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 34-6-2.1-165 (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).]
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