SECTION 1. Section 51H of chapter 111 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-
(d) The department shall adopt regulations prohibiting a health care facility from charging or seeking reimbursement for services provided as a result of the occurrence of a health-care associated infection or serious reportable event. A health care facility shall not charge or seek reimbursement for a health-care associated infection or serious reportable event that the facility has determined, through a documented review process and under regulations adopted by the department, was: (i) preventable; (ii) within its control; and (iii) unambiguously the result of a system failure based on the health care provider’s policies and procedures.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect as of July 1, 2009.
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