In which year was HCQIA enacted according to the material?

In which year was HCQIA enacted according to the material?

• A. 1982
• B. 1986
• C. 1990
• D. 1994

Answer: (B)

HCQIA stands for the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, and the year it was enacted is 1986. This federal law was created to support and protect professional review activities aimed at improving care, by providing immunity from damages for good-faith peer review actions and by establishing the National Practitioner Data Bank to track disciplinary histories. Because the material identifies 1986 as the enactment year, that is the correct choice. The other years do not match the enactment date.

HCQIA stands for the Health Care Quality Improvement Act, and the year it was enacted is 1986. This federal law was created to support and protect professional review activities aimed at improving care, by providing immunity from damages for good-faith peer review actions and by establishing the National Practitioner Data Bank to track disciplinary histories. Because the material identifies 1986 as the enactment year, that is the correct choice. The other years do not match the enactment date.