§ 1-401. Medical review committees
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2022
Effective: October 1, 2022
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 1-401
§ 1-401. Medical review committees
(b) For purposes of this section, a medical review committee is:
(5) A committee of the medical staff or other committee, including any risk management, credentialing, or utilization review committee established in accordance with § 19-319 of the Health--General Article, of a hospital, related institution, or alternative health care system, if the governing board of the hospital, related institution, or alternative health care system forms and approves the committee or approves the written bylaws under which the committee operates;
(c) For purposes of this section, a medical review committee:
(d)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the proceedings, records, and files of a medical review committee are not discoverable and are not admissible in evidence in any civil action.
(e) Subsection (d)(1) of this section does not apply to:
(f)(1) A person shall have the immunity from liability described under § 5-637 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article for any action as a member of the medical review committee or for giving information to, participating in, or contributing to the function of the medical review committee.
(2) A contribution to the function of a medical review committee includes any statement by any person, regardless of whether it is a direct communication with the medical review committee, that is made within the context of the person's employment or is made to a person with a professional interest in the functions of a medical review committee and is intended to lead to redress of a matter within the scope of a medical review committee's functions.
Credits
Added as Health Occupations § 14-601 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1982, c. 156, § 1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1984, c. 430, § 2, eff. July 1, 1984; Acts 1987, c. 653, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; Acts 1988, c. 109, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1988, c. 314, § 3, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1988, c. 332, § 1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1989, c. 89, § 1, eff. April 11, 1989; Acts 1990, c. 546, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 1990; Acts 1990, c. 671, § 1, eff. July 1, 1990. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 14-501 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1991, c. 55, § 1, eff. April 9, 1991; Acts 1994, c. 420, § 1, eff. July 1, 1994; Acts 1995, c. 74, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1995; Acts 1996, c. 529, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 1997, c. 14, § 20, eff. April 8, 1997; Acts 1997, c. 696, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 415, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, c. 34, § 1, eff. April 13, 1999; Acts 2000, c. 470, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2000; Acts 2002, c. 157, § 2, eff. July 1, 2002. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 1-401 by Acts 2002, c. 158, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 158, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2003, c. 126, § 1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 252, § 10, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 5, eff. April 8, 2006; Acts 2008, c. 654, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, c. 664, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2011, c. 308, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2011, c. 309, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2014, c. 45, § 5; Acts 2017, c. 62, § 6; Acts 2020, c. 612, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 613, § 1, eff. May 8, 2020; Acts 2021, c. 109, § 1, eff. April 13, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 80, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 81, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022.
Formerly Art. 43, § 134A.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 1-401, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 1-401
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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