Title 26, Professions and Occupations

§ 1420u. Withdrawal (a) Once effective, the Compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every member state; provided that a member state may withdraw from the Compact by specifically repealing the statute that enacted the Compact into law. (b) Withdrawal from…

§ 1420v. Dissolution (a) The Compact shall dissolve effective on the date of the withdrawal or default of the member state that reduces the membership in the Compact to one member state. (b) Upon the dissolution of the Compact, the Compact becomes null and void and shall be of no…

§ 1420w. Severability and construction (a) The provisions of the Compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the Compact shall be enforceable. (b) The provisions of the Compact shall be liberal…

§ 1420x. Binding effect of Compact and other laws (a) Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with the Compact. (b) All laws in a member state in conflict with the Compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. (c…

§ 1441. Definitions and purpose As used in this subchapter, the term “peer review committee” shall mean the Vermont professional standards review organization or its subsidiary committees, the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. or its subsidiary committees, a peer r…

§ 1442. Immunity from liability of members of committee of professional society formed to maintain standards (a) There shall be no monetary liability on the part of, and no cause of action for damages shall arise against, any member of a peer review committee, any peer review com…

§ 1443. Records immune from discovery (a) The proceedings, reports, and records of committees defined in section 1441 of this title including information and evidence required to be reported pursuant to section 1317 of this title shall be confidential and privileged, and shall no…

§ 1444. Liability for actions of agent (a) A physician may delegate to a medical technician or other assistant or employee certain activities related to medical care and treatment that the individual is qualified to perform by training, education, experience, or a combination of …

§ 1445. Findings The General Assembly finds that the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, is organized for the purpose of implementing and maintaining a statewide quality assurance system based on the collection and interpretation of clinical…

§ 1446. Directors of corporation The Board of Directors of the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc. shall include the Commissioner of Health and two directors, each of whom represents at least one of the following populations: elders, people with disabilities, or peop…

§ 1447. Dissolution In the event of dissolution without a successor, the corporation shall transfer all its quality assurance data to the Department of Health. While the data is in the possession of the Department of Health, the Commissioner may disclose such data to the public a…

§ 1448. Release of clinical data authorized Hospitals licensed under 18 V.S.A. § 1905 may release clinical data to the Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care, Inc., for use in a statewide quality assurance system. (Added 1989, No. 108, § 3, eff. June 22, 1989.)