Any person serving upon a peer review or quality assessment and assurance committee or any person who furnishes records, information or assistance to a peer review or a quality assessment and assurance committee whose purpose, directly or indirectly, is to evaluate the qualifications of long-term care providers or internal quality control, and to evaluate patient care rendered by long-term care providers shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of his or her acts, omissions, decisions or any other conduct in connection with his or her duties on such committee, except those involving willful or wanton misconduct.