Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Community Health Centers program, the National Health Service Corps, and rural health care programs.

7/21/2008--Passed Senate amended. Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008 -
(Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for health centers to meet the health care needs of medically underserved populations.
Requires the Comptroller General to study the economic costs and benefits of school-based health centers and their impact on the health of students, including an analysis of:
(1) the impact that federal funding could have on the operation of such centers;
(2) any cost savings to other federal programs derived from providing health services in such centers; and
(3) the impact of such centers in rural or underserved areas.
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to submit a report to the relevant congressional committees that describes efforts to expand and accelerate quality improvement activities in community health centers.
Requires the Administrator to establish a mechanism for the dissemination of initiatives, best practices, and other information that may assist health care quality improvement efforts in community health centers.
Directs the Comptroller General to study integrated health system models for the delivery of health care services to medically underserved populations.

(Sec. 3) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for:
(1) the National Health Service Corps program; and
(2) the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program and National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.
Repeals provisions requiring each center or clinic designated as having a health manpower shortage to demonstrate every six years that it meets the applicable requirements of the definition of a health professional shortage area. Revises requirements for assigning members of the Corps to a health professional shortage area to require that the Secretary determine that an entity demonstrates willingness to support or facilitate mentorship, professional development, and training opportunities for Corps members.
Requires the Secretary to assist Corps members in establishing and maintaining professional relationships and developmental opportunities.

(Sec. 4) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for grants for expanded delivery of health care services in rural areas, for the planning and implementation of integrated health care networks in rural areas, and for the planning and implementation of small health care provider quality improvement activities.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
• and 74 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
  • Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
  • Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
  • Sen. B. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
  • Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
  • Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
  • Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
  • Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
  • Sen. Larry Craig [R, ID]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Elizabeth Dole [R, NC]
  • Sen. Pete Domenici [R, NM]
  • Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC]
  • Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
  • Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
  • Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT]
  • Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
  • Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
  • Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
  • Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
  • Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
  • Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
  • Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
  • Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
  • Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
  • Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
  • Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
  • Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
  • Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
  • Sen. John Sununu [R, NH]
  • Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
  • Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
  • Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
  • Sen. John Warner [R, VA]
  • Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
  • Rep. Roger Wicker [R, MS-1]
  • Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Committees

• Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Amendments

This bill has 2 amendments. See All AmendmentsHide All Amendments

Amendments to S.901

Number	Status	Purpose
S.Amdt.3601	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.5088	Pass	In the nature of a substitute.

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 15, 2007		July 21, 2008

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• Jul 22, 2008: Held at the desk.
• Jul 22, 2008: Received in the House.
• Jul 22, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Jul 21, 2008. Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
• Jul 21, 2008: The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
• Jul 21, 2008: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
• Mar 12, 2008: By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-274.
• Added to calendar on Dec 18, 2007: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 548..
• Dec 18, 2007: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
• Nov 14, 2007: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
• Nov 14, 2007: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Date of scheduled consideration. SD-430. 9:30 a.m.
• Mar 15, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
• Mar 15, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3207-3208)
• Introduced on Mar 15, 2007.
• Mar 15, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3207-3208)

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Related Bills:

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Related Issue Areas:

• Health policy
• Access to health care
• Authorization
• Budgets
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• Clinics
• Community health services
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Executive departments
• Federal aid to health facilities
• Medical care
• Medicine

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July 22, 2008 Hatch bill to help low-income patients passes Senate

Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., S. 901 reauthorizes funding for health centers to meet the needs of the nation’s medically underserved ...

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July 09, 2007 Webb Supports Increased Funding for Community Health Centers

The Health Center Reauthorization Act, S.901, prioritizes access to comprehensive primary and preventive care services, targeting communities with the most ...

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August 21, 2008 Press Release: Statement of Dan Hawkins, Senior VP, Policy and ...

Press Release: Statement of Dan Hawkins, Senior VP, Policy and Programs, on Senate Passage of Health Centers Reauthorization (S. 901) Tue, 22 Jul 2008: Senate reauthorization bill (S. 901) finally passes after health center advocates ...

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August 21, 2008 Press Release: Statement of Dan Hawkins, NACHC Senior VP, on ...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008: Health Center advocates launch grassroots effort to move Senate reauthorization bill (S. 901) forward. Director Of Finance Greater Philadelphia Health Ac (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) “Healthcare that makes a difference ...

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August 19, 2008 Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007 : report (to accompany S. 901).

Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007 :report (to accompany S. 901). -- [Washington, DC : USGPO, 2008] 28 p. ; 24 cm. ( Report / 110th Congress, 2d session, Senate ; 110-274 )

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