FORTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURESB 514/a

FIRST SESSION, 2007

March 7, 2007

Madam President:

    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred

SENATE BILL 514, as amended

has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:

    1. Strike Senate Public Affairs Committee Amendment 4.

    2. On page 18, line 11, strike the quotation mark and between lines 11 and 12, insert the following new subsections:

         "C. The board shall give timely notice to the review organization producing peer review records if the peer review records are subpoenaed by a third party, and the review organization shall have standing as an intervener to oppose such production in any action brought by other parties requesting the production of documents produced by the review organization.

         D. The board shall not compel any person in the person's capacity as a peer review member or any expert who participates in a peer review process to participate in any board investigation or action resulting from its receipt of the peer review documents.

         E. Only documents that are related to the review organization's action that was reportable to the board shall be required to be disclosed in response to the investigative subpoena."".

                               Respectfully submitted,

                               __________________________________

                               Cisco McSorley, Chairman

Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)

                  Date ________________________

The roll call vote was 6 For 2 Against

Yes:     6

No:      McSorley, Sanchez, M.

Excused: Lopez, Martinez

Absent:  None

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