Relating to the creation of a medical error task force

This bill directs the department of health and human services (HHS) to convene a task force to review medical error rates of licensed physicians in this state and to make recommendations to the general assembly and the director of HHS including recommendations that address options for reducing medical error rates, improvements in education and training to minimize medical errors, and whether applicable penalties for medical errors and physician licensure review measures are sufficient. The bill specifies the membership of the task force, authorizes the director of HHS to add members as necessary to complete the work of the task force, and directs HHS to provide administrative support to the task force. The director of HHS or the director’s designee shall serve as chairperson of the task force and schedule meetings as necessary to complete the work of the task force. The task force shall dissolve upon submission of the report to the general assembly and the director of HHS no later than January 8, 2024.