§ 1303.304. Powers and duties
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 40 P.S. InsuranceEffective: May 20, 2002
Effective: May 20, 2002
40 P.S. § 1303.304
§ 1303.304. Powers and duties
(7) After consultation and approval by the department, issue recommendations to medical facilities on a facility-specific or on a Statewide basis regarding changes, trends and improvements in health care practices and procedures for the purpose of reducing the number and severity of serious events and incidents. Prior to issuing recommendations, consideration shall be given to the following factors that include expectation of improved quality care, implementation feasibility, other relevant implementation practices and the cost impact to patients, payors and medical facilities. Statewide recommendations shall be issued to medical facilities on a continuing basis and shall be published and posted on the department's and the authority's publicly accessible World Wide Web site.
(b) Anonymous reports to the authority.--A health care worker who has complied with section 308(a)1 may file an anonymous report regarding a serious event with the authority. Upon receipt of the report, the authority shall give notice to the affected medical facility that a report has been filed. The authority shall conduct its own review of the report unless the medical facility has already commenced an investigation of the serious event. The medical facility shall provide the authority with the results of its investigation no later than 30 days after receiving notice pursuant to this subsection. If the authority is dissatisfied with the adequacy of the investigation conducted by the medical facility, the authority shall perform its own review of the serious event and may refer a medical facility and any involved licensee to the department for failure to report pursuant to section 313(e) and (f).2
Credits
2002, March 20, P.L. 154, No. 13, § 304, effective in 60 days.
40 P.S. § 1303.304, PA ST 40 P.S. § 1303.304
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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