Title 44 — Charitable and Curative Institutions.
28 chapters · 499 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 44-801 Definitions
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For the purposes of this chapter, the term: (1) “Group practice” means a collection of health professionals that provides health-care services. (2) “Health-care facility or agency” means a facility, agency, or other organizational entity as defined in § 44-501, or the Fire and Em…
D.C. Code § 44-802 Authority to transmit data or information
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No person, health-care facility or agency, health professional association, or group practice providing any report, note, record, or other data or information, including advice, opinion, or testimony, to a peer review body shall be liable to any other person for damages or equita…
D.C. Code § 44-803 Liability for peer review actions or recommendations
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No peer review body or member thereof, or person acting as its staff, or who participates with or assists such a body or member, operating in the District of Columbia shall be liable to any person for damages or equitable relief by reason of conducting or taking peer review if th…
D.C. Code § 44-804 Confidentiality of identity in publications
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Any publication by any medical utilization review committee, peer review committee, medical staff committee or tissue review committee shall keep confidential the identity of any patient whose condition, care or treatment was a part thereof.
D.C. Code § 44-805 Use of peer review reports, records, or statements in judicial and administrative proceedings
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section: (1) The files, records, findings, opinions, recommendations, evaluations, and reports of a peer review body, information provided to or obtained by a peer review body, the identity of persons providing information to a peer review…