To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a standardized procedure for all States to submit weekly reports on hospital policies and metrics related to the response to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressHR-8938| House
| Updated: 12/10/2020
Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic Representative
Hawaii
Energy and Commerce Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill requires state, territorial, and tribal health departments to report weekly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the surge capacity and availability of personal protective equipment for hospitals in their jurisdictions to respond to increased COVID-19 cases. It also requires hospitals, as a condition of receiving COVID-19 funding, to provide specified data to their respective health departments every two weeks and post online their COVID-19 testing, infection control, and related policies.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHospital careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsState and local government operationsWorker safety and health
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to establish a standardized procedure for all States to submit weekly reports on hospital policies and metrics related to the response to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressHR-8938| House
| Updated: 12/10/2020
This bill requires state, territorial, and tribal health departments to report weekly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the surge capacity and availability of personal protective equipment for hospitals in their jurisdictions to respond to increased COVID-19 cases. It also requires hospitals, as a condition of receiving COVID-19 funding, to provide specified data to their respective health departments every two weeks and post online their COVID-19 testing, infection control, and related policies.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Tulsi Gabbard
Democratic Representative
Hawaii
Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment information and archivesHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHealth programs administration and fundingHealth technology, devices, suppliesHospital careInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsState and local government operationsWorker safety and health