Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007

To amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care, and for other purposes.

5/3/2007--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on March 29, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 -
(Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:
(1) collect, compile, and disseminate information on achievements and problems in providing trauma care and emergency medical services; and
(2) promote the collection and categorization of trauma data in a consistent and standardized manner.

(Sec. 3) Removes authorization for the National Clearinghouse on Trauma Care and Emergency Medical Services.
(Sec. 4) Allows the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to carry out demonstration projects to improve emergency medical services in rural areas by increasing communication and coordination with state trauma systems.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to make grants to states, political subdivisions, or consortia thereof to improve access to and enhance the development of trauma care systems. Requires grant funds be used to:
(1) integrate and broaden the reach of such a system;
(2) strengthen, develop, and improve an existing system;
(3) expand communications between the system and emergency medical services through improved equipment or a telemedicine system;
(4) improve data collection and retention; or
(5) increase education, training, and technical assistance opportunities. Requires the Secretary to give preference in awarding grants to applicants that:
(1) have developed a process, using national standards, for designating trauma centers;
(2) recognize protocols for the delivery of seriously injured patients to trauma centers;
(3) implement a process for evaluating the performance of the trauma system; and
(4) agree to participate in specified information systems by collecting, providing, and sharing information. Requires the Secretary to give priority to applicants that will use the grants to focus on improving access to trauma care systems. Requires the Secretary to give special consideration to projects that demonstrate strong state or local support.
(Sec. 6) Revises the matching requirements for states to be eligible for grants to improve emergency medical services by decreasing the amount of matching funds required after the fourth and subsequent years of grant payments to the state.
(Sec. 7) Prohibits the Secretary from making trauma care grants to a state unless the state's emergency medical services plan coordinates planning for trauma systems with state disaster emergency planning and bioterrorism hospital preparedness planning. Requires the Secretary to update the model plan for the designation of trauma centers and for triage, transfer, and transportation policies.
(Sec. 8) Prohibits the Secretary from making trauma grants to a state unless the state submits to the Secretary any changes to, and any plans to address deficiencies in, the trauma care component.
(Sec. 9) Removes the requirement that states, in order to receive trauma grant funds, must agree not to expend such payments to purchase any major medical or communication equipment, ambulances, or aircraft.
(Sec. 10) Removes provisions related to annual reporting requirements for states.
(Sec. 11) Sets forth reporting requirements.
(Sec. 12) Authorizes appropriation for FY2008-FY2012.
(Sec. 13) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for residency training programs in emergency medicine.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29]
• and 17 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Charles Boustany [R, LA-7]
  • Rep. Michael Burgess [R, TX-26]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Rep. William Jefferson [D, LA-2]
  • Rep. Ron Lewis [R, KY-2]
  • Rep. Kenny Marchant [R, TX-24]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. Patrick Murphy [D, PA-8]
  • Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.727

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		This Bill Has Become Law
January 30, 2007		March 27, 2007		March 29, 2007		May 03, 2007		May 03, 2007

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• Enacted on May 03, 2007. Became Public Law No: 110-23.
• Signed on May 03, 2007.
• Apr 24, 2007. Presented to President.
• Mar 30, 2007: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Mar 29, 2007. Cleared for White House.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Mar 29, 2007. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Mar 28, 2007: Received in the Senate, read twice.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Mar 27, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Mar 27, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 727.
• Mar 27, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Mar 27, 2007: Mr. Green, Gene moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on Mar 27, 2007: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 43..
• Mar 27, 2007: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-77.
• Added to calendar on Mar 15, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Mar 15, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Mar 13, 2007: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
• Mar 13, 2007: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Feb 02, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
• Jan 30, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Introduced on Jan 30, 2007.

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May 04, 2007 President Bush Signs Bill to Improve US Trauma Systems

HR 727 was introduced by Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) and Rep. Michael Burgess, MD (R-TX), and Sens. Jack Reed (D-RI) and Pat Roberts (R-KS).

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