United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2008_register executive 2014-05-29 article Part III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c807ae3a D09002ee1c807af13 United States Department of Health and Human Services originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Secretary of Health and Human Services is adopting rules to implement certain aspects of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-41, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21--b-26 (Patient Safety Act). The final rule establishes a framework by which hospitals, doctors, and other health care providers may voluntarily report information to Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), on a privileged and confidential basis, for the aggregation and analysis of patient safety events. The final rule outlines the requirements that entities must meet to become PSOs and the processes by which the Secretary will review and accept certifications and list PSOs. It also describes the privilege and confidentiality protections for the information that is assembled and developed by providers and PSOs, the exceptions to these privilege and confidentiality protections, and the procedures for the imposition of civil money penalties for the knowing or reckless impermissible disclosure of patient safety work product. 73 FR 70732 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-11-21/E8-27475 E8-27475 fr21no08-16 RIN 0919-AA01 4150-28-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-11-21/E8-27475 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-11-21/html/E8-27475.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-11-21/pdf/E8-27475.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Civil Money Penalty Confidentiality Conflict of Interests Courts Freedom of Information Health Health Care Health Facilities Health Insurance Health Professions Health Records Hospitals Investigations Law Enforcement Medical Research Organization and Functions Patient Patient Safety Privacy Privilege Public Health Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Safety State and Local Governments Technical Assistance 83 p. 70732 70814 73 FR 70732 Title 42 Part 3 42 CFR Part 3 RIN 0919-AA01 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement; Federal Register Vol. 73, Issue RULE E8-27475 III DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2009-01-19 4150-28-P E8-27475 Final rule.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services is adopting rules to implement certain aspects of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-41, 42 U.S.C. 299b-21--b-26 (Patient Safety Act). The final rule establishes a framework by which hospitals, doctors, and other health care providers may voluntarily report information to Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs), on a privileged and confidential basis, for the aggregation and analysis of patient safety events. The final rule outlines the requirements that entities must meet to become PSOs and the processes by which the Secretary will review and accept certifications and list PSOs. It also describes the privilege and confidentiality protections for the information that is assembled and developed by providers and PSOs, the exceptions to these privilege and confidentiality protections, and the procedures for the imposition of civil money penalties for the knowing or reckless impermissible disclosure of patient safety work product.

The final rule is effective on January 19, 2009. Susan Grinder, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, (301) 427- 1111 or (866) 403-3697. Administrative Practice and Procedure Civil Money Penalty Confidentiality Conflict of Interests Courts Freedom of Information Health Health Care Health Facilities Health Insurance Health Professions Health Records Hospitals Investigations Law Enforcement Medical Research Organization and Functions Patient Patient Safety Privacy Privilege Public Health Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Safety State and Local Governments Technical Assistance Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, pso@ahrq.hhs.gov http://www.pso.ahrq.gov http://www.pso.ahrq.gov/formats/commonfmt.htm Vol. 73, no. 226 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2008-11-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 284 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-11-21 P0b002ee1892c8412 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21no08 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2008-11-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-11-21/pdf/FR-2008-11-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-11-21/xml/FR-2008-11-21.xml fdlp 70583 70856 DGPO 2014-05-29 2024-06-05 FR-2008-11-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2008-11-21 73 226