; and (C) has a current, valid, and unrestricted license or certification— (i) that is issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and (ii) that is for the practice of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, nursing, emergency medical services, or another health profession. (2) Medical quality assurance program The term medical quality assurance program means any activity carried out on or after the date of enactment of this section by the Department to assess the quality of medical care, including activities conducted by individuals, committees, or other review bodies responsible for quality assurance, credentials, infection control, incident reporting, the delivery, advisement, and support of direct patient care and assessment (including treatment procedures, blood, drugs, and therapeutics), medical records, health resources management review, and identification and prevention of medical, mental health, or dental incidents and risks. (3) Medical quality assurance record of the Department The term medical quality assurance record of the Department means the proceedings, records (including patient records that the Department creates and maintains as part of a system of records), minutes, and reports that— (A) emanate from quality assurance program activities described in paragraph (2); and (B) are produced or compiled by the Department as part of a medical quality assurance program. (b) Confidentiality of records A medical quality assurance record of the Department that is created as part of a medical quality assurance program— (1) is confidential and privileged; and (2) except as provided in subsection (d), may not be disclosed to any person or entity. (c) Prohibition on disclosure and testimony Except as otherwise provided in this section— (1) no part of any medical quality assurance record of the Department may be subject to discovery or admitted into evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding