N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131D-21.1
Peer review
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
It is not a violation of G.S. 131D-21(6) for medical records to be disclosed to a private peer review committee if:
It is not a violation of G.S. 131D-21(6) for medical records to be disclosed to a private peer review committee if:
(1) The peer review committee has been approved by the Department;
(1) The peer review committee has been approved by the Department;
(2) The purposes of the peer review committee are to: Survey facilities to verify a high level of quality care through evaluation and peer assistance;
(2) The purposes of the peer review committee are to: Survey facilities to verify a high level of quality care through evaluation and peer assistance;
(3) Resolve written complaints in a responsible and professional manner; and
(3) Resolve written complaints in a responsible and professional manner; and
(4) Develop a basic knowledge of care and standards useful in establishing a means of measuring quality of care; and
(4) Develop a basic knowledge of care and standards useful in establishing a means of measuring quality of care; and
(5) The peer review committee keeps such records confidential.
(5) The peer review committee keeps such records confidential.
History
(1983, c. 816, s. 1.)
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.