North Dakota Century Code Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-34-02. Peer review records--Confidentiality

1. Peer review records are confidential and may be used by a peer review organization and the organization members only for conducting a professional peer review.

2. A health care organization may release reports, data compilations, analyses, and summaries, which are prepared by a peer review organization and which identify or analyze trends in medical errors to the department of health and human services, the North Dakota hospital association, and the North Dakota hospital foundation.

3. The department of health and human services, the North Dakota hospital association, and the North Dakota hospital foundation may release any information provided under subsection 2 to the public.

4. This section does not prohibit access of the department of health and human services to peer review records to determine compliance with requirements of federal or state law for the survey and certification of a health care facility or for trauma center designation and as authorized under any rules issued under section 23-01.2-01 or 23-01-11 to enable the state to be in compliance with any federal laws to qualify for any federal funds related to medical facilities or agencies licensed by the department of health and human services.