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HB 1543 Surgical complications; requires physicians to report.
Introduced by: William R. Janis | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Health records; surgical complications reporting. Requires physicians to report, in writing or by electronic means, each patient who comes under his professional care and requires medical treatment or suffers death that the physician has a reasonable basis to believe is the result of an elective outpatient surgical procedure. Complications resulting from elective outpatient surgical procedures. This bill provides that the report shall not contain any identifying information.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Health records; surgical complications reporting. Requires physicians to report complications resulting from elective outpatient surgical procedures. The report shall not contain any identifying information. Willful failure to report shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.