| Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3267-3268; text as passed Senate: CR S3267-3268; text of measure as introduced: CR S3262)
Bill TextA resolution designating April 20 through 26, 2008, as "National Community Health Aide, Community Health Practitioner, and Dental Health Aide Week". 4/22/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates April 20-April 26, 2008, as National Community Health Aide, Community Health Practitioner, and Dental Health Aide Week. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Child health, Children, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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A bill to expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Aid to dependent children, AIDS (Disease), Alternative energy sources, Animals, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Auditing Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - S.AMDT.4380 Amendment SA 4380 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 79.
Bill TextAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. 3/14/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2008 and FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2008-FY2013, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) public debt; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security, U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and specified major functional categories for FY2008-FY2013.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Child health, Children, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi
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To expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Chronically ill, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Federal aid to health facilities, Health planning, Health policy, Medical care, Medical education, Medicine, Mental health services, Public health personnel, Recruiting of employees Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for: (1) services to children, adults, and older adults with mental illnesses who have co-occurring primary care conditions and chronic diseases through the co-location of primary and specialty medical care in community-based mental and behavioral health settings; (2) programs to address behavioral and mental health workforce needs in professional shortage areas; (3) expanding behavioral and mental health education and training programs; (4) tele-mental health in medically-underserved areas; and (5) developing and implementing a plan to ensure that the National Health Information Infrastructure meets the needs of mental health and substance abuse providers.Provides for reports to Congress on: (1) the paperwork [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Block grants, Budgets, Chronically ill, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to Indians, Health services administration, Indian medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Minorities, State and local government Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvement. 12/19/2007--Introduced. Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities for the construction or modernization of facilities to provide mental health and behavioral health services to individuals. Defines an "eligible entity" as: (1) a state that is the recipient of a Community Mental Health Services Block Grant and a Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant under such Act; or (2) an Indian tribe or a tribal organization. Includes among grant application requirements assurances that facilities will be used for not less than 10 years for community-based mental health or substance abuse services for those who cannot pay for such services. Permits a grant recipient to request permission to [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Authorization, Budgets, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Health services administration, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Public health personnel, Rural affairs Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to reauthorize the Community Health Centers program, the National Health Service Corps, and rural health care programs. 11/8/2007--Introduced. Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for: (1) health centers to meet the health care needs of medically underserved populations; (2) the National Health Service Corps; and (3) rural health care programs. Requires studies or reports on: (1) school-based health centers; (2) community health centers; and (3) integrated health system models for the delivery of health care services to medically underserved populations. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Clinics, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Defense policy, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Drug therapy, Education, Families, Family services, Health counseling Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. 11/1/2007--Introduced. Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the provision of specified substance use disorder treatment services at each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center and community-based outpatient clinic. Requires the Secretary to ensure that treatment for a substance use disorder and a comorbid mental health disorder is provided concurrently by a team of experienced clinicians. Requires the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program of enhanced care and treatment for veterans with substance use disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); and (2) establish at least six national centers of excellence on PTSD and substance use disorders. Requires a report on residential mental health care facilities [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Clinics, Finance, Health facilities, Housing, Indian medical care, Medical care, Medicine, Minorities, Mortgage guaranty insurance, Rural affairs, Rural health Latest Action: 10/31/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13625-13626)
Bill TextA bill to include health centers in the list of entities eligible for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act. 10/31/2007--Introduced. Community Health Center Capital Investment Act - Amends the National Housing Act to revise the eligibility requirements for mortgages insured by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to include a mortgage executed by a health center. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Burns, Health policy, Hospital rates, Medicaid, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Mental care facilities, Trauma care, Welfare Latest Action: 10/29/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to provide adjustments in payment to certain hospitals under the Medicaid program. 10/29/2007--Introduced. Urban Health Care Delivery Act of 2007 - Revises requirements for adjustments in payments made by a state under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for inpatient hospital services furnished by a disproportionate share hospital (DSH). Provides that DSH payment adjustments made by a state to a state- or local government- owned or operated hospital providing up to 450 inpatient beds, and meeting certain other criteria, shall be made without regard, and in addition, to the standard DSH allotment limitation on federal financial participation. Caps such adjustments at 175% of the costs of furnishing such services. Prescribes criteria for such a hospital, including operation of a community mental health center, a burn center serving the entire state, and a Level I trauma center with at least 100,000 encounters per year.
| | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Chronically ill, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Federal aid to health facilities, Health planning, Health policy, Medical care, Medical education, Medicine, Mental health services, Public health personnel, Recruiting of employees Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12993-12994)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for: (1) services to children, adults, and older adults with mental illnesses who have co-occurring primary care conditions and chronic diseases through the co-location of primary and specialty medical care in community-based mental and behavioral health settings; (2) programs to address behavioral and mental health workforce needs in professional shortage areas; (3) expanding behavioral and mental health education and training programs; (4) tele-mental health in medically-underserved areas; and (5) developing and implementing a plan to ensure that the National Health Information Infrastructure meets the needs of mental health and substance abuse providers.Provides for reports to Congress on: (1) the paperwork [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Block grants, Budgets, Chronically ill, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to Indians, Health services administration, Indian medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Minorities, State and local government Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12996)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvement. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities for the construction or modernization of facilities to provide mental health and behavioral health services to individuals. Defines an "eligible entity" as: (1) a state that is the recipient of a Community Mental Health Services Block Grant and a Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant under such Act; or (2) an Indian tribe or a tribal organization. Includes among grant application requirements assurances that facilities will be used for not less than 10 years for community-based mental health or substance abuse services for those who cannot pay for such services. Permits a grant recipient to request permission [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Employee health benefits, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal employees, Government employees, Government employees' health insurance, Health policy, Labor, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medicine Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12997-12998)
Bill TextA bill to permit individuals who are employees of a grantee that is receiving funds under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act to enroll in health insurance coverage provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Community Health Center Employee Health Coverage Act of 2007 - Expands the definition of "employee" for purposes of the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program to include an individual who is an employee of a federally qualified heath center, or a grantee providing technical or other assistance to such a center, that has elected to offer FEHB coverage. Requires such an employee to pay both the employee and agency contributions and administrative expenses. | | Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12998-12999)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a prospective payment system instead of the reasonable cost-based reimbursement method for Medicare-covered services provided by Federally qualified health centers and to expand the scope of such covered services to account for expansions in the scope of services provided by Federally qualified health centers since the inclusion of such services for coverage under the Medicare Program. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of "federally qualified health center services" to include ambulatory services furnished by a federally qualified health center (FQHC) for which payment may otherwise be made under Medicare if such services were furnished by a non-FQHC health care provider or health care professional employed by or under contract with an FQHC.Permits payment [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Clinics, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Defense policy, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Drug therapy, Education, Families, Family services, Health counseling Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-281.
Bill TextA bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. 4/8/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Veterans Mental Health Improvements Act of 2008 - Title I: Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Care - (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the provision of the following treatment and services, as needed, to each veteran enrolled in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and in need of treatment or services for a substance abuse disorder: (1) short-term motivational counseling; (2) intensive outpatient or residential care; (3) relapse prevention; (4) ongoing aftercare and outpatient counseling; (5) opiate substitution therapy; (6) pharmacological treatments to reduce cravings for drugs and alcohol; and (7) detoxification and stabilization.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Africa (Sub-Saharan), AIDS (Disease), Alien labor, Business, Communicable diseases, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Data banks, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Distance education, Economic assistance, Education Latest Action: 10/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes. 10/10/2007--Introduced. African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance, including through international or nongovernmental organizations, for programs to improve human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. Directs the President to develop and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring assistance programs for human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Alcohol and women, Alcohol and youth, Authorization, Budgets, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Child development, Child health, Child welfare, Children, Clinics, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Curricula Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12776-12777)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program, and for other purposes. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention and Services Program to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a research agenda for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD); (2) facilitate surveillance, public health research, and prevention of FASD; and (3) award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to states and other entities to provide services for individuals with FASD, to educate court, law enforcement, and adoption officials on how to treat and support individuals with FASD, and to provide transitional services for individuals affected by prenatal alcohol exposure.Requires: (1) the Secretary to provide for continuation of the Interagency Coordinating Committee [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program, and for other purposes. 9/27/2007--Introduced. Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the cost of operating nurse-managed health clinics that provide primary care for underserved or vulnerable populations and are associated with a school, college, or nursing department, federally qualified health center, or independent nonprofit health or social services agency.Requires a grant application to contain assurances that a clinic will: (1) provide all required comprehensive primary health services for a period of not to exceed two years (subject to a waiver); and (2) establish a community advisory committee to provide input into the clinic's decisionmaking process.Permits grant funds to be used for primary care and additional health [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Chronically ill, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Health services administration, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Preventive medicine, Quality of care Latest Action: 09/18/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to provide assistance to community health coalitions to increase access to and improve the quality of health care services. 9/18/2007--Introduced. Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to assist in developing integrated health care delivery systems to serve defined communities to: (1) improve efficiency and coordination among providers; (2) assist local communities in developing programs targeted toward preventing and managing chronic diseases; and (3) expand and enhance services provided.Requires eligible entities to represent a balanced consortium whose principal purpose is to assure sustained capacity for the provision of a broad range of coordinated services for all residents, including at least one of each of the following providers that serve the community (with exceptions): (1) a federally qualified health center; (2) rural health clinics [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Chronically ill, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Health services administration, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Preventive medicine, Quality of care Latest Action: 09/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery, and for other purposes. 9/18/2007--Introduced. Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to assist in developing integrated health care delivery systems to serve defined communities of individuals to: (1) improve efficiency and coordination among providers; (2) assist local communities in developing programs targeted toward preventing and managing chronic diseases; and (3) expand and enhance services provided.Requires eligible entities to represent a balanced consortium whose principal purpose is to ensure sustained capacity for the provision of a broad range of coordinated services for all residents, including at least one of each of the following providers that serve the community (with exceptions): (1) a federally [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Communications, Education, Exercise, Food, Health education, Health policy, Higher education, Lifestyle, Medical care, Medical education, Medicine, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive medicine, Public service advertising, Sports Latest Action: 09/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1832)
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals in the United States. 9/7/2007--Introduced. Lifelong Improvements in Food and Exercise (LIFE) Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to carry out a national program to conduct and support activities regarding individuals who are overweight or obese in order to make progress toward the goal of significantly reducing obesity in the United States. Requires such activities to include: (1) training health professionals; (2) educating the public; and (3) developing and demonstrating intervention strategies for use at worksites and in community settings. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child health, Children, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Employee training, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health education, Health policy, Job training, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Performance measurement Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9662)
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Mental Health in Schools Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to make changes to the program to apply a public health approach to mental health services, including by revising eligibility requirements for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement. Makes only a consortium that includes at least one educational agency eligible for such funding. Allows such a consortium to: (1) include a community program, an agency that is involved in mental health, or a school; and (2) consist of a consortium in which the members select an agent (such as a local educational agency or community health care entity) to act on the consortium's behalf. Sets forth assurances required for eligibility, including assurances that: (1) the local education agency will enter into a memorandum [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Budgets, Communication in medicine, Communications, Disabled, Executive departments, Exercise, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Food, Government information, Government publicity, Health education, Health policy Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Public Health Service Act to set standards for medical diagnostic equipment and to establish a program for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the prevention of secondary conditions for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to issue and periodically review standards setting forth the minimum technical criteria for medical diagnostic equipment used in medical settings, to ensure that such equipment: (1) is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and (2) allows independent entry to, use of, and exit from the equipment by such individuals to the maximum extent possible. Applies such standards to examination tables and chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment, x-ray [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Infant mortality, Low birth weight, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medicine, Minorities, Minority health, Performance measurement Latest Action: 07/31/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider certain criteria in making grants under the Healthy Start Initiative, including: (1) factors that contribute to infant mortality, such as low birthweight; and (2) the extent to which applicants for grants facilitate a community-based approach to the delivery of services and a comprehensive approach to women's health care to improve perinatal outcomes. Provides that the Secretary is not prohibited from awarding grants for special projects that are intended to address significant disparities in perinatal health indicators in communities along the United States-Mexico border, or in Alaska, Hawaii, or any U.S. possession or territory. Eliminates authority for the Secretary to make additional grants to: (1) assist [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Access to health care, Appropriations, Budgets, Child health, Children, Citizenship, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Data banks, Directories, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary education Latest Action: 07/27/2007 - Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Baucus. Without written report.
