§ 8152. Peer review
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 Pa.C.S.A. Health and SafetyEffective: February 16, 2010
Effective: February 16, 2010
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 8152
§ 8152. Peer review
(1) A person who provides information to a review organization shall have the same protections from civil and criminal liability as a person who provides information to a review organization under the act of July 20, 1974 (P.L. 564, No. 193),1 known as the Peer Review Protection Act.
(2) An individual who is a member or employee of a review organization or who furnishes professional counsel or services to the organization shall have the same protections from civil and criminal liability for the performance of any duty, function or activity authorized or required of the review organization as a person who performs the duty, function or activity under the Peer Review Protection Act.
(b) Confidentiality of review organization's records.--The proceedings and records of a review organization shall be held in confidence and shall have the same protections from discovery and introduction into evidence in civil proceedings as they would under the Peer Review Protection Act. A person who was in attendance at a meeting of a review organization shall be subject to the same testimony restrictions as a person who was in attendance at a meeting of a review organization under the Peer Review Protection Act.
Credits
2009, Aug. 18, P.L. 308, No. 37, § 1, effective in 180 days [Feb. 16, 2010].
Footnotes
63 P.S. § 425.1 et seq.
35 Pa.C.S.A. § 8152, PA ST 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 8152
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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