GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1983 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 816

HOUSE BILL 1028

 

AN ACT TO ALLOW PRIVATE PEER REVIEW IN DOMICILIARY HOMES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Chapter 131D of the General Statutes is amended by inserting a new section to read:

"§ 131D-21.1. Peer Review.-It is not a violation of G.S.

131D-21(6) for medical records to be disclosed to a private peer review committee if:

(1)       The peer review committee has been approved by the Department;

(2)       The purposes of the peer review committee are to:

a.         survey facilities to verify a high level of quality care through evaluation and peer assistance;

b.         resolve written complaints in a responsible and professional manner; and

c.         develop a basic knowledge of care and standards useful in establishing a means of measuring quality of care;  and

(3)       The peer review committee keeps such records confidential."

Sec. 2.  This act is effective October 1, 1983.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 19th day of July, 1983.