HB 1980 -- PEER REVIEW COMMITTEES (Cook)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: Standing Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing

This bill specifies that ambulance operators and other emergency service personnel pursuant to Sections 190.001 to 190.245, RSMo, are considered health care professionals for purposes of participating in and being subject to peer review committees under Section 537.035. Any quality improvement or quality assurance activity required by anyone licensed as an ambulance operator or other emergency service personnel is considered an activity of a peer review committee.

This bill is similar to HB 830 (2025).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (4477H.01): 190.174
Perfected (4477H.01): 190.174