§ 2.25.040. Process to be used after receiving a report made pursuant to section 2.25.030.

Upon receipt of a report made pursuant to section 2.25.030 of this chapter, the recipient manager/supervisor shall promptly report the matter to the Director of the Health System or his/her designee, within twenty-four hours of receiving notice of the matter, shall report the event to the County Manager. The County Manager shall notify the County Counsel who, in consultation with the County Manager, shall provide the Board of Supervisors with a summary of the event, as appropriate.

For all adverse events occurring at the San Mateo Medical Center, the Director of the Health System, in consultation with the County Manager, County Counsel, San Mateo Medical Center CEO and the President of the San Mateo Medical Center Board of Trustees, shall determine if the San Mateo Medical Center Board shall convene a special meeting to address the incident. The San Mateo Medical Center Board of Trustees may take any action it deems necessary, including, where appropriate, a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.

All adverse events shall immediately be reported and disclosed to the patient or patient's legal representative. In addition, the results of any investigation pursuant to section 2.25.050 of this chapter shall also be disclosed to the patient or patient's legal representative.

These reports shall be done in such a manner as to not violate state or federal laws regulating the privacy of protected health care information.

(Ord. 4324, 08/15/06: Ord. 4438, 09/09/08)