Are doctors who work for a public hospital protected by Governmental Immunities?
Medical negligence claims against physicians employed at state medical facilities are not considered to arise from their employment, but from their individual duties to their patients. Such actions are not subject to governmental immunity and may be brought in the Circuit Court. The Act reduces the limitations period in actions brought against a local entity or its employees to one year from the date the injury was received or the cause of action accrued.
