Office-Based Surgery

Alert

Practices which perform office-based surgery were required to be accredited on July 14, 2009. To find a list of accredited practices go to Office-Based Surgery Practices in New York State.

Office-Based Surgery Adverse Event Reporting Reminders

Please use the correct form (dated 04/10).

The updated form for submitting an adverse event report is located at http://www.nyhealth.gov/forms/doh-4431.pdf. will require re-submission of adverse event report forms received on an outdated version of the form after June 30, 2010. The Department recommends filling out the form electronically on the computer before printing, signing and submitting. Future updates to the form will be automatically reflected on the online form.

Take care to answer all applicable questions.

The Patient Safety Center has receives numerous incomplete forms. Though more detailed, the updated adverse event report form was designed in part to reduce the need for accredited practices to submit medical records to the Department.

All Physicians, Physician Assistants and Specialist Assistants Must sign the form.

The Office-Based Surgery legislation requires that all physicians, PA's and SA's involved in the event being reported MUST sign the submitted adverse event report. If the PSC receives an adverse event form that is not signed by all mandated reporters, the PSC sends submitters a letter informing them of their mistake and reminding them of the OBS adverse event reporting requirements contained within the law. At this time submitters who have made errors are not required to re-submit reports, but they may be in the future. Practitioners who have a continued pattern of filing legally deficient reports may result in referral to the Office of Professional Medical Conduct.