SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1912
Amendment No. 2 Barcode 353892
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11 The Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care recommended
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 2. Section 395.1012, Florida Statutes, is
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20 395.1012 Patient safety.--
21 (1) Each licensed facility shall adopt a patient
22 safety plan. A plan adopted to implement the requirements of
23 42 CFR 482.21 shall be deemed to comply with this requirement.
24 (2) Each licensed facility shall appoint a patient
25 safety officer and a patient safety committee, which shall
26 include at least one person who is neither employed by nor
27 practicing in the facility, for the purpose of promoting the
28 health and safety of patients, reviewing and evaluating the
29 quality of patient safety measures used by the facility, and
30 assisting in the implementation of the facility patient safety
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1 Section 3. Section 395.1051, Florida Statutes, is
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3 395.1051 Duty to notify patients.--Every licensed
4 facility shall inform each patient, or an individual
5 identified pursuant to s. 765.401(1), in person about
6 unanticipated outcomes of care that result in serious harm to
7 the patient. Notification of outcomes of care that result in
8 harm to the patient under this section shall not constitute an
9 acknowledgement or admission of liability, nor can it be
10 introduced as evidence in any civil lawsuit.
11 Section 4. The Agency for Health Care Administration
12 is directed to study the types of information the public would
13 find relevant in the selection of hospitals. The agency shall
14 review and recommend appropriate methods of collection,
15 analysis, and dissemination of that information. The agency
16 shall complete its study and report its findings and
17 recommendations to the Legislature by January 15, 2004.
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23 And the title is amended as follows:
24 On page 1, line 10, through page 3, line 23 delete
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28 creating s. 395.1012, F.S.; requiring
29 facilities to adopt a patient safety plan;
30 providing requirements for a patient safety
31 plan; requiring facilities to appoint a patient
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1 safety officer and a patient safety committee
2 and providing duties for the patient safety
3 officer and committee; creating s. 395.1051,
4 F.S.; requiring certain facilities to notify
5 patients about care under specified conditions;
6 requiring the Agency for Health Care
7 Administration to study information relating to
8 patient selection of hospitals; amending s.
9 456.025, F.S.;
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