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This section of the toolbox includes information from the 26 states and the District of Columbia with legislation or regulation related to hospital reporting of adverse events to a state agency.  It includes background information on the reporting systems to provide context.  It includes authorizing statutes or regulations, advisory groups, websites, and other useful information.

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New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Patient Safety Initiative || New Jersey
New York Department of Health, Patient Occurrence and Tracking System || New York
Patient Safety Surveillance and Improvement System || Vermont
Colorado Occurrence Reporting Program || Colorado
State of Georgia, Office of Regulatory Services, Health Care Section || Georgia
Adverse Health Care Events Program || Illinois
Indiana State Department of Health, Medical Errors Reporting System || Indiana
Sentinel Event Program || Maine
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of Health Care Quality || Maryland
Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Division of Health Care Quality || Massachusetts
Minnesota Department of Health, Adverse Health Care Events Reporting System || Minnesota
Oregon Patient Safety Commission || Oregon
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority || Pennsylvania
Tennessee Department of Health, Improving Patient Safety || Tennessee
Utah Department of Health, Patient Safety Initiatives || Utah