Prehospital Healthcare
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Where this bill stands in the legislative process.
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill amends South Carolina law to establish guidelines for continuous quality improvement programs implemented by prehospital clinicians, including emergency medical services personnel. It ensures the confidentiality and privilege of data and reports related to these programs, protecting them from disclosure in legal proceedings. The bill also outlines penalties for unauthorized use of this information and provides immunity for participants acting in good faith.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘continuous quality improvement’ as an ongoing process for improving patient care and organizational performance.
- Establishes ‘prehospital clinician’ as encompassing emergency medical services personnel and firefighters.
- Protects records, reports, and data related to continuous quality improvement programs as privileged and confidential.
- Specifies penalties for unauthorized disclosure or use of information from these programs.
- Provides immunity for participants acting in good faith during continuous quality improvement activities.
- Clarifies that immunity does not apply to willful misconduct or gross negligence.
- Defines ‘emergency medical services clinician’.
- Defines ‘prehospital care’.
Who is affected
- Emergency Medical Services Personnel
- Firefighters
- Healthcare Providers
- Patients Receiving Prehospital Care
- Hospitals
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1 on record
Primary sponsor
M.M. Smith
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