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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joan M. Menard

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to the expansion of medical peer review..

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 91        FILED ON: 1/12/2009

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to the expansion of medical peer review..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of section 204 the following: (f) The provisions of this section shall apply to any committee formed by an individual or group to perform the duties or functions of medical peer review, notwithstanding the fact that the formation of the committee is not required by law or regulation or that the individual or group is not solely affiliated with a public hospital or licensed hospital or nursing home or health maintenance organization.