Bill > H1218

This bill makes technical changes to the Betsy Lehman Center for patient safety and medical error reduction enabling statute. It establishes the Betsy Lehman Center to serve as a clearinghouse for developing, evaluating, and disseminating best practices for patient safety and medical error reduction. The bill creates a Patient Safety and Medical Errors Reduction Board to oversee the Center and an advisory committee to provide advice and counsel. The Center is tasked with developing and administering education and research programs, identifying and disseminating best practices, and serving as a clearinghouse for information on medical errors and prevention strategies. The bill also allows the Center and state agencies to share patient safety information while protecting privacy and security.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1218