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HR 4680 105th Congress House

Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 1998

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to red… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital.

Introduced: October 2, 1998 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative procedureChild safetyCrime and Law EnforcementDepartment of Health and Human Services
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FamiliesFines (Penalties)FingerprintsFraudGovernment Operations and PoliticsHospital patientsHospital recordsHospitalsIdentification devicesInfantsKidnappingLawMedicaidMedicareMissing children
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 9, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Oct 5, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Oct 2, 1998
Referred to House Judiciary
Oct 2, 1998
Referred to House Commerce
Oct 2, 1998
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 2, 1998
Referred to House Ways and Means
Oct 2, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 9, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 1998 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require certain hospitals reimbursed under Medicare to have in effect security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing. Provides penalties for hospitals failing to have such security procedures in effect.

Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit and provide penalties for baby switching in hospitals.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 2, 1998
LAMPSON, NICK
· Oct 2, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4680: Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4680/
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"H.R. 4680: Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4680/.
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H.R. 4680, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4680/.
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