Patient Safety Act of 2004
Latest action · May 21, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 17, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 8, 2004 to Nov 17, 2004.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Sep 29, 2004 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Oct 5, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Nov 17, 2004 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 17, 2004 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 20, 2004 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 17, 2004 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
- May 20, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 17, 2004Introduced in House
- May 17, 2004Referred 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.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require Medicare providers to disclose publicly staffing and performance in order to promote improved consumer information and choice.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Patient Safety Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: 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
- Health
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 17, 2004Introduced in House
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