Title 31, Chapter 7, Section 140
( 31-7-140)
As used in this article, the term "medical review committee" means a
committee of a state or local professional society or of a medical
staff or a licensed hospital, nursing home, medical foundation, or
peer review committee, provided the medical staff operates pursuant
to written bylaws that have been approved by the governing board of
the hospital or nursing home, which committee is formed to evaluate
and improve the quality of health care rendered by providers of
health service or to determine that health services rendered were
professionally indicated or were performed in compliance with the
applicable standard of care or that the cost of health care rendered
was considered reasonable by the providers of professional health
services in the area. | 
