Ark. Code Ann. § 20-10-2201: Purpose - Findings

(a) The purpose of the quality assurance committee in a long-term care facility is to evaluate and improve the quality of health care rendered to residents of the facility. (b) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Confidentiality of committee proceedings and records is key to improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities by promoting thorough and candid discussions for a full review and analysis of care processes; and (2) The work of the quality assurance committee is an ongoing process in which individuals from various disciplines meet as a committee to: (A) Ensure that current practice standards are maintained; (B) Prevent deviations from care practices to the extent possible; (C) Track, trend, and identify care concerns; and (D) Correct inappropriate care processes. Acts 2009, No. 198, § 1.

(a) The purpose of the quality assurance committee in a long-term care facility is to evaluate and improve the quality of health care rendered to residents of the facility.

(b) The General Assembly finds that: (1) Confidentiality of committee proceedings and records is key to improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities by promoting thorough and candid discussions for a full review and analysis of care processes; and (2) The work of the quality assurance committee is an ongoing process in which individuals from various disciplines meet as a committee to: (A) Ensure that current practice standards are maintained; (B) Prevent deviations from care practices to the extent possible; (C) Track, trend, and identify care concerns; and (D) Correct inappropriate care processes.

(1) Confidentiality of committee proceedings and records is key to improving the quality of care in long-term care facilities by promoting thorough and candid discussions for a full review and analysis of care processes; and

(2) The work of the quality assurance committee is an ongoing process in which individuals from various disciplines meet as a committee to: (A) Ensure that current practice standards are maintained; (B) Prevent deviations from care practices to the extent possible; (C) Track, trend, and identify care concerns; and (D) Correct inappropriate care processes.

(A) Ensure that current practice standards are maintained;

(B) Prevent deviations from care practices to the extent possible;

(C) Track, trend, and identify care concerns; and

(D) Correct inappropriate care processes.