Bill TextAn original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 7/27/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Title I: Financing of CHIP - (Sec. 101) Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reauthorize the CHIP program (also known as SCHIP) through FY2012 at increased levels. (Sec. 102) Provides for the determination of allotments for the 50 states and the District of Columbia for FY2008-FY2012. (Sec. 103) Makes a one-time appropriation of additional funds to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for FY2012. (Sec. 104) Revises funding [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Health Center Week in order to raise awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, public housing, and homeless health centers, and for other purposes. 7/25/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Health Center Week. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Ambulatory care, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Drug therapy, Drug utilization, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Government information, Government paperwork, Health policy, Intellectual property, Labeling, Managed care, Medical care Latest Action: 07/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9619)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prompt payment to pharmacies under part D, to restrict pharmacy co-branding on prescription drug cards issued under such part, and to provide guidelines for Medication Therapy Management Services programs offered by prescription drug plans and MA-PD plans under such part. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require prompt payment of clean claims to pharmacies by prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans. Defines prompt payment as within 14 days from submission for claims submitted electronically, and within 30 days for claims submitted otherwise. Requires payment of interest, also, if a payment is not issued, mailed, or otherwise transmitted within the applicable number of calendar days. Prohibits a Medicare [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alcoholism, Authorization, Biological warfare, Boundaries, Budgets, Children, Communicable diseases, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Counterterrorism, Dental care, Disasters, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 7/18/2007 S9473-9474)
Bill TextA bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for all hazards preparedness in the border area including bioterrorism in the border area including bioterrorism and infectious disease, and for other purposes. 7/17/2007--Introduced. Border Health Security Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), acting through the U.S. members of the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission, to award grants to improve border residents' health. Requires the Secretary to award grants to states, local or tribal governments, trauma centers, regional trauma center coordinating entities, or public health entities for all hazards preparedness in the border area, including bioterrorism and infectious disease. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act. Allows the Secretary to coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security in establishing a [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Education, Epidemiology, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to Indians, Health education, Higher education, Indian education, Indian medical care, Indians, Labor, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medicine, Minorities Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Bill TextA bill to establish a program for tribal colleges and universities within the Department of Health and Human Services and to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize the provision of grants and cooperative agreements to tribal colleges and universities, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2007 - Through Higher Education: Promoting the Advancement of Tribal Health Act or THE PATH Act - Designates the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to serve as the coordinating officer with respect to programs of tribal colleges and universities relating to health promotion and disease prevention. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a memorandum of agreement with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium to establish programs to: [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Aged, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, Auditing, Birth control, Bonds, Breast cancer, Budgets, Business, Capital budgets, Capitation (Medical care), Case management Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery. 7/11/2007--Introduced. Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act - Establishes the United States Health Service as an independent executive branch entity to provide health care and supplemental health services to all individuals within the United States. Requires the President to appoint members to a National Health Board to exercise the authority of the Service. Establishes an Office of the Inspector General for Health Services. Requires the Service to ensure that every individual is given certain basic health rights, including the right to receive high quality care and supplemental services from any facility within the Service capable of providing such services without charge and without discrimination. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Caregivers, Disability insurance, Disabled, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Finance, Flexible benefit plans, Government trust funds, Home care services, Income tax, Insurance premiums, Labor, Long-term care insurance, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 07/11/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. 7/11/2007--Introduced. Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act or the CLASS Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a national, voluntary disability insurance program (CLASS program) under which: (1) all employees are automatically enrolled, but are allowed to waive enrollment; (2) payroll deductions pay monthly premiums; and (3) two-tiered benefits are provided, based on the level of disability, to purchase nonmedical services and supports that the beneficiary needs to maintain independence. Establishes the Independence Fund within the Treasury. Requires the CLASS program to be treated for tax purposes in the same manner as a qualified long-term [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Caregivers, Disability insurance, Disabled, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Finance, Flexible benefit plans, Government trust funds, Home care services, Income tax, Insurance premiums, Labor, Long-term care insurance, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 07/10/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8948-8949)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. 