Medical errors; Jt. Com. on Health Care to study options for establishing protected reporting system

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Overview Bill text 1 History 3 Sponsors

Study; Joint Commission on Health Care; reporting system for medical errors; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study options for establishing a non-punitive, protected reporting system for unintended medical errors in the Commonwealth.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 6, 2026
Last action: Jan 30, 2026 — Stricken at request of Patron in Rules (Voice Vote)
Session: 2026
Momentum: 27 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 27%, measured from VA's completed sessions
Momentum -5 27/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 253 days quiet

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