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Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2003

Introduced: November 20, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov 20, 2003
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Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) establish a grant program for State stroke care systems; (2) foster the development of stroke care systems through information sharing among agencies and individuals involved in such care; (3) develop a model curriculum for training emergency medical services personnel, including dispatchers, first responders, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics, in stroke prehospital treatment; (4) issue best practices guidelines; and (5) provide public information on recognition of stroke symptoms and appropriate post-stroke actions. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for such purposes.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) maintain the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry; and (2) make State grants for the development of stroke care systems. Authorizes the Secretary to make related State planning grants.

Provides special grant consideration for States in a geographic area with an elevated incidence of stroke or stoke-caused disabilities.

What's happening now November 20, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3658 Related bill Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act
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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 7, 2004
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 24, 2004
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 11, 2004
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 26, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1909: Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1909/
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"S. 1909: Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-1909/.
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