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HR 3292 107th Congress House

Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2001

Official title: To establish an informatics grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities and to encourage health care providers to make major information technol… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish an informatics grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities and to encourage health care providers to make major information technology advances by establishing a Medical Information Technology Advisory Board that will develop and disseminate standards for the electronic sharing of medical information.

Introduced: November 14, 2001 See on congress.gov
Health Administrative procedureCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCommunication in medicine
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 28, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Nov 14, 2001
Introduced in House
Nov 14, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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 Latest action November 28, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to make grants to eligible entities for the purpose of assisting such entities in offsetting the costs related to purchasing, leasing, developing, and implementing standardized clinical health care informatics systems designed to improve patient safety and reduce adverse events and health care complications resulting from medication errors.

Gives special consideration to eligible entities serving a large number of Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) eligible individuals. Reserves a certain percentage of grant funds for rural hospitals.

Terminates the Secretary's authority to make such grants on September 30, 2011.

Directs the Secretary to appoint a Medical Information Technology Advisory Board to study and report to Congress on best current practices in medical information technology and certain standardization and security requirements.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Dec 19, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3292: Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3292/
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"H.R. 3292: Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3292/.
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