Venous thromboembolism; creating the Blake Burgess Act; requiring certain hospital policies and training; establishing certain registry and reporting requirements; imposing certain requirements on assisted living centers; effective date; emergency.

Summary

The bill requires every hospital with an emergency department and every ambulatory surgical center to create evidence‑based VTE risk‑assessment and treatment policies and to train all non‑physician clinical staff annually. It also creates a statewide VTE registry run by a qualified nonprofit, obligating hospitals to submit detailed clot‑case data and requiring the Department of Health to report findings to state leaders. Assisted‑living centers must give new residents a pamphlet on VTE risk factors and signs, and the law adds training requirements for certified nurse aides on recognizing VTE.

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