131E-97.2. Confidentiality of credentialing information.
Information acquired by a public hospital, as defined in G.S. 159-39, a hospital that has been sold or conveyed pursuant to G.S. 131E-8, a State-owned or State-operated hospital, or by persons acting for or on behalf of a hospital, in connection with the credentialing and peer review of persons having or applying for privileges to practice in the hospital is confidential and is not a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes; provided that information otherwise available to the public shall not become confidential merely because it was acquired by the hospital or by persons acting for or on behalf of the hospital. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 570, s. 10; 1995, c. 509, s. 135.2(r).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 131E - Health Care Facilities and Services
Article 5 - Hospital Licensure Act.
§ 131E-77 - Licensure requirement.
§ 131E-78 - Adverse action on a license.
§ 131E-78.5 - Designation as primary stroke center.
§ 131E-79 - Rules and enforcement.
§ 131E-79.1 - Counseling patients regarding prescriptions.
§ 131E-79.2 - Educating parents of newborns regarding pertussis disease.
§ 131E-79.3 - Hospital patient visitation, civil penalty.
§ 131E-83 - Temporary change of hospital bed capacity.
§ 131E-84 - Waiver of rules and increase in bed capacity during an emergency.
§ 131E-84.05 - Patient visitation by clergy, including during declared disasters or emergencies.
§ 131E-84.1 - Human trafficking public awareness sign.
§ 131E-85 - Hospital privileges and procedures.
§ 131E-86 - Limited privileges.
§ 131E-87 - Reports of disciplinary action; immunity from liability.
§ 131E-90 - Authority of administrator; refusal to leave after discharge.
§ 131E-91 - Fair billing and collections practices for hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities.
§ 131E-95 - Medical review committee.
§ 131E-96 - Risk management programs.
§ 131E-97 - Confidentiality of patient information.
§ 131E-97.1 - Confidentiality of personnel information.
§ 131E-97.2 - Confidentiality of credentialing information.
§ 131E-97.3 - Confidentiality of competitive health care information.
§ 131E-98 - Inmate medical records[Effective until January 1, 2023]