45:9-19.10 Records maintained by review panel.
10. a. The review panel shall maintain records of all notices and complaints it receives and all actions taken with respect to the notices and complaints.
b. At least once a month, the review panel shall provide the State Board of Medical Examiners with a summary report of all information received by the review panel and all recommendations made by the review panel. Upon request of the board, the review panel shall provide the board with any information contained in the review panel's files concerning a practitioner.
c. Any information concerning the professional conduct of a practitioner provided to, or obtained by, the review panel is confidential pending final disposition of an inquiry or investigation of the practitioner by the State Board of Medical Examiners, and may be disclosed only to the board, the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the Department of Law and Public Safety and the Attorney General for the purposes of carrying out their respective responsibilities pursuant to Title 45 of the Revised Statutes.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to information that the division, or its designated agent, is required to include in a physician's or podiatrist's profile pursuant to P.L.2003, c.96 (C.45:9-22.21 et al.).
L.1989,c.300,s.10; amended 2003, c.96, s.7.