Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

This bill requires the department of health to study the feasibility of requiring emergency rooms to report to the department data on incidences of persons that present at the emergency room with surgical complications within 30 days of an invasive surgical procedure that was performed at a surgical center or other non-hospital facility, and develop recommendations for an administrative procedure by which emergency rooms can report. <br /> <br /> The department of health must report its findings and recommendations no later than January 1, 2020, to the chief clerk of the senate and the chief clerk of the house of representatives. This report must include an evaluation of:<br /> <br /> (1) The feasibility of requiring emergency rooms to collect and report such data described above;<br /> (2) A comparison of the 30-day complication rates from invasive surgical procedures performed in a hospital and those performed at a facility other than a hospital; <br /> (3) The costs, if any, of implementing such a reporting process; and <br /> (4) Any other information deemed pertinent by the department.<br /> <br /> ON APRIL 22, 2019, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 614, AS AMENDED.<br /> <br /> AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill and requires the department of health to include data related to complications of induced abortions, including the number of complications and the types of complications, in its annual report of selected induced termination of pregnancy data. This amendment prohibits the department from releasing any data pursuant to this amendment in a manner that could identify individual patients.<br /> <br />