s driver’s license be revoked is headed for a Senate vote. The Senate Transportation Committee unanimously approved the measure Tuesday. It’s already been approved in the House. Idaho Medical Association lobbyist Molly Steckel says the measure would prohibit lawsuits from being filed against physicians who notify the Idaho Transportation Department when a patient is deemed incompetent to drive. Reasons could include Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, epilepsy or seizures. Steckel says doctors have been targeted in the past by lawsuits filed by motorists frustrated with the recommendations to revoke their licenses. She says the making lawsuits illegal would eliminate fear some doctors have about filing reports.