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Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009

Introduced: July 20, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jul 20, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7703-7704)
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Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits to identify and address problems with utilization and data collection mechanisms; (2) establish an outreach program to identify existing efforts to increase awareness among seniors and providers of such benefits; and (3) maximize cost-effectiveness in increasing utilization of such benefits.

Requires the Secretary to establish an advisory group to examine and recommend best practices of employee wellness and disease management programs.

Directs the Secretary to prepare a diabetes report card biennially for the nation and for each state.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) promote the education and training of physicians on how to properly complete birth and death certificates and the importance of such data; (2) encourage state adoption of the latest standard revisions of birth and death certificates; and (3) work with states to reengineer their vital statistics systems to provide cost-effective, timely, and vital systems data. Allows the Secretary to promote improvements to the collection of diabetes mortality data.

Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the impact of diabetes on the practice of medicine in the United Sates and the level of diabetes medical education that should be required prior to licensure, board certification, and board recertification.

What's happening now July 20, 2009

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

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