§ 34-6-2.1-145 — "Peer review committee"

Indiana § 34-6-2.1-145

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 34: CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE
• Art. 6: DEFINITIONS

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(a) "Peer review committee", for purposes
of IC 34-30-15, means a committee that:
(1) has the responsibility of evaluation of:
(A) qualifications of professional health care providers;
(B) patient care rendered by professional health care providers;
or
(C) the merits of a complaint against a professional health care
provider that includes a determination or recommendation
concerning the complaint, and the complaint is based on the
competence or professional conduct of an individual health care
provider, whose competence or conduct affects or could affect
adversely the health or welfare of a patient or patients; and
(2) meets the following criteria:
(A) The committee is organized:
(i) by a state, regional, or local organization of professional
health care providers or by a nonprofit foundation created by
the professional organization for purposes of improvement of
patient care;
(ii) by the professional staff of a hospital, another health care
facility, a nonprofit health care organization (under section
165(23) of this chapter), a professional health care
organization, or a medical school located in Indiana;
(iii) by state or federal law or regulation;
(iv) by a governing board of a hospital, a nonprofit health
care organization (under section 165(23) of this chapter), or
professional health care organization;
(v) as a governing board or committee of the board of a
hospital, a nonprofit health care organization (under section
165(23) of this chapter), or professional health care
organization;
(vi) by an organization, a plan, or a program described in
section 165(16) through 165(17) of this chapter;
(vii) as a hospital or a nonprofit health care organization
(under section 165(23) of this chapter) medical staff or a
section of that staff;
(viii) as a governing board or committee of the board of a
professional health care provider (as defined in section
165(16) through 165(17) of this chapter); or
(ix) by a perinatal center described in IC 16-21-13.
(B) At least fifty percent (50%) of the committee members are:
(i) individual professional health care providers, the
governing board of a hospital, the governing board of a
nonprofit health care organization (under section 165(23) of
this chapter), or professional health care organization, or the
governing board or a committee of the board of a professional
health care provider (as defined in section 165(16) through
165(17) of this chapter); or
(ii) individual professional health care providers and the
committee is organized as an interdisciplinary committee to
conduct evaluation of patient care services.
(b) However, "peer review committee" does not include a medical
review panel created under IC 34-18-10 (or IC 27-12-10 before its
repeal).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.186-2025, SEC.176.