Bill
Bill > S2894
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Introduced
09/13/2018
09/13/2018
In Committee
09/13/2018
09/13/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Introduced Session
2018-2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires hospitals that deliver newborn children to fully and accurately complete the Leapfrog Hospital Survey for the corresponding reporting period. The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting safety, quality, and transparency in the provision of health care in the United States. The Leapfrog survey assigns patient safety grades to hospitals and summarizes hospital performance data according to inpatient care management, medication safety, maternity care, infections and injuries, pediatric care, surgeon volume, and surgical appropriateness.
AI Summary
This bill requires certain hospitals that deliver newborn children to fully and accurately complete the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which is a nonprofit organization's survey that assigns patient safety grades to hospitals and summarizes their performance data on various healthcare metrics. The bill also authorizes the Commissioner of Health to adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the bill, and it states that the bill will take effect immediately upon enactment.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (on 09/13/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2894_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/S3000/2894_I1.PDF |
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