3.0.0 3752 2023-01-11T13:38:43Z 2023-01-11T13:38:43Z House HR 2017-09-12 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NORCROSS:H.R. 3752.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Clause 8[Page H7314]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-09-12T15:49:31Z Referred to 2017-09-12T14:01:50Z 2017-09-12 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-09-12 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-09-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-09-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 N C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2017-09-12 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Fires Government information and archives Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Hospital care Surgery and anesthesia Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-09-12 Introduced in House 2019-08-16T14:58:40Z Policies to Address Tragic Injuries Enabled by Never events Thoroughly Act or the PATIENT Act

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the National Surgery Office, and the National Center for Patient Safety, to develop: (1) a system-wide plan to decrease never events that incorporates technological tools; and (2) an operating room fire safety plan that requires the reporting of operating room fires, the inclusion of certain directives to mitigate fire-related risks, and a pilot project that tests new operating room fire safety technology at multiple VHA medical facilities.

"Never event" means an event involving the delivery of (or failure to deliver) hospital care or medical services at a VA medical facility in which there is a serious error in patient care or services that is identifiable, usually preventable, and that indicates a deficiency in the safety and process controls with respect to the physician or medical facility involved. Such term includes operating room fires.

]]> PATIENT Act Display Title PATIENT Act Short Titles as Introduced PATIENT Act Short Titles as Introduced Policies to Address Tragic Injuries Enabled by Never events Thoroughly Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement plans to improve the safety of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3752ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3752ih.xml 2017-09-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.