Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 449.95 - Duties of Department of Health(a) Publishing of updates.--The Department of Health shall publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin:(1) Any updates to the list of reportable serious adverse events adopted by the National Quality Forum within 30 days of the update issued by the National Quality Forum.(2) A citation to the preventable serious adverse events the bulletin published under section 4 . (b) Health department responsibility.--In accordance with the act of July 19, 1979 (P.L. 130, No. 48) , known as the Health Care Facilities Act, the Department of Health shall be responsible for investigating patient or health payor complaints regarding a health care facility that is seeking payment directly from the patient or health payor for a preventable serious adverse event. 2009 , June 10, P.L. 1, No. 1, § 5, effective in 60 days [ 8/10/2009].