Safe Health Care Reporting Act of 2005
Latest action · Apr 28, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4567-4568)
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.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Safe Health Care Reporting Act of 2005 - Amends the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 to require State licensing boards (currently, boards of medical examiners) to report to the National Practitioner Data Bank regarding: (1) any sanctions taken against a physician or health care practitioner (currently, against a physician); and (2) known instances of health care entities failing to report required information.
Requires (current law authorizes) health care entities to report specified information to State licensing boards and the Data Bank regarding any action that adversely affects the clinical privileges of a health care practitioner who is not a physician if the entity would be required to report such information if the practitioner were a physician.
Allows the Secretary to impose fines for violations of reporting requirements by health care entities.
Requires health care entities and other agencies that employ physicians or other licensed health care providers (currently, requires hospitals) to request from the Data Bank and the State licensing board reported information on licensed health care practitioners who apply to be on the medical staff or who apply for clinical privileges or employment.
Provides immunity from civil liability for health care entities that disclose information about employees pursuant to mandatory reporting requirements unless the employer knowingly disclosed false information or violated any legal right of the employee. Prohibits health care entities from retaliating against any employee who, in good faith, reports conduct that may be construed to violate a Federal or State law to a State authority, licensing authority, peer review organization, or employer.
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to implement a system to report criminal background information to the Data Bank.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 28, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Apr 28, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Apr 28, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4567-4568)
- Apr 28, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4567)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2006 | Safe Health Care Reporting Act of 2005 | Identical bill | May 13, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Communication in medicine
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal justice information
- Data banks
- Disciplining of employees
- Discrimination in employment
- Dismissal of employees
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Health
- Health facilities
- Health information systems
- Hospital personnel
- Hospitals
- Identification of criminals
- Informers
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Liability (Law)
- Licenses
- Medical malpractice
- Medical personnel
- Nursing homes
- Physicians
- Privileges and immunities
- Professional associations
- Resignation of employees
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Whistle blowing
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