Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 1
Subtitle 07 - HOSPITALS
Chapter 10.07.06 - Hospital Patient Safety Program
Section 10.07.06.09 - Reports to the Department
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. A hospital shall report any level 1 adverse event to the Department within 5 days of the hospital's knowledge that the event occurred.
B. A hospital shall submit the root cause analysis and action plan for the level 1 adverse event to the Department within 60 days of the hospital's knowledge of the occurrence.
C. Any root cause analysis and any other medical review committee information submitted to the Department and the identity of individuals appointed to the interdisciplinary root cause analysis team are confidential under Health Occupations Article, §1-401, Annotated Code of Maryland and are not discoverable, disclosable, or admissible as evidence in any civil action or available under the Maryland Public Information Act.
D. If the Department receives a complaint alleging a level 1 adverse event, the Department may accept the root cause analysis as a hospital's internal investigation under Health-General Article, §19-309(b), Annotated Code of Maryland.
