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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 10, 2001
Patient Safety Act of 2001 - Requires providers, as a condition for continued participation in the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, to make publicly available certain minimum information, in addition to information specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding nurse staffing and patient outcomes.Requires the following to be made public along with their source and currency status: (1) data regarding complaints filed with the State agency with oversight over health care services, the Health Care Financing Administration, or a provider accrediting agency, compliance with whose standards has been deemed to demonstrate compliance with conditions of Medicare participation; and (2) data regarding investigations and findings as a result of those complaints and the findings of scheduled inspection visits.Allows the Secretary to waive or reduce reporting requirements in the case of a small provider for whom their imposition would be unduly burdensome.
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Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] · D–NV
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4835)
Introduced in Senate
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