Montana Code 37-2-403. Quality assurance committee access to information
37-2-403. Quality assurance committee access to information. (1) It is in the interest of public health and patient medical care that quality assurance committees have access to medical records and other health care information relating to the condition and treatment of the patients of medical practice groups in order to:
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-2-403
- Medical practice group: means a group of two or more medical practitioners practicing medicine in a professional corporation, professional limited liability company, partnership, sole proprietorship, or associations of these entities. See Montana Code 37-2-401
- Quality assurance committee: means a duly appointed committee within a medical practice group that administers a quality assurance program and may be called by another name within the medical practice group, including but not limited to a utilization review, peer review, medical ethics review, professional standards review, quality assurance, or quality improvement committee. See Montana Code 37-2-401
- Records: means records of interviews, internal reviews and investigations, and all reports, statements, minutes, memoranda, charts, statistics, and other documentation generated during the activities of a quality assurance program. See Montana Code 37-2-401
(a)evaluate matters relating to the care and treatment of patients for research purposes;
(b)reduce morbidity or mortality; and
(c)obtain statistics and information relating to the prevention and treatment of diseases, illnesses, and injuries.
(2)To carry out these purposes, a medical practice group and its agents and employees may provide medical records or other health care information relating to the condition and treatment of any patient of the medical practice group to any quality assurance committee of the medical practice group.