Patient Safety and Whistleblower Protections Act

This bill establishes federal protections for health care practitioners who raise concerns about patient safety and quality of care. It prohibits retaliation against practitioners for communicating safety concerns to supervisors, government officials, patient safety organizations, or the media, and creates a rebuttable presumption that adverse actions within 180 days of such communications constitute retaliation. The bill authorizes individual and class action lawsuits with damages up to $1 million, requires Medicare providers to establish mechanisms for reporting and investigating patient safety concerns, and voids contractual provisions that would prevent practitioners from speaking about health care quality.

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