Sec. 10. Transparency and accountability for patient safety
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Title VI of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1661 et seq. ) (as amended by section 9) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall ensure that all surveys, reports, and other materials of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to patient safety and compliance are posted on the websites of each hospital and clinic wholly or partially owned, operated, managed, or funded by the Service. The Inspector General of the Department (referred to in this section as the Inspector General ) shall investigate each patient death in which the Service is alleged to be involved by an act or omission.
The Secretary shall notify the Inspector General of each patient death that occurs— in a facility of the Service; or under the care of the Service. Not less frequently than once each year, the Inspector General shall provide to Indian tribes in the relevant Service area and Congress a report describing the investigations described in paragraph (1). On completion of each investigation described in paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall provide to the family of the deceased patient information relating to— the findings of the investigation; and any action taken by the Inspector General, including any criminal referral.
The Secretary, in consultation with the Inspector General, shall establish within the Service a program to monitor the quality of patient care in the Service. The Inspector General shall— conduct an audit of reporting systems of the Service as of the date of enactment of this section; and provide to the Service recommendations and technical assistance to implement improved reporting systems, procedures, standards, and protocols. . Section 1880 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395qq ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall conduct surveys to assess the compliance of each hospital or skilled nursing facility of the Indian Health Service with— section 1867; and conditions of participation in the program under this title. Each survey completed under this subsection shall be made available on the public Internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. .
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