Relating to pediatric congenital heart surgery including data reporting and the provision of patient education by hospitals. Effective 7-1-19

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2019
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 28, 2019
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   Done: Senate committeeMarch 7, 2019
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   Done: Passes the SenateMarch 21, 201946–0
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   Done: House committeeApril 3, 2019
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   Done: Passes the HouseApril 18, 2019
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   Done: To the GovernorApril 30, 2019
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   Done: Signed into lawMay 3, 2019

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

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.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed¹

House subcommittee

Named April 1, 2019. On April 2, 2019 it recommended passage.

• Rep. A. Meyer
• Rep. Brian Best R
• Rep. Kristin Sunde D

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