Bill > H1862

This bill amends the medical peer review law in Massachusetts. It maintains the confidentiality of medical peer review proceedings, reports, and records, with some exceptions. The bill allows injured persons, their health care proxies, next of kin, or personal representatives to request and receive these records. It also allows the use of peer review records to refresh a witness's recollection or be used as evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding involving the medical provider who was the subject of the peer review. However, the peer review report itself is generally inadmissible as evidence, unless the medical provider makes a contradictory statement during litigation. The bill also clarifies that individuals who testify before the peer review committee can still testify in subsequent proceedings about matters they knew independently or about their testimony before the committee. Finally, the bill allows for reasonable restrictions on the use of the information obtained from peer review proceedings to maintain confidentiality or privacy.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1862