40 Pa. Stat. § 1303.746

Current through P.A. Acts 2023-32
Section 1303.746 - Mandatory reporting
(a) General provisions.--Each medical professional liability insurer and each self-insured health care provider, including the fund established by this chapter, which makes payment in settlement or in partial settlement of or in satisfaction of a judgment in a medical professional liability action or claim shall provide to the appropriate licensure board a true and correct copy of the report required to be filed with the Federal Government by section 421 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99-660, 42 U.S.C. § 11131 ). The copy of the report required by this section shall be filed simultaneously with the report required by section 421 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986. The department shall monitor and enforce compliance with this section. The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs and the licensure boards shall have access to information pertaining to compliance.
(b) Immunity.--A medical professional liability insurer or person who reports under subsection (a) in good faith and without malice shall be immune from civil or criminal liability arising from the report.
(c) Public information.-- Information received under this section shall not be considered public information for the purposes of the act of June 21, 1957 (P.L. 390, No. 212), referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, or 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings) until used in a formal disciplinary proceeding.

40 P.S. § 1303.746

2002, March 20, P.L. 154, No. 13, § 746, imd. effective.