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Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009

Introduced: April 1, 2009 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 1, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 1, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to award grants or contracts for: (1) the development and production of educational materials concerning the evidence available on the relative safety, effectiveness, and cost of prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and nondrug interventions for treating selected conditions, to be distributed and presented to health care providers who prescribe such drugs and their patients; and (2) the development and implementation of a program to appropriately train and deploy health professionals to distribute such materials to, and otherwise educate, physicians and other drug prescribers concerning such drugs and interventions.

Requires that grantees receive no support from any entity that manufactures products used to treat the medical conditions discussed.

What's happening now April 2, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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