Colorado § 12-30-205 - Hospital professional review committees.
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§ 12-30-205. Hospital professional review committees.
(1) The quality and appropriateness of patient care rendered by persons licensed under article 240 of this title 12, advanced practice registered nurses, certified midwives, and other licensed health-care professionals so influence the total quality of patient care that a review of care provided in a hospital is ineffective without concomitantly reviewing the overall competence of, professional conduct of, or the quality and appropriateness of care rendered by these persons.
(2) (a) (I) Whenever a professional review committee created pursuant to section 12-30-204 reasonably believes that the quality or appropriateness of care provided by other licensed health-care professionals may have adversely affected the outcome of patient care, the professional review committee shall:
(A) Refer the matter to a hospital quality management program created pursuant to section 25-3-109; or
(B) Consult with a representative of the other licensed health-care professional's profession.
(II) A professional review committee established pursuant to this part 2 may meet and act in collaboration with a hospital quality management program established pursuant to section 25-3-109.
(b) All matters considered in collaboration with or referred to a committee pursuant to this subsection (2) and all records and proceedings related thereto shall remain confidential, and the committee members, governing board, witnesses, and complainants are subject to the immunities and privileges as set forth in this part 2.
(3) Nothing in this section is deemed to extend the authority or jurisdiction of the medical board to any individual not otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the board.
Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 787, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2023: (1) amended, (SB 23-167), ch. 261, p. 1539, § 36, effective May 25.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-36.5-104.4 as it existed prior to 2019.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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