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HR 898 109th Congress House

Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to strengthen education, prevention, and treatment programs relating to stroke, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 10, 2006 See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2646)
Mar 14, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2646)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national education campaign to promote stroke prevention and increase the number of stroke patients who seek immediate treatment.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), to maintain the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry and Clearinghouse by collecting specific data points and benchmarks for stroke care analysis and by compiling and disseminating information on State, local, and private care system achievements and problems.

Defines "stroke" as an attack in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted or in which a blood vessel or aneurysm in the brain breaks or ruptures.

Includes stroke and traumatic injury prevention, diagnosis, and treatment within the grant program for emergency medicine residency training.

Authorizes the Secretary, through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to make grants to qualified entities for education programs for health care professionals in the use of diagnostic approaches, technologies, and therapies for stroke and traumatic injury prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. Gives preference to qualified entities that will train professionals that serve areas with a significant incidence of stroke or traumatic injuries.

Authorizes the Secretary, through the Director of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, to make up to seven grants to States and to consortia of public and private entities in any non-grantee State to conduct a five-year pilot project to improve stroke patient outcomes by coordinating health care through telehealth networks.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 898: Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-898/
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