3.0.0 4374 2023-01-15T04:49:00Z 2023-01-15T04:49:00Z House H HR 2004-05-17 108 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-05-21T13:56:53Z Referred to 2004-05-17T16:30:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-05-20T20:34:13Z Referred to 2004-05-17T16:30:10Z 2004-05-21 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. Committee 2004-05-20 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2004-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2004-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-17 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2004-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-05-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 N C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2004-09-08 False M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2004-09-08 False W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2004-09-14 False O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2004-09-29 False K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2004-10-05 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2004-11-17 False Health Accreditation (Medical care) Ambulatory care Case mix (Medical care) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Clinics Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer complaints Consumer education Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees Drug utilization Electronic government information Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Hospital care Hospital personnel Hours of labor Housing and Community Development Internet Kidney diseases Labor and Employment Law Licenses Medicaid Medical records Medical statistics Medicare Mortality Nurses Occupational health and safety Paramedical personnel Psychiatric hospitals Quality of care Rural health Social Welfare Surgery Ulcers Urology Web sites Whistle blowing Health 00 2004-05-17 Introduced in House 2004-07-07T21:14:25Z Patient Safety Act of 2004 - Requires any provider under the Medicare program (title XVIII of the Social Security Act ), as a condition of continued participation in such program, to make publicly available information regarding nurse staffing and patient outcomes as specified by the Secretary.

Requires the public availability of data regarding complaints filed with the State agency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or an accrediting agency, compliance with the standards of which have been deemed to demonstrate Medicare participation compliance, and data regarding investigations and findings as a result of those complaints and the findings of scheduled inspection visits.

Requires the Secretary to provide for the auditing of such information for accuracy as a part of the process of determining whether a provider is eligible for continued participation in the Medicare program.

Amends SSA title XVIII and XIX (Medicaid) to provide for public disclosure of accurate data on nursing facility staffing.

Creates a staffing quality measure for consumers to compare nursing facilities.

Prohibits adverse employment actions by Medicare providers against their employees for notifying the provider, or any Federal or State agency or accreditation agency, of conditions which are dangerous or potentially dangerous to patients.

]]> Patient Safety Act of 2004 Display Title Patient Safety Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To require Medicare providers to disclose publicly staffing and performance in order to promote improved consumer information and choice. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Patient Safety Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-05-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4374ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4374ih.xml 2004-05-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.