32 §92-A. Records of quality assurance activities - Maine Statutes

Title 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 2-B: MAINE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES ACT OF 1982

§92-A. Records of quality assurance activities

1. Immunity from suit. Any person who participates in the activities of any emergency medical services quality assurance committee approved by the board is immune from civil liability for undertaking or failing to undertake any act within the scope of the committee.

[ 1991, c. 588, §23 (AMD) .]

2. Confidentiality. All proceedings and records of proceedings concerning the quality assurance activities of an emergency medical services quality assurance committee approved by the board and all reports, information and records provided to the committee are confidential and may not be obtained by discovery from the committee, the board or its staff. Quality assurance information may be disclosed to a licensee as part of any board-approved educational or corrective process.

[ 2003, c. 559, §6 (AMD) .]

3. Assistance of information; immunity. Any person, health care facility or other emergency services organization which assists in the activities of an emergency medical services quality assurance committee approved by the board which provides information to an emergency medical services quality assurance committee approved by the board shall be protected by the provisions of section 93 as though that assistance of information were provided to the board itself.

[ 1989, c. 288, (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1989, c. 288, (NEW). 1991, c. 588, §23 (AMD). 2001, c. 229, §11 (AMD). 2003, c. 559, §6 (AMD).