§ 449.97. Applicability
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: August 10, 2009
Effective: August 10, 2009
35 P.S. § 449.97
§ 449.97. Applicability
(a) Hospital preventable serious adverse events bulletin.--Nothing in this act shall require the Department of Public Welfare1 to alter, amend, revise or reissue any preventable serious adverse events bulletin relating to inpatient hospitals issued prior to the effective date of this section.
(1) Except for health care providers under section 4,2 health care providers shall include all applicable medical codes in making reports to the Health Care Cost Containment Council.
(2) A preventable serious adverse event shall be reported under the requirements of the act of March 20, 2002 (P.L. 154, No. 13),3 known as the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act.
(f) Medicare payment.--Nothing in this act shall be construed to supersede Medicare payment policies where the services provided to the patient are paid for by Medicare. If Medicare denies payment based on a determination that a preventable serious adverse event has occurred, nothing in this act shall be construed to require medical assistance, any other department responsible for payment of a medical claim or a health payor to pay a claim for the event or services.
Credits
2009, June 10, P.L. 1, No. 1, § 7, effective in 60 days [Aug. 10, 2009].
Footnotes
Now Department of Human Services; see 62 P.S. § 103.
35 P.S. § 449.94.
40 P.S. § 1303.101 et seq.
35 P.S. § 449.97, PA ST 35 P.S. § 449.97
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 32. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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