7/10/2007--Introduced. Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act or the CLASS Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a national, voluntary disability insurance program (CLASS program) under which: (1) all employees are automatically enrolled, but are allowed to waive enrollment; (2) payroll deductions pay monthly premiums; and (3) two-tiered benefits are provided, based on the level of disability, to purchase nonmedical services and supports that the beneficiary needs to maintain independence. Establishes the Independence Fund within the Treasury. Requires the CLASS program to be treated for tax purposes in the same manner as a qualified [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Child health, Children, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Infant mortality, Low birth weight, Maternal health services, Medical care, Medicine, Minorities, Minority health, Performance measurement Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Received in the House.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Healthy Start Initiative. 7/10/2007--Introduced. Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider certain criteria in making grants under the Healthy Start Initiative, including: (1) factors that contribute to infant mortality, such as low birthweight; and (2) the extent to which applicants for grants facilitate a community-based approach to the delivery of services and a comprehensive approach to women's health care to improve perinatal outcomes. Provides that the Secretary is not prohibited from awarding grants for special projects that are intended to address significant disparities in perinatal health indicators in communities along the United States-Mexico border or in Alaska and Hawaii. Eliminates authority for the Secretary to make additional grants to: (1) assist communities with technical [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi
Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a prospective payment system instead of the reasonable cost-based reimbursement method for Medicare-covered services provided by Federally qualified health centers and to expand the scope of such covered services to account for expansions in the scope of services provided by Federally qualified health centers since the inclusion of such services for coverage under the Medicare Program. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the definition of "federally qualified health center services" to include ambulatory services furnished by a federally qualified health center (FQHC) for which payment may otherwise be made under Medicare if such services were furnished by a non-FQHC health care provider or health care professional employed by or under contract with an FQHC. Permits payment for [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Authors and authorship, Budgets, Case management, Children, Clinics, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Day care, Defense policy Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes. 7/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to private, nonprofit entities to conduct workshop programs to assist in the therapeutic readjustment and rehabilitation of veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations after the Persian Gulf War, or in combat during a period of hostilities after November 11, 1998, and are discharged or released from active duty on or after September 11, 2001 (covered veterans). Limits grant amounts to $100,000. Requires annual reports from the Secretary to the congressional veterans committees on the use of such grants and their benefits to covered veterans. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Broadband, Budgets, Career education, College teachers, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Education, Educational counseling, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to education, Health policy, Health surveys, Higher education Latest Action: 06/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7641)
Bill TextA bill to increase the number of well-educated nurses, and for other purposes. 6/13/2007--Introduced. Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to, or enter into contracts with, schools of nursing, health care facilities, or partnerships of such schools and facilities to educate nurses to serve in rural areas and areas of nurse specialty shortage, including by developing distance learning education. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to award grants to such schools, facilities, or partnerships for the establishment of demonstration projects that will expand the number of nurse faculty within schools of nursing, including by developing recruitment programs and offering scholarships. Allows the Secretary, in the case of a nurse faculty shortage, to obligate more [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, Budgets, Clinics, Communication in medicine, Communications, Counseling, Families, Health information systems, Health planning, Health policy, Home care services, Hospital personnel, Hospital rates Latest Action: 06/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7642-7643)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 6/13/2007--Introduced. Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) the Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment for rural hospitals; (2) revision of the temporary increase in payments to certain rural hospitals (Medicare hold harmless provision); (3) the definition of low-volume hospital for purposes of the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment; (4) Medicare wage index reclassifications for certain hospitals; (5) Medicare reasonable costs payments for certain clinical diagnostic laboratory tests furnished to hospitals in certain rural areas; (6) critical access hospitals; (7) the capital infrastructure revolving loan program; (8) the Medicare incentive [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Agriculture, Authorization, Bicycles, Block grants, Budgets, Business, Cardiovascular diseases, Child health, Child nutrition, Children, Chronically ill, Civil rights, Clinics, Communication in medicine Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act or the IMPACT Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand an existing grant program for training for health profession students to include the treatment of individuals who are overweight, obese, or have eating disorders. