HR 1267 108th Congress House

Domestic Violence Screening, Treatment, and Prevention Act of 2003

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to provide research on the health impact and pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Social Security Act, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to provide research on the health impact and prevention of family violence; to provide training for health care professionals, behavioral and public health staff, and community health centers regarding identification and treatment for families experiencing family violence; and to provide coverage for domestic violence identification and treatment under the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program, the Medicaid Program, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and the Community Health Centers Program.

Introduced: March 13, 2003 See on congress.gov

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Mar 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Mar 24, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 13, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform, 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.

Mar 13, 2003

Introduced in House

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Latest action March 25, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Violence Screening, Treatment, and Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish, under specified conditions, family violence research and education centers to conduct research and disseminate information concerning family violence; and (2) establish an advisory board to recommend the research agenda for such centers.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private entities capable of conducting such research.

Requires the Secretary to award grants to entities that currently work in the field of family violence and health care to enable them to develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate family violence education and training curricula, programs, and strategies.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families, to award grants for up to four years to State and local governmental and nonprofit entities that currently work in the field of family violence and health care to be used to develop strategies to improve the response of State and local health care systems to domestic violence and to promote education and awareness.

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to declare that State health benefits provided may cover domestic violence identification and treatment services.

Amends Federal civil service law to require the Office of Personnel Management to require all contracted carriers of health coverage for Federal employees to include coverage for domestic violence identification and treatment services.

Amends SSA title V (Maternal and Child Health Services) to require: (1) the Secretary, with respect to maternal and child health services block grant funds, to provide preference to State applicants who include training of providers in how to identify and treat the effects of family violence; and (2) States to set aside a reasonable portion of such funds to provide for domestic violence identification and treatment.

Requires the Secretary to allot funds to States to provide for a separate program for domestic violence identification and treatment.

Amends the PHSA to authorize the Secretary to award grants to federally-qualified health centers to improve the identification and treatment of domestic violence.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 33

MCCARTHY, KAREN

· Mar 16, 2004

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Nov 21, 2003

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Nov 21, 2003

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Nov 4, 2003

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Oct 15, 2003

Smith, Adam

Washington · Jun 12, 2003

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Jun 2, 2003

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jun 2, 2003

Waters, Maxine

California · Jun 2, 2003

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · May 21, 2003

California · May 6, 2003

Bell, Chris

· Apr 30, 2003

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Apr 30, 2003

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Mar 20, 2003

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Mar 20, 2003

Case, Ed

Hawaii · Mar 13, 2003

Clyburn, James E.

South Carolina · Mar 13, 2003

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Mar 13, 2003

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Mar 13, 2003

California · Mar 13, 2003

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2003

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Mar 13, 2003

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2003

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Mar 13, 2003

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Mar 13, 2003

RODRIGUEZ, CIRO

· Mar 13, 2003

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Mar 13, 2003

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Mar 13, 2003

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