Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] (Report filed by Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, S. Rept. 99-485) Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 - Title I: Promotion of Good Faith Professional Review Activities - Provides protection from liability for damages for members of a professional review body who, in good faith and after a reasonable effort to obtain the facts, take actions which adversely affect the clinical privileges or professional society membership of a physician. Applies this Act to State laws for professional review actions occurring on or after July 1, 1989, unless a State elects to: (1) opt-in early; or (2) opt-out. Title II: Reporting of Information - Requires any entity (including insurance companies) making a payment in a medical malpractice action to report certain information to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and to State licensing boards, including: (1) the name of the physician or health care provider; (2) the amount of the payment; (3) the name of any hospital with which the physician or health care provider is associated; and (4) a description of the acts and injuries upon which the claim was based. Imposes civil penalties for the failure to report such information. …