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the training of primary care physicians and other health professions on how to identify, treat, and prevent obesity or eating disorders and aid individuals who are overweight or obese or who suffer from eating disorders. Requires the Secretary, acting though the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award grants for the planning and implementation of programs that promote healthy eating behaviors and physical [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Defense policy, Demography, Families, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Labor, Medical care, Medical statistics, Medicine, Mental health services Latest Action: 06/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide to veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such Operations while in the National Guard and reserves: (1) peer outreach and support services; (2) readjustment counseling and related services; and (3) mental health services. Directs the Secretary to also provide to immediate family members of such veterans, during the three-year period following the return of the veterans from such a deployment, education, support, counseling, and mental health services to assist in: (1) readjustment to civilian life; (2) recovery from an injury or illness incurred during such deployment; and (3) readjustment [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Case management, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Grants-in-aid, Health policy, Homeless, Housing, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Job training, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Mental illness, Social services, State and local government Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the amount of minimum allotments under the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness program. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Amends the Public Health Service Act to adjust the minimum state allotments for Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness programs to be the greater of the amount otherwise received by the state for FY2006 or $600,000. (Current law sets forth a minimum allotment of $300,000 per state.) Provides that if the funds appropriated are insufficient for all states to receive the minimum allotment, then states shall receive no less than the amount they received in FY2006 with additional money spent to give states the minimum of $600,000. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Budgets, Child development, Child health, Child psychology, Children, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Demography, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Families, Family services, Federal aid to education, Government information Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7345)
Bill TextA bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents, and for other purposes. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to establish programs related to mental health services for children and adolescents, to include: (1) entering into contracts with qualified individuals to pay educational loans in exchange for providing mental health services to children and adolescents; (2) awarding scholarships to students who agree to work as child and adolescent mental health service professionals after graduation or completion of residency or fellowship; (3) awarding competitive grants to higher education institutions to establish or expand internship [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Block grants, Budgets, Case management, Child sexual abuse, Children, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Continuum of care, Criminal justice, Curricula, Disasters, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Drug therapy Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7185-7187)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the quality and availability of mental health services for children and adolescents. 6/6/2007--Introduced. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resiliency Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), acting through the Center for Mental Health Services, to provide for comprehensive state mental health plans that exclusively meet the mental health needs of children and adolescents. Requires the Secretary to provide for child and adolescent mental health early intervention and prevention services. Requires the Secretary of Education to: (1) provide for access to mental health and case management services in educational settings; and (2) develop guidelines that encourage schools to provide counseling and positive behavioral supports. Amends title V (Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant) of the Social Security Act [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Defense policy, Demography, Families, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Labor, Medical care, Medical statistics, Medicine, Mental health services Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Bill TextA bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes. 5/23/2007--Introduced. Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to provide to veterans of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, particularly veterans who served in such Operations while in the National Guard and reserves: (1) peer outreach and support services; (2) readjustment counseling and related services; and (3) mental health services. Directs the Secretary to also provide to immediate family members of such veterans, during the three-year period following the return of the veterans from such a deployment, education, support, counseling, and mental health services to assist in: (1) readjustment to civilian life; (2) recovery from an injury [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Adult education, Budgets, Business, Child development, Child nutrition, Children, Community and school, Community schools, Compensatory education, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Day care, Dental care, Dropouts Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6129)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools, and for other purposes. 5/15/2007--Introduced. Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to: (1) eligible entities to assist public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service community schools; and (2) state collaboratives to support development of full-service community school programs. Requires such schools to: (1) participate in community-based efforts to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships; and (2) provide access to such services to students, families, and the community. Gives local grant priority to entities that: (1) will serve [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Adult education, Budgets, Business, Child development, Child nutrition, Children, Community and school, Community schools, Compensatory education, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Day care, Dental care, Dropouts Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants for the support of full-service community schools, and for other purposes. 5/15/2007--Introduced. Full-Service Community Schools Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to: (1) eligible entities to assist public elementary or secondary schools to function as full-service community schools; and (2) state collaboratives to support development of full-service community school programs. Requires such schools to: (1) participate in community-based efforts to coordinate educational, developmental, family, health, and other comprehensive services through community-based organizations and public and private partnerships; and (2) provide access to such services to students, families, and the community. Gives local grant priority to entities that: (1) will serve at least [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commit
