Section 144.706 — Citation.

144.706 CITATION. Sections 144.706 to 144.7069 may be cited as the “Minnesota Adverse Health Care Events Reporting Act of 2003.” History: 2003 c 99 s 1

Section 144.7063 — Definitions.

144.7063 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, for the purposes of sections 144.706 to 144.7069, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of health. Subd. 3. Facility. “Facility” means a hospital or outpatient surgical center licensed under sections 144.50 to […]

Section 144.7065 — Facility Requirements To Report, Analyze, And Correct.

144.7065 FACILITY REQUIREMENTS TO REPORT, ANALYZE, AND CORRECT. Subdivision 1. Reports of adverse health care events required. Each facility shall report to the commissioner the occurrence of any of the adverse health care events described in subdivisions 2 to 7 as soon as is reasonably and practically possible, but no later than 15 working days […]

Section 144.7067 — Commissioner Duties And Responsibilities.

144.7067 COMMISSIONER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Subdivision 1. Establishment of reporting system. (a) The commissioner shall establish an adverse health event reporting system designed to facilitate quality improvement in the health care system. The reporting system shall not be designed to punish errors by health care practitioners or health care facility employees. (b) The reporting system […]

Section 144.7068 — Reports From Licensing Boards.

144.7068 REPORTS FROM LICENSING BOARDS. (a) Effective upon full implementation of the adverse health care events reporting system, the records maintained under sections 147.155, 147A.155, 148.267, 151.301, and 153.255, shall be reported to the commissioner on the schedule established in those sections. (b) The commissioner shall forward these reports to the facility named in the […]

Section 144.7069 — Interstate Coordination; Reports.

144.7069 INTERSTATE COORDINATION; REPORTS. The commissioner shall report the definitions and the list of reportable events adopted in this act to the National Quality Forum and, working in coordination with the National Quality Forum, to the other states. The commissioner shall monitor discussions by the National Quality Forum of amendments to the forum’s list of […]