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Ch. 147
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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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(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
(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 (e) 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;
any of those functions listed in subsection (c) of this section that are limited to the
(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:
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(i) Assist in performing the functions listed in subsection (c) of
this section; or
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