§ 32 §91-B — Confidentiality exceptions

1.
Confidentiality.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all proceedings and records of proceedings concerning the quality assurance activities of an emergency medical services quality assurance committee approved by the board and all reports, information and records provided to the committee are confidential and may not be disclosed or obtained by discovery from the committee, the board or its staff or the licensing board or its staff. Quality assurance information may be disclosed to a licensee as part of any board-approved educational or corrective process. All complaints and investigative records of the licensing board are confidential during the pendency of an investigation and may not be disclosed by the licensing board or its staff. Information or records that identify or permit identification of any patient that appears in any reports, information or records provided to the licensing board or department for the purposes of investigation are confidential and may not be disclosed by the licensing board or its staff.
2.
Exceptions.
Information designated confidential under subsection 1 becomes a public record or may be released as provided in this subsection.
3.
Violation.
A person who intentionally violates this section commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $1,000 may be adjudged.

Legislative History

PL 2011, c. 271, §19 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 82, §8 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 373, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. A, §51 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 15, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 491, §§20-23 (AMD).