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Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3380| Senate 
| Updated: 3/3/2020
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to undertake actions related to (1) health care-associated infections (HAI), (2) antimicrobial stewardship, and (3) patient safety. With respect to HAI, HHS must award grants for state and regional infection control programs and must establish a pilot program related to HAI data reporting by long-term care facilities and others. HHS must also award grants to eligible entities for infection control during patient care transitions, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must develop guidance regarding transfers or discharges of patients with HAI diagnoses. The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the adequacy of oversight and validation of specified HAI data reporting. With respect to antimicrobial stewardship, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must award grants to states to implement antimicrobial stewardship plans and must otherwise take steps to address antibiotic prescribing. With respect to patient safety, the HHS must incentivize state medical boards to require education on patient safety topics as a condition of licensure, and the CMS must harmonize quality measure reporting requirements through a collaborative that includes representatives from, among other groups, insurers and patient groups. In addition, as a condition of a hospital's participation in Medicare, members of the hospital's board must periodically receive training on relevant patient safety topics.
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Timeline
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • March 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 3, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesChild healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug therapyExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careHospital careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical educationMedicarePrescription drugsState and local government operationsSurgery and anesthesia

Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-3380| Senate 
| Updated: 3/3/2020
Patient Safety Improvement Act of 2020 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to undertake actions related to (1) health care-associated infections (HAI), (2) antimicrobial stewardship, and (3) patient safety. With respect to HAI, HHS must award grants for state and regional infection control programs and must establish a pilot program related to HAI data reporting by long-term care facilities and others. HHS must also award grants to eligible entities for infection control during patient care transitions, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must develop guidance regarding transfers or discharges of patients with HAI diagnoses. The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the adequacy of oversight and validation of specified HAI data reporting. With respect to antimicrobial stewardship, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must award grants to states to implement antimicrobial stewardship plans and must otherwise take steps to address antibiotic prescribing. With respect to patient safety, the HHS must incentivize state medical boards to require education on patient safety topics as a condition of licensure, and the CMS must harmonize quality measure reporting requirements through a collaborative that includes representatives from, among other groups, insurers and patient groups. In addition, as a condition of a hospital's participation in Medicare, members of the hospital's board must periodically receive training on relevant patient safety topics.
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Timeline
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Mar 3, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • March 3, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 3, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesChild healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDrug therapyExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsHealth care qualityHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth promotion and preventive careHome and outpatient careHospital careInfectious and parasitic diseasesLicensing and registrationsLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedicaidMedical educationMedicarePrescription drugsState and local government operationsSurgery and anesthesia