Section 1-604 - Peer review. - Maryland Statutes

§ 1-604. Peer review.
 

(a)  Review of final peer review report.- If a statute authorizes a health occupations board to use a system of peer review in standard of care cases and the peer reviewer or peer reviewers determine that there has been a violation of a standard of care, the board shall provide the licensee or certificate holder under investigation with an opportunity to review the final peer review report and provide the board with a written response within 10 business days after the report was sent to the licensee or certificate holder. 

(b)  Consideration of written response and final peer review report.- If a health occupations board receives a written response to a final peer review report, the board shall consider both the report and response before taking any action. 
 

[2010, chs. 533, 534.]