<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 36-4-43 - Peer review activities defined. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2059347Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2059347SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059347CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059347Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2059347DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2059347Normal-000001 { margin-left: 0.70in; text-indent: -0.45in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2059347000002 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059347SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2059347SCL-000003 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2059347Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4-43"><span class="s2059347SENU">36-4-43</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059347SENU">. </span><span class="s2059347CL">Peer review activities defined.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059347Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">For the purposes of §§ </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4-25"><span class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">36-4-25</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4-26.1"><span class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">36-4-26.1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont"> and </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-4-42"><span class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">36-4-42</span></a><span class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">, peer review activity is the procedure by which peer review committees monitor, evaluate, and recommend actions to improve the delivery and quality of services within their respective facilities, agencies, and professions, including recommendations, consideration of recommendations, actions with regard to recommendations, and implementation of actions. Peer review activity and acts or proceedings undertaken or performed within the scope of the functions of a peer review committee include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059347Normal-000001"><span class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">(1)    Matters affecting membership of a health professional on the staff of a health care facility or agency;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059347Normal-000001"><span class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">(2)    The grant, delineation, renewal, denial, modification, limitation, or suspension of clinical privileges to provide health care services at a licensed health care facility;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059347Normal-000001"><span class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">(3)    Matters affecting employment and terms of employment of a health professional by a health maintenance organization, preferred provider organization, independent practice association, or any other organization of physicians formed pursuant to state or federal law;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059347Normal-000001"><span class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">(4)    Matters affecting the membership and terms of membership in a health professional association, including decisions to suspend membership privileges, expel from membership, reprimand, or censure a member, or other disciplinary actions;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059347Normal-000001"><span class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">(5)    Review and evaluation of qualifications, competency, character, experience, activities, conduct, or performance of any health professional, including the medical residents of health care facility; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059347Normal-000001"><span class="s2059347DefaultParagraphFont">(6)    Review of the quality, type, or necessity of services provided by one or more health professionals or medical residents, individually or as a statistically significant group, or both.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059347Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059347000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2059347Normal"><span class="s2059347SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2059347SCL-000003"> SL 1998, ch 172, § 2.</span></p></div></body></html>