Under IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on September 14, 2006 at 10:00 a.m., at the Indiana State Department of Health, 2 North Meridian Street, Conference Room 8A, 8^th Floor, Indianapolis, Indiana the Indiana State Department of Health will hold a public hearing on a proposed rule to add 410 IAC 15-1.4-2.2 to include serious adverse event reporting to the requirements for a hospital's quality assessment and improvement program. In addition, it adds various definitions.

These rules are added to meet the Governor's Executive Order 05-10 requiring the Indiana State Department of Health to develop and implement a medical errors reporting system. Requirements for reporting are based on the National Quality Forum's 27 serious reportable events.

Copies of these rules are now on file with the Health Care Regulatory Commission at the Indiana State Department of Health, 2 North Meridian Street and Legislative Services Agency, One North Capitol, Suite 325, Indianapolis, Indiana and are open for public inspection.