(a) The purpose of the quality assurance committee in a long-term care facility is to evaluate and improve the quality of health care rendered to residents of the facility.(b) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Confidentiality of committee proceedings and records is key to improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities by promoting thorough and candid discussions for a full review and analysis of care processes; and(2) The work of the quality assurance committee is an ongoing process in which individuals from various disciplines meet as a committee to:(A) Ensure that current practice standards are maintained;(B) Prevent deviations from care practices to the extent possible;(C) Track, trend, and identify care concerns; and(D) Correct inappropriate care processes.Acts 2009, No. 198, § 1. (a) The purpose of the quality assurance committee in a long-term care facility is to evaluate and improve the quality of health care rendered to residents of the facility.(b) The General Assembly finds that:(1) Confidentiality of committee proceedings and records is key to improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities by promoting thorough and candid discussions for a full review and analysis of care processes; and(2) The work of the quality assurance committee is an ongoing process in which individuals from various disciplines meet as a committee to:(A) Ensure that current practice standards are maintained;(B) Prevent deviations from care practices to the extent possible;(C) Track, trend, and identify care concerns; and(D) Correct inappropriate care processes.Acts 2009, No. 198, § 1.
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