HR 5187
107th Congress
House
Health
Access to health care
Cancer
Case management
Chronically ill
Clinics
Commerce
Communication in medicine
Community health services
Consumer discounts
Economics and Public Finance
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Federal aid to health facilities
Finance and Financial Sector
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health insurance
Housing and Community Development
Medical fees
Medical tests
Patient Navigator, Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2002
Introduced: July 23, 2002
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 29, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 24, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1343)
Jul 23, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 23, 2002
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Patient Navigator, Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration; and (2) the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for model programs to provide services for cancer and chronic diseases to individuals of health disparity populations.
Requires that these services: (1) be provided in a culturally competent way; (2) include patient navigators to help with finding services and follow-up care; and (3) include ongoing outreach activities.
Conditions grants on the presence of a fee schedule consistent with prevailing rates and a fee discount schedule which provides fee adjustments based on ability to pay.
Evaluates services according to a peer-reviewed model according to best practices.
Limits the grants to five years.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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