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No such practitioner or person shall be liable in any action at law\nfor permitting such examination and review.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-10.1; 1960, c. 507; 1979, c. 711.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}