HR 4959
114th Congress
House
Health
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Surgery and anesthesia
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016
Introduced: April 15, 2016
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 15, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps program accurately assesses adequacy of access or whether another measure or designation would be more appropriate.
HHS must consider potential methodologies for designating surgical health professional shortage areas.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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