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HOUSE 461116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.

To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure appropriate care by certain 340B covered entities for victims of sexual assault, and for other purposes.

Last Action
1/25/2019

Actions

  • 2019-01-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • 2019-01-10Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  • 2019-01-10Introduced in House
  • 2019-01-10Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-01-10 (00)

This bill requires hospitals with emergency departments to be equipped with sexual assault forensic examiners as a condition of participation in the 340B drug pricing program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers).

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must designate the hospital as a facility in which a sexual assault forensic examiner is available or on call 24-7. Hospitals that do not receive this designation after one year must take action to become designated within the following year. They must also implement an interim policy that allows emergency department patients to choose to be transferred free of charge to already-designated facilities.

Cosponsors (2)

  • GREG WALDEN (R-OR)
  • Earl Carter (R-GA)

Subjects

  • Crime victims
  • Emergency medical services and trauma care
  • Government information and archives
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Hospital care
  • Sex offenses
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