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to extend Federal Tort Claims Act coverage to all federally qualified community health centers. 5/10/2007--Introduced. Protecting Every Health Center Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem all federally-qualified health centers and their officers, employees, and contractors to be employees of the Public Health Service for whom any remedy for any civil action that may arise for services provided shall be exclusively against the United States. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Alaska, Asian American ethnic groups, Blacks, Boundaries, Budgets, Child health, Children, Clinical trials, Clinics, College administration, Commemorations, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Diabetes, Diet Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. 5/8/2007--Introduced. Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to: (1) conduct, coordinate, and support research and other activities with respect to pre-diabetes and diabetes in minority populations; and (2) conduct and support programs to treat diabetes in minority populations. Requires the Director of NIH, through the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, to provide for: (1) health care professionals' mentoring; and (2) minority health professionals' participation in diabetes-focused [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child health, Children, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Employee training, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Job training, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, School health programs, School personnel, School security Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5731)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive mental health programs. 5/8/2007--Introduced. Mental Health in Schools Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the program to provide grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to develop ways to assist children in dealing with violence to include assisting local communities and schools in applying a public health approach to mental health services, including providing comprehensive services and supports and incorporating strategies of positive behavioral interventions and supports. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a comprehensive school mental health program that incorporates positive behavioral interventions and supports. Establishes eligibility requirements for the program, including requiring: (1) a partnership between a local educational agency [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Clinics, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Data banks, Defense policy, Disabled, Families, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Health education Latest Action: 06/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo require pre- and post-deployment mental health screenings for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 5/7/2007--Introduced. Sgt. Jonathan Schulze Military Health Services Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to prescribe a requirement that members of the Armed Forces: (1) deploying to a combat theater receive a pre-deployment mental health evaluation conducted by a qualified mental health professional; and (2) returning from service of more than 30 days in a combat theater, or injured in a combat theater, receive a post-deployment combat stress evaluation conducted by a qualified mental health professional. Directs the Secretary to implement a program designed to: (1) raise awareness about mental health issues that members may encounter during and after deployment; and (2) reduce the stigma associated with mental health care. Directs the Secretary to develop a program to improve awareness of the availability of mental health [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Clinics, Government contractors, Government procurement, Health policy, Medical care, Medicine, Mental care facilities, Mental health services, Public contracts, Veterans, Veterans' medical care Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize additional funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase the capacity for provision of mental health services through contracts with community mental health centers, and for other purposes. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to contract with a qualified community mental health center for the provision of veterans' mental health services. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Budgets, Child development, Child health, Child psychology, Children, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Demography, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Families, Family services, Federal aid to education, Government information Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents, and for other purposes. 4/30/2007--Introduced. Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to establish programs related to mental health services for children and adolescents, to include: (1) entering into contracts with qualified individuals to pay educational loans in exchange for providing mental health services to children and adolescents; (2) awarding scholarships to students who agree to work as child and adolescent mental health service professionals after graduation or completion of residency or fellowship; (3) awarding competitive grants to higher education institutions to establish or expand internship [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Broadband, Business, Clinics, Congressional reporting requirements, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Elementary education, Executive departments, Federal Communications Commission, Federal-state relations, Health facilities, |
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