§ 1461

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the board of directors of any hospital subject to this chapter may order that any hearings on the reports of hospital medical audit or quality assurance committees be held in closed session. An applicant or medical staff member whose staff privileges are the direct subject of a hearing may request a public hearing. Deliberations of the board of directors in connection with matters pertaining to these hearings may be held in closed session.

(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1137, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1994. Operative April 1, 1994, by Sec. 23 of Ch. 1137.)