WEST VIRGINIA CODE
WVC 30 - 3 C- 3
§30-3C-3. Confidentiality of review organization's records.
The proceedings and records of a review organization shall
be confidential and privileged and shall not be subject to
subpoena or discovery proceedings or be admitted as evidence in
any civil action arising out of the matters which are subject to
evaluation and review by such organization and no person who was
in attendance at a meeting of such organization shall be
permitted or required to testify in any such civil action as to
any evidence or other matters produced or presented during the
proceedings of such organization or as to any findings,
recommendations, evaluations, opinions or other actions of such
organization or any members thereof:
Provided, That information,
documents or records otherwise available from original sources
are not to be construed as immune from discovery or use in any
civil action merely because they were presented during
proceedings of such organization, nor should any person who
testifies before such organization or who is a member of such
organization be prevented from testifying as to matters within
his knowledge, but the witness shall not be asked about his
testimony before such an organization or opinions formed by him
as a result of said organization hearings:
Provided, however,
That an individual may execute a valid waiver authorizing the
release of the contents of his file pertaining to his own acts or
omissions, and such waiver shall remove the confidentiality and
privilege of said contents otherwise provided by this section:
Provided further, That upon further review by any other review
organization, upon judicial review of any finding or
determination of a review organization or in any civil action
filed by an individual whose activities have been reviewed, any
testimony, documents, proceedings, records and other evidence
adduced before any such review organization shall be available to
such further review organization, the court and the individual
whose activities have been reviewed. The court shall enter such
protective orders as may be appropriate to provide for the
confidentiality of the records provided the court by a review
organization and all papers and records relating to the
proceedings had before the reviewing court.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session