§ 71-8701 Act, how cited
§ 71-8702 Legislative findings and intent
§ 71-8703 Purposes of act
§ 71-8704 Definitions, where found
§ 71-8705 Identifiable information, defined
§ 71-8706 Nonidentifiable information, defined
§ 71-8707 Patient safety organization, defined
§ 71-8708 Patient safety work product, defined
§ 71-8709 Provider, defined
§ 71-8710 Patient safety work product; confidentiality; use; restrictions
§ 71-8711 Patient safety organization; proceedings and records; restrictions on use; violation; penalty
§ 71-8712 Patient safety work product; unlawful use; effect
§ 71-8713 Act; cumulative to other law
§ 71-8714 Patient safety organization; conditions
§ 71-8715 Patient safety organization; board of directors; membership
§ 71-8716 Election to be subject to act; contract; requirements
§ 71-8717 Reportable patient safety events; provider; duties
§ 71-8718 Reporting requirements
§ 71-8719 Nonidentifiable information; disclosure
§ 71-8720 Public disclosure of data and information
§ 71-8721 Immunity from liability
§ 71-8722 Patient Safety Cash Fund; created; use; investment

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes > Patient Safety Improvement Act

  • Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Assessment: means the act of listing the description of all real property and taxable tangible personal property, determining its taxability, determining its taxable value, and placing it on the assessment roll. See Nebraska Statutes 77-126
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County assessor: includes an elected or appointed county assessor or a county clerk who is an ex officio county assessor. See Nebraska Statutes 77-115
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Foreign: when applied to corporations shall include all those created by authority other than that of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Identifiable information: means information that is presented in a form and manner that allows the identification of any provider, patient, or reporter of patient safety work product. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8705
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mistrial: An invalid trial, caused by fundamental error. When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again from the selection of the jury.
  • Nonidentifiable information: means information presented in a form and manner that prevents the identification of any provider, patient, or reporter of patient safety work product. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8706
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Patient safety organization: means an organization described in section 71-8714 that contracts with one or more providers subject to the Patient Safety Improvement Act and that performs the following activities:

    (1) The conduct, as the organization's primary activity, of efforts to improve patient safety and the quality of health care delivery. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8707

  • Patient safety work product: means any data, reports, records, memoranda, analyses, deliberative work, statements, root cause analyses, or quality improvement processes that are:

    (a) Created or developed by a provider solely for the purposes of reporting to a patient safety organization. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8708

  • Patient safety work product does not: include information, documents, or records otherwise available from original sources merely because they were collected for or submitted to a patient safety organization. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8708
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Person shall: include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Provider: means a person that is either:

    (1) A facility licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act. See Nebraska Statutes 71-8709

  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Purchase: shall include taking by sale, discount, negotiation, or any other transaction for value creating an interest in property except liens. See Nebraska Statutes 77-122
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: shall include territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Year: shall mean calendar year. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801