Maryland Code, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 12-318
Terms Used In Maryland Code, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS 12-318
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) A pharmacy review committee shall:
(1) Evaluate and seek to improve the quality of pharmaceutical care provided by providers of pharmaceutical care;
(2) Evaluate the need for and the level of performance of pharmaceutical care provided by providers of pharmaceutical care;
(3) Evaluate the qualifications, competence, and performance of providers of pharmaceutical care; or
(4) Evaluate and act on matters that relate to the discipline of any provider of pharmaceutical care.
(c) (1) This subsection does not apply to:
(i) A civil action brought by a party to the proceedings of the pharmacy review committee who claims to be aggrieved by the decision of the pharmacy review committee; or
(ii) Any record or document that is considered by the pharmacy review committee and that otherwise would be subject to discovery and introduction into evidence in a civil trial.
(2) The proceedings, records, and files of a pharmacy review committee are not discoverable and are not admissible in evidence in any civil action arising out of matters that are being reviewed and evaluated by the pharmacy review committee.
(d) A person who acts in good faith and within the scope of jurisdiction of a pharmacy review committee is not civilly liable for any action as a member of the pharmacy review committee or for giving information to, participating in, or contributing to the function of the pharmacy review committee.