HR 877 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003

Introduced Feb 25, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Nancy L. Johnson R-CT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 13, 2003 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 25, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to add a new part D (Patient Safety Improvements) to provide for voluntary reporting to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of patient safety data.

Prescribes confidentiality and peer review protections for such data. Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Congress on State laws that relate to patient safety data peer review systems. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety supports public and private sector initiatives to improve patient safety for items and services furnished through health care providers. Charges the Center with: (1) providing for the certification and recertification of patient safety organizations; and (2) establishing a Patient Safety Database to collect, support, and coordinate the analysis of non-identifiable information concerning patient safety that is reported. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop voluntary, national standards that promote the interoperability of health care information technology systems across all health care settings; and (2) encourage health care providers to adopt appropriate evidence-based methods to improve patient safety. Directs the Secretary to appoint a Medical Information Technology Advisory Board to advise and make recommendations on medical information technology.

Cosponsors 14

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2003 to Feb 27, 2003; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NYAmo HoughtonOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-MIDave CampOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-ILJerry WellerOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-KYRon LewisOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-COScott McInnisOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-CAWally HergerOriginalFeb 25, 2003
R-CAWilliam M. ThomasOriginalFeb 25, 2003
D-NDEarl PomeroyFeb 27, 2003
R-LAJim McCreryFeb 27, 2003
R-OHRob PortmanFeb 27, 2003

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Feb 25, 2003Markup Feb 27, 2003Reported Mar 11, 2003
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 25, 2003Discharged Mar 13, 2003
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 26, 2003

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2003Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
  2. Mar 13, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24.
  3. Mar 11, 2003Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 108-31, Part I.
  4. Mar 11, 2003House Committee on Energy and Commerce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than March 13, 2003.
  5. Feb 27, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  6. Feb 27, 2003Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  7. Feb 26, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
  8. Feb 25, 2003Introduced in House
  9. Feb 25, 2003Referred 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Mar 5, 2003H.R. 877, Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 27, 2003</p>
  2. Mar 5, 2003H.R. 877, Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on February 27, 2003

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve patient safety.
Short Titles as Introduced
Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003
Short Titles as Reported to House
Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2003
Popular Titles
Medical Mistakes bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 13, 2003Reported in House
  2. Feb 25, 2003Introduced in House

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