ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 126

(5) "The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems"
means the State agency described in § 13-503 of the Education Article.

(b) For purposes of this section, a medical review committee is:

(1)     A regulatory board or agency established by State or federal law to
license, certify, or discipline any provider of health care;

(2)     A committee of the Faculty or any of its component societies or a
committee of any other professional society or association composed of providers of
health care;

(3)     A committee appointed by or established in a local health department
for review purposes;

(4)     A committee appointed by or established in the Maryland Institute
for Emergency Medical Services Systems;

(5)     A committee of the medical staff or other committee, including any
risk management, credentialing, or utilization review committee established in
accordance with § 19-319 of the Health - General Article, of a hospital, related
institution, or alternative health care system, if the governing board of the hospital,
related institution, or alternative health care system forms and approves the
committee or approves the written bylaws under which the committee operates;

(6)     A committee or individual designated by the holder of a pharmacy
permit, as defined in § 12-101 of this article, that performs the functions listed in
subsection (c) of this section, as part of a pharmacy's ongoing quality assurance
program;

(7)     Any person, including a professional standard review organization,
who contracts with an agency of this State or of the federal government to perform
any of the functions listed in subsection (c) of this section;

(8)     Any person who contracts with a provider of health care to perform
any of those functions listed in subsection (c) of this section that are limited to the
review of services provided by the provider of health care;

(9)     An organization, established by the Maryland Hospital Association,
Inc. and the Faculty, that contracts with a hospital, related institution, or alternative
delivery system to:

(i) Assist in performing the functions listed in subsection (c) of this
section; or

(ii) Assist a hospital in meeting the requirements of § 19-319(e) of
the Health - General Article;

(10)   A committee appointed by or established in an accredited health
occupations school;

(11)   An organization described under § 14-501 of this article that
contracts with a hospital, related institution, or health maintenance organization to:

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