What is the current state of the law on disclosing confidential information to a hospital medical committee?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Alexander v. Superior Court, 23 Cal.Rptr.2d 397, 5 Cal.4th 1218, 859 P.2d 96 (Cal. 1993):
Again we agree with Cruger v. Love, supra, 599 So.2d 111, that the legislative policy articulated above applies equally to staff applications submitted to a hospital's medical committee: "Committee members and those providing information to the committee must be able to operate without fear of reprisal. Similarly, it is essential that doctors seeking hospital privileges disclose
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