Sec. 8. (a) Communications to, the records of, and determinations of a peer review committee may only be disclosed to:

(1) the peer review committee of:

(A) a hospital;

(B) a nonprofit health care organization (described in IC 34-6-2-117(23));

(C) a preferred provider organization (including a preferred provider arrangement or reimbursement agreement under IC 27-8-11);

(D) a health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-1-19) or a limited service health maintenance organization (as defined in IC 27-13-34-4);

(E) a provider organization (as defined in IC 16-18-2-296) that is not owned by a hospital that includes the provider organization’s provision of services as part of the hospital’s peer review committee review;

(F) another health facility; or

(G) a medical school located in Indiana of which the professional health care provider who is the subject of the peer review is a faculty member;

(2) the disciplinary authority of the professional organization of which the professional health care provider under question is a member; or

(3) the appropriate state board of registration and licensure that the committee considers necessary for recommended disciplinary action;

and shall otherwise be kept confidential for use only within the scope of the committee’s work, unless the professional health care provider has filed a prior written waiver of confidentiality with the peer review committee.

     (b) However, if a conflict exists between this section and IC 27-13-31, the provisions of IC 27-13-31 control.

[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 34-4-12.6-2(h).]

As added by P.L.1-1998, SEC.26. Amended by P.L.204-2015, SEC.2; P.L.79-2016, SEC.3.