Medical Peer Review
Rhode Island permits health care providers to disclose confidential health care information to medical peer review boards without obtaining authorization. Information maintained by medical peer review boards is confidential, not subject to discovery, and inadmissible as evidence in a legal proceeding.1 Peer review boards must report a physician2 or physician assistant’s3 unprofessional conduct to the relevant professional licensing board.
| Subtopic | Statute/Regulation | Description |
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| Medical Peer Review | Medical peer review boards - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 5-37.3-7 | Health care providers may disclose confidential health care information to medical peer review boards without obtaining authorization. Information... |
| Privileges and immunities for peer review activities - R.I. Gen. Laws Ann. § 23-17-25 | Peer review records and proceedings are inadmissible and not subject to discovery in all cases except those relating to physician sanctions. ... |
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