U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10810: National Patient Safety Board Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 15, 2026
To establish the National Patient Safety Board, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To establish the National Patient Safety Board, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, October 15, 2026:
A BILL To establish the National Patient Safety Board, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Patient Safety Board Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. National Patient Safety Board (a) Establishment For the purpose of preventing and reducing patient safety events, there is hereby established, within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, an independent board, to be known as the National Patient Safety Board (in this section referred to as the Board ). (b) Duties (1) In general For the purpose stated in subsection (a), the Board shall-- (A) support Federal departments and agencies in monitoring and anticipating patient safety events; (B) provide expertise to study the context and causes of patient safety events and prevented patient safety events; and (C) formulate recommendations and solutions to prevent patient safety events from occurring. (2) Authority The Board shall have the sole authority to-- (A) request changes to, or approve, the patient safety measures and solutions recommended by the Director of the Patient Safety Research and Development Division under subsection (g); (B) review each report transmitted to the Board under subsection (g)(7); (C) based on such review, require the Director of such Division-- (i) to conduct further studies; or (ii) to make revisions to the report; and (D) make …
Sponsors
- Nanette Barragan (D) · primary sponsor
- Yvette Clarke (D, HD-009)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is HB10810?
- HB10810 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): National Patient Safety Board Act of 2026.
- What does HB10810 do?
- In its own words: To establish the National Patient Safety Board, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10810?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10810?
- Nanette Barragan (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10810?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10810
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