Analysis and reporting of trends regarding sentinel events; treatment of certain information regarding corrective action by medical facility.
1. The Health Division shall, to the extent of legislative appropriation and authorization, contract with a quality improvement organization, as defined in 42 C.F.R. § 400.200, to analyze and report trends regarding sentinel events.
2. When the Health Division receives notice from a medical facility that the medical facility has taken corrective action to remedy the causes or contributing factors, or both, of a sentinel event, the Health Division shall:
(a) Make a record of the information;
(b) Ensure that the information is aggregated so as not to reveal the identity of a specific person or medical facility; and
(c) Transmit the information to a quality improvement organization.
3. A quality improvement organization to whom information is transmitted pursuant to subsection 2 shall, at least quarterly, report its findings regarding the analysis of aggregated trends of sentinel events to the Repository for Health Care Quality Assurance.
Last modified: February 26, 2006