Creating a Culture of Safety: Preliminary Guide to the Patient Safety Provisions of Act 13 of 2002
Creating a Culture of Safety: Preliminary Guide to the Patient Safety Provisions of Act 13 of 2002
Last Updated: 5/14/2002
The Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error Act (Act 13) was signed into law on March 20, 2002. This preliminary guidebook is designed to assist HAP member hospitals and health systems, as well as medical staff, to effectively implement and comply with the patient safety provisions of Act 13.