Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Patients' rights

Bill Signed by President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act

2008-10-07T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions.

October 07, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act

2008-10-07T20:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act

2008-09-28T20:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: S.1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act

2008-09-24T20:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.6821 Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008

2008-07-31T20:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a disclosure requirement under the Medicare Program for physicians referring for imaging services.

Bill Introduced: S.3343 Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008

2008-07-25T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a disclosure requirement under the Medicare program for physicians referring for imaging services.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6270 Access, Compassion, Care, and Ethics for Seriously Ill Patients Act

2008-06-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6126 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008

2008-05-21T20:00:00Z

To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.

Bill Introduced: S.3046 ACCESS Act

2008-05-20T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2999 Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008

2008-05-07T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5799 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008

2008-04-14T20:00:00Z

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities.

Bill Introduced: S.2838 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

2008-04-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5730 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each prosthetic and orthotic clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights.

2008-04-07T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each prosthetic and orthotic clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights.

Bill Introduced: S.2641 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008

2008-02-13T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4232 Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2007

2007-11-14T19:00:00Z

To improve mental and substance use health care.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4138 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007

2007-11-08T19:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in Medicare participating hospitals, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.718 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week, recognizing the importance to the United States of residents of long-term care facilities, including senior citizens and individuals living with disabilities, and for other purposes.

2007-10-08T20:00:00Z

Supporting the goals and ideals of National Long-Term Care Residents' Rights Week, recognizing the importance to the United States of residents of long-term care facilities, including senior citizens and individuals living with disabilities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3425 Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007

2007-08-02T20:00:00Z

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3112 Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act of 2007

2007-07-18T20:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions.

Bill Introduced: S.1814 Health Information Privacy and Security Act

2007-07-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, ensure personal privacy with respect to health related information, promote the use of non-identifiable information for health research, impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of protected health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, and to protect States' rights.