The County of San Mateo has a paramount interest in protecting the health and safety
of the public and in providing the highest standard of health care. To further this
interest, County employees and contractors who perform health care services at County-operated
health care facilities should be encouraged to report to their supervisor adverse
events in health care facilities operated by the County. Members of the public also
should be encouraged to report adverse events occurring in the hospital or its clinics
to San Mateo Medical Center's Quality Management and to report adverse events occurring
at all other County-operated health care facilities, labs or clinics to the Director
of the Health System.
This ordinance describes the kinds of adverse events that should be reported and sets
forth the reporting and investigative process to be followed. These reports and investigations
shall be done in such a manner as to not violate state or federal laws regulating
the privacy of protected health care information and are in addition to any other
statutory reporting requirements.
This ordinance also protects all those employees who make such reports from retaliation
from reporting the event or providing information about the event.
(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06: Ord. 4438, 09/09/08)
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