Health Law Daily Wrap Up, GENERAL HEALTH CARE NEWS—NOTICES: AHRQ announces voluntary delisting of a PSO, (Feb 4, 2026)

By WK Editorial Staff

A PSO can be “delisted” if it is found to no longer meet the requirements of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 and Patient Safety Rule.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on behalf of the Secretary of HHS, is authorized to list as a patient safety organization (PSO) an entity that attests that it meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for listing. A PSO can be “delisted” by the Secretary if it is found to no longer meet the requirements of the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (Patient Safety Act) and Patient Safety Rule, such as when a PSO chooses to voluntarily relinquish its status as a PSO for any reason or when a PSO’s listing expires. AHRQ accepted a notification of proposed voluntary relinquishment from the VizientTM PSO, PSO number P0007, of its status as a PSO and has delisted the PSO accordingly (Notice, 91 Fed. Reg. 4921 (Feb. 3, 2026)).

Dates. The delisting was effective on January 7, 2026.

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