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HR 2960 112th Congress House Health Advisory bodies Department of Health and Human Services Digestive and metabolic diseases Executive agency funding and structure Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical tests and diagnostic methods

National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act

Introduced: September 15, 2011 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 20, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 15, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and make recommendations regarding better coordination and leveraging of federal programs that relate in any way to supporting appropriate clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes. Sets forth the duties of the Commission, which shall include: (1) evaluating HHS programs; (2) identifying current activities and critical gaps in federal efforts to support clinicians in providing care to people with pre-diabetes and diabetes; (3) using outcomes-based registry data to evaluate various care models and methods; (4) evaluating and expanding education and awareness to health care professionals regarding clinical practices for the prevention of diabetes and the precursor conditions of diabetes; and (5) developing and testing appropriate methods for outreach and dissemination of educational resources related to diabetes prevention and treatments.

Requires the Commission to submit to the Secretary and Congress an operating plan for carrying out the activities of the Commission that includes specific activities the Commission plans to conduct and a budget for such activities.

What's happening now September 20, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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