OAR 325-010-0005
Enrollment in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program
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Participation in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program is voluntary. Hospital Participants are entitled to the benefits and subject to the obligations set forth in these administrative rules.(2)
Interested hospitals may apply for participation in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program by completing the Commission’s participation agreement. The participation agreement must include the name of a designated contact person.(3)
In agreeing to participate a hospital must affirm that it is willing to fully share requested Patient Safety Data with the Commission. This statement must be co-signed by the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Chairperson of the Board of Directors, and the Director of Quality Management, or their equivalents.(4)
Upon enrolling in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program, a Hospital Participant must have adopted policies and procedures describing patient safety activities, including how it triages adverse events; how it investigates adverse events, including root cause analysis protocols; and how it provides notice of adverse events to a patient and/or family member. The Hospital Participant must provide copies to the Commission upon request.(5)
Within 30 calendar days of receipt and acceptance of the participation agreement the Commission will issue a certificate establishing a Hospital Participant’s enrollment in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program. The Hospital Participant should conspicuously post the certificate in an area where patients are admitted.(6)
The Commission will maintain and update a website that lists all Hospital Participants.
Source:
Rule 325-010-0005 — Enrollment in the Oregon Patient Safety Reporting Program, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=325-010-0005.