HF 430 (LSB 2459YH (1) 88)

HOUSE FILE 430

BY  A. MEYER

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to pediatric congenital heart surgery including data reporting and the provision of patient education by hospitals.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  135B.35  Pediatric congenital heart surgery —— public reporting of data —— patient education.
   A hospital licensed under this chapter that provides pediatric congenital heart surgery shall do all of the following:
   1.  Participate in a qualified clinical data registry for thoracic surgery by providing all pediatric congenital heart surgery data required and consenting to public reporting of the data shared.
   2.  Provide information regarding how to access the national information provided in the qualified clinical data registry for thoracic surgery during an educational consultation with a parent or legal guardian of a pediatric patient for whom a congenital heart surgery procedure is recommended.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires a licensed hospital that provides pediatric congenital heart surgery to participate in a qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) for thoracic surgery by providing all pediatric congenital heart surgery data required and consenting to public reporting of the data shared; and to provide information regarding how to access the national information provided in the QCDR for thoracic surgery during an educational consultation with a parent or legal guardian of a pediatric patient for whom a congenital heart surgery procedure is recommended.