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Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2006

Introduced: September 21, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Oct 2, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 21, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 21, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise national quality assurance standards to assure consistent performance by laboratories of valid and reliable cytology services, to include requirements that each clinical laboratory: (1) ensure that all individuals involved in screening and interpreting cytological preparations participate annually in an approved continuing medical education program in gynecologic cytology that provides each participant with gynecologic cytologic preparations designed to improve locator, recognition, and interpretive skills; and (2) maintain a record of program results.

Requires the Secretary to terminate individual proficiency testing that was in effect before enactment of this Act.

What's happening now October 2, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4056 Identical bill Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2006
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Dec 7, 2006
BOUCHER, RICK
· Nov 13, 2006
GORDON, BART
· Sep 21, 2006
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Sep 21, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6133: Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6133/
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"H.R. 6133: Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6133/.
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H.R. 6133, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6133/.
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