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Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2011

Introduced: September 22, 2011 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Oct 5, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 22, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Sep 22, 2011

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to establish pilot programs to develop, study, or evaluate model systems for monitoring and caring for childhood cancer survivors.

Requires the Secretary to convene a Workforce Development Collaborative on Medical and Psychosocial Care for Pediatric Cancer to establish a plan to meet specified objectives relating to medical and psychosocial care workforce development, including: (1) disseminating to health care educators information relevant to providing medical and psychosocial services to persons with pediatric cancers; (2) adapting curricula for continuing education of the existing workforce; and (3) strengthening the emphasis on psychosocial health care in educational accreditation standards and professional licensing and certification.

Reauthorizes and expands the National Cancer Institute's pediatric cancer research and awareness program to include research on: (1) pediatric cancer survivors within minority or other medically underserved populations, (2) health disparities in pediatric cancer survivorship outcomes, and (3) follow-up care for pediatric cancer survivors.

Requires the Secretary to make grants to eligible entities to establish and operate a clinic for comprehensive long-term follow-up services for pediatric cancer survivors.

What's happening now October 5, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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