Panel backs protections for managing-entity medical review committees

Mar 4, 2025

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to report favorably on CS/SB 514, which clarifies that medical quality review committees used by behavioral-health managing entities receive the same civil-liability protections and public-records exemptions as other medical review committees.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday reported favorably on CS for Senate Bill 514, a measure sponsored by Senator Harrell that extends civil-liability protections and public-records exemptions to medical quality review committees used by managing entities that oversee behavioral health and substance-use services.

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