National Patient Safety Board Act of 2024
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (15 Mar 2024): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
What this bill does
This bill, H.R. 7591, proposes to establish a National Patient Safety Board within the Department of Health and Human Services. This board would be tasked with supporting federal agencies in monitoring and anticipating patient safety events, studying their causes, and recommending solutions to prevent them. It would have the authority to review and make public reports on patient safety studies, and its members would include individuals with patient safety expertise and those who have experienced safety events.
The bill would affect patients, healthcare providers, and healthcare settings across the country by aiming to improve the safety of medical care. It seeks to identify and analyze patient safety events, including racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic disparities, and to recommend measures to prevent future harm. The board's findings would not be admissible as evidence in civil lawsuits for damages.
H.R. 7591 was introduced in the House of Representatives on March 8, 2024. It has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for consideration. The bill has not yet advanced beyond its introduction.
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Timeline
15 Mar 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 7591 do?
- This bill, H.R. 7591, proposes to establish a National Patient Safety Board within the Department of Health and Human Services. This board would be tasked with supporting federal agencies in monitoring and anticipating patient safety events, studying their causes, and recommending solutions to prevent them. It would have the authority to review and make public reports on patient safety studies, and its members would include individuals with patient safety expertise and those who have experienced safety events. The bill would affect patients, healthcare providers, and healthcare settings across the country by aiming to improve the safety of medical care. It seeks to identify and analyze patient safety events, including racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic disparities, and to recommend measures to prevent future harm. The board's findings would not be admissible as evidence in civil lawsuits for damages. H.R. 7591 was introduced in the House of Representatives on March 8, 2024. It has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs for consideration. The bill has not yet advanced beyond its introduction.
- Has H.R. 7591 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for H.R. 7591. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored H.R. 7591?
- H.R. 7591 was sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 7591?
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (15 Mar 2024).
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