Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/22/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-21Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-03-21Introduced in House
- 2019-03-21Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-21 (00)
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2019
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including (1) whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps program accurately assesses adequacy of access, (2) whether another measure would be more accurate, and (3) potential methodologies for designating general surgery shortage areas.
HRSA must publish data comparing the availability and need of general surgery services in urban, suburban, and rural areas.
HRSA may establish a methodology for designating general surgery shortage areas and make such designations. HRSA must publish a list of general surgery shortage areas.
Cosponsors (16)
- Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
- Scott Peters (D-CA)
- Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
- Steve Watkins (R-KS)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- TJ Cox (D-CA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Kathleen Rice (D-NY)
- Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)
- Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
Subjects
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Surgery and anesthesia
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