This bill establishes a framework for the reporting of serious reportable events by healthcare facilities, including hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, and birth centers, to the Director of the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL). Facilities are required to report any serious reportable event within 15 working days of its discovery, using a specified format that identifies the facility but omits identifying information about healthcare professionals, employees, or patients involved. Following such an event, facilities must conduct a root cause analysis and either implement a corrective action plan or report reasons for not taking corrective action. The bill also mandates the development of an electronic reporting system to facilitate these requirements.

Additionally, the bill outlines the confidentiality of reports and data related to serious reportable events, ensuring that no other state agency or licensing board is required to investigate an event already reported under this framework. It also requires various professional licensing boards to maintain records of complaints that qualify as serious reportable events and to report these to the director within 30 working days. The director is tasked with analyzing the reports to identify systemic failures in the healthcare system and may impose sanctions on facilities for non-compliance with reporting requirements. Overall, the bill aims to enhance patient safety and quality improvement in healthcare through structured reporting and analysis of serious incidents.