HB0031 • 2008

Medical safety event reporting.

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; authorizing the department of health to define safety events for purposes of mandatory reporting by health care facilities as specified; granting rulemaking authority; repealing a list of reportable safety events; and providing for an effective date.

Healthcare

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Labor
Last action: 2008-03-03
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2008

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2008-03-03 Governor
Governor Signed HEA0005
2008-03-03 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 5
2008-02-29 Senate
S President Signed HEA No. 0005
2008-02-28 House
H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0005
2008-02-27 LSO
Assigned Number HEA0005
2008-02-27 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2008-02-26 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2008-02-25 Senate
S Passed CoW
2008-02-22 Senate
S Placed on General File
2008-02-22 Senate
S10 Recommended Do Pass
2008-02-19 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S10
2008-02-19 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2008-02-19 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2008-02-18 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2008-02-15 House
H Passed CoW
2008-02-14 House
H Placed on General File
2008-02-14 House
H10 Recommended Do Pass
2008-02-12 House
H Introduced and Referred to H10
2008-02-11 House
H Received for Introduction
2008-01-02 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2008 General Session Summary for HB0031

Bill No.:
HB0031
Drafter:

JWL

LSO No.:
08LSO-0110
Effective Date:

7/1/2008

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0005

Chapter No.:
5

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Labor, Health and Social Services
Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Medical
safety event reporting.

Subject:
Authorizes
Department of Health to identify medical safety events which hospitals must
report.

Summary/Major Elements:

Current law at W.S. 35-2-912 requires
hospitals to report to the Department of Health the occurrence of specified
safety-related events.

This act repeals the list of
reportable safety events and grants authority to the Department of Health to
adopt a list of reportable events by rule and regulation, using an
industry-recognized classification system.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0031

ENROLLED ACT NO. 5, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2008 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to public health and safety; authorizing the department of health to define safety events for purposes of mandatory reporting by health care facilities as specified; granting rulemaking authority; repealing a list of reportable safety events; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 35
‑
2
‑
912(a)(intro) is amended to read:

35
‑
2
‑
912.

Mandatory reporting of safety events.

(a)

For purposes of this section, "safety event" means an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury or the risk thereof, including
:

those events identified by rule and regulation of the department using a standard taxonomy generally accepted in the health care industry as indicated by endorsement of the national quality forum or similar health care quality control organization.

Section

2.

W.S. 35
‑
2
‑
912(a)(i) through (vi) is repealed.

Section 3.

This act is effective July 1, 2008.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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