(a) No monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages may arise against any serving or former member, officer, administrator, staff member, committee member, examiner, representative, agent, employee, consultant, witness or any other person serving or having served the Board either as a part of the Board’s operation or as an individual as a result of any act, omission, proceeding, conduct or decision related to duties undertaken or performed in good faith and within the scope of the function of the Board.
(b) Every communication made by or on behalf of any person, institution, agency or organization to the Board or to any person designated by the Board relating to an investigation or the initiation of an investigation, whether by way of report, complaint or statement is privileged and confidential. No action or proceeding, civil or criminal, is permitted against any such person, institution, agency or organization by whom or on whose behalf such a communication was made in good faith.