Senate
File
206
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
206
BY
LOFGREN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
creation
of
a
medical
error
task
force.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
MEDICAL
ERROR
TASK
FORCE.
1
1.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
2
convene
a
task
force
to
review
medical
error
rates
of
licensed
3
physicians
in
this
state
and
shall
make
recommendations
to
the
4
general
assembly
and
the
director
of
health
and
human
services
5
including
recommendations
that
address
options
for
reducing
6
medical
error
rates,
improvements
in
education
and
training
7
to
minimize
medical
errors,
and
whether
applicable
penalties
8
for
medical
errors
and
physician
licensure
review
measures
are
9
sufficient.
10
2.
a.
The
task
force
shall
include
all
of
the
following
11
voting
members:
12
(1)
The
director
of
health
and
human
services,
or
the
13
director’s
designee.
14
(2)
The
director
of
inspections
and
appeals,
or
the
15
director’s
designee.
16
(3)
The
executive
director
of
the
board
of
medicine.
17
(4)
The
ombudsman.
18
(5)
A
representative
of
the
Iowa
medical
society.
19
(6)
A
representative
of
the
board
of
regents
affiliated
with
20
the
university
of
Iowa
hospitals
and
clinics.
21
(7)
The
commissioner
of
insurance,
or
the
commissioner’s
22
designee.
23
(8)
The
attorney
general,
or
the
attorney
general’s
24
designee.
25
b.
The
task
force
shall
also
include
four
members
of
the
26
general
assembly
serving
as
ex
officio,
nonvoting
members,
one
27
representative
to
be
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
28
representatives,
one
representative
to
be
appointed
by
the
29
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives,
one
senator
to
30
be
appointed
by
the
president
of
the
senate
after
consultation
31
with
the
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
and
one
senator
to
be
32
appointed
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
senate.
33
c.
The
director
of
health
and
human
services,
or
the
34
director’s
designee,
may
add
members
to
the
task
force
as
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necessary
to
complete
the
work
of
the
task
force.
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3.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
provide
2
administrative
support
to
the
task
force.
The
director
of
3
health
and
human
services,
or
the
director’s
designee,
shall
4
serve
as
chairperson
of
the
task
force,
and
shall
schedule
5
meetings
of
the
task
force
as
necessary
to
complete
the
work
6
of
the
task
force.
7
4.
The
task
force
shall
dissolve
upon
submission
of
the
8
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
director
of
health
and
9
human
services,
but
no
later
than
January
8,
2024.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
directs
the
department
of
health
and
human
14
services
(HHS)
to
convene
a
task
force
to
review
medical
15
error
rates
of
licensed
physicians
in
this
state
and
to
make
16
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
director
of
HHS
17
including
recommendations
that
address
options
for
reducing
18
medical
error
rates,
improvements
in
education
and
training
19
to
minimize
medical
errors,
and
whether
applicable
penalties
20
for
medical
errors
and
physician
licensure
review
measures
are
21
sufficient.
22
The
bill
specifies
the
membership
of
the
task
force,
23
authorizes
the
director
of
HHS
to
add
members
as
necessary
to
24
complete
the
work
of
the
task
force,
and
directs
HHS
to
provide
25
administrative
support
to
the
task
force.
The
director
of
HHS
26
or
the
director’s
designee
shall
serve
as
chairperson
of
the
27
task
force
and
schedule
meetings
as
necessary
to
complete
the
28
work
of
the
task
force.
29
The
task
force
shall
dissolve
upon
submission
of
the
report
30
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
director
of
HHS
no
later
than
31
January
8,
2024.
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