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To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Medicine to evaluate the preparedness of hospitals, long-term care facilities, dialysis centers, and other medical facilities for public health emergencies.

USA115th CongressHR-4572| House 
| Updated: 12/8/2017
Debbie Dingell

Debbie Dingell

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (6)
Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Daniel Webster (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Worst-Case Scenario Hospital Preparedness Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Medicine, or another appropriate entity, to evaluate the preparedness of hospitals, long-term care facilities, dialysis centers, and other medical facilities nationwide for public health emergencies, including natural disasters. The evaluations must review facilities' current policies, assess grant programs affecting these facilities, and recommend best practices.
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Timeline
Dec 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Dec 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • December 6, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • December 6, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • December 8, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative and renewable resourcesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency planning and evacuationGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careNatural disastersWater use and supply

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Medicine to evaluate the preparedness of hospitals, long-term care facilities, dialysis centers, and other medical facilities for public health emergencies.

USA115th CongressHR-4572| House 
| Updated: 12/8/2017
Worst-Case Scenario Hospital Preparedness Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Medicine, or another appropriate entity, to evaluate the preparedness of hospitals, long-term care facilities, dialysis centers, and other medical facilities nationwide for public health emergencies, including natural disasters. The evaluations must review facilities' current policies, assess grant programs affecting these facilities, and recommend best practices.
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Timeline
Dec 6, 2017
Introduced in House
Dec 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  • December 6, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • December 6, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • December 8, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Debbie Dingell

Debbie Dingell

Democratic Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (6)
Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Daniel Webster (Republican)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)

Health Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6378: Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative and renewable resourcesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency planning and evacuationGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careNatural disastersWater use and supply