§ 1303.310. Patient safety committee
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 40 P.S. InsuranceEffective: June 30, 2006
Effective: June 30, 2006
40 P.S. § 1303.310
§ 1303.310. Patient safety committee
(1) A hospital's patient safety committee shall be composed of the medical facility's patient safety officer and at least three health care workers of the medical facility and two residents of the community served by the medical facility who are not agents, employees or contractors of the medical facility. No more than one member of the patient safety committee shall be a member of the medical facility's board of trustees. The committee shall include members of the medical facility's medical and nursing staff. The committee shall meet at least monthly.
(2) An ambulatory surgical facility's, abortion facility's or birth center's patient safety committee shall be composed of the medical facility's patient safety officer and at least one health care worker of the medical facility and one resident of the community served by the ambulatory surgical facility, abortion facility or birth center who is not an agent, employee or contractor of the ambulatory surgical facility, abortion facility or birth center. No more than one member of the patient safety committee shall be a member of the medical facility's board of governance. The committee shall include members of the medical facility's medical and nursing staff. The committee shall meet at least quarterly.
Credits
2002, March 20, P.L. 154, No. 13, § 310, effective in 60 days. Amended 2006, May 1, P.L. 103, No. 30, § 2, effective in 60 days [June 30, 2006].
40 P.S. § 1303.310, PA ST 40 P.S. § 1303.310
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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