S.0985

Establishes continuous quality improvement programs for prehospital clinicians in South Carolina, ensuring confidentiality and privilege of related.

This bill amends the South Carolina Code to include continuous quality improvement programs for prehospital clinicians. It defines "continuous quality improvement" as an ongoing process for identifying, analyzing, and trending issues to improve care. Data and reports from these programs are privileged and confidential, exempt from disclosure, and not subject to clinical care. Exceptions include information already available from original sources and voluntary disclosures. Unauthorized use of this information is subject to penalties.