H.R. 3752 · 115th Congress
PATIENT Act
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Policies to Address Tragic Injuries Enabled by Never events Thoroughly Act or the PATIENT Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 12, 2017
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: PATIENT Act
Also known as: Policies to Address Tragic Injuries Enabled by Never events Thoroughly Act
Latest action (Sep 12, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 12, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.