60.1—The National Practitioner Data Bank.
The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, as amended (HCQIA), title IV of Public Law 99-660 (42 U.S.C. 11101
et seq. ), authorizes the Secretary to establish (either directly or by contract) a National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) to collect and release certain information relating to the professional competence and conduct of physicians, dentists and other health care practitioners. Section 1921 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-2) ( section 1921) requires each State to adopt a system of reporting to the Secretary adverse licensure actions taken against health care practitioners and entities. Section 1921 also requires States to report any negative action or finding which a State licensing authority, peer review organization, or private accreditation entity has concluded against a health care practitioner or entity. This information will be collected and released to authorized parties by the NPDB. The regulations in this part set forth the reporting and disclosure requirements for the NPDB.
[75 FR 4676, Jan. 28, 2010]