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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 32, § 3296 (2026)

Records of proceedings of medical staff review committees confidential

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All proceedings and records of proceedings concerning medical staff reviews, hospital reviews and other reviews of medical care conducted by committees of physicians and other health care personnel on behalf of hospitals located within the State or on behalf of individual physicians, when the reviews are required by state or federal law, rule or as a condition of accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals or the American Osteopathic Association Committee on Hospital Accreditation or are conducted under the auspices of the state or county professional society to which the physician belongs, are confidential and are exempt from discovery.   [PL 1993, c. 600, Pt. A, §223 (AMD).]
Provision of information protected by this section to the board pursuant to Title 24, section 2506 does not waive or otherwise affect the confidentiality of the records or the exemption from discovery provided by this section for any other purpose.   [PL 1997, c. 271, §12 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 137, §2 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 646, §11 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 600, §A223 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 271, §12 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2000–2021 · leading case: Marshall v. Spectrum Med. Grp., 198 F.R.D. 1 (D. Me. 2000).
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Marshall v. Spectrum Med. Grp., 198 F.R.D. 1 (D. Me. 2000). · cites it 2× “§ 2510-A, the Maine Health Security Act; 32 M.R.S.A. § 3296, the Board of Medicine’s authorizing statute; and 42 U.”
Covenant Health, Inc. v. The Maine Human Rights Comm'n (Me. Super. Ct 2021). · cites it 10× “and that records relating to the competence committee review are privileged and confidential according to Section 2510-A of the MHSA 1 and 32 M.R.S. § 3296. In opposition to the Motion, the Commission argues that the case should not be decided in favor of Plaintiffs.”
Jordan v. E. Maine Med. Ctr. (D. Me. 2021). “§ 2510-A, commonly known as the Maine Health Security Act; 32 M.R.S.A. § 3296, commonly known as the Board of Medicine’s authorizing statute; and 42 U.”
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