Bill > H2477

This bill amends the medical peer review law in Massachusetts. It makes changes to the confidentiality provisions, allowing certain individuals such as the injured person or their representative to access the proceedings, reports, and records of the medical peer review committee. It also allows this information to be used in judicial or administrative proceedings involving the medical provider who was the subject of the peer review. The bill clarifies that documents and records from original sources are not immune from subpoena or discovery just because they were presented to the peer review committee. It also specifies that the peer review proceedings and records can be used in investigations or administrative proceedings conducted by certain medical boards or the Department of Public Health.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2477