---
kind: "unit"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
key: "ch6A/schVII/ptC"
level: "part"
label: "Part C"
heading: "Patient Safety Improvement"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/ch6A-schVII-ptC"
sections_count: 7
---

# Part C — Patient Safety Improvement

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare › Chapter 6A — Public Health Service › Subchapter VII — Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

## Sections

- [§299b–21. Definitions](/usc/42/299b-21.md)
- [§299b–22. Privilege and confidentiality protections](/usc/42/299b-22.md)
- [§299b–23. Network of patient safety databases](/usc/42/299b-23.md)
- [§299b–24. Patient safety organization certification and listing](/usc/42/299b-24.md)
- [§299b–24a. Activities regarding women’s health](/usc/42/299b-24a.md)
- [§299b–25. Technical assistance](/usc/42/299b-25.md)
- [§299b–26. Severability](/usc/42/299b-26.md)