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H.R. 4572 115th Congress House

Worst-Case Scenario Hospital Preparedness Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Medicine to evaluate the preparedness of hospita… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Medicine to evaluate the preparedness of hospitals, long-term care facilities, dialysis centers, and other medical facilities for public health emergencies.

Introduced: December 13, 2017 Introduced by: Debbie Dingell Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
Health Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAlternative and renewable resourcesDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency planning and evacuation
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Government studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHospital careLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careNatural disastersWater use and supply
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 8, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 8, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Worst-Case Scenario Hospital Preparedness Act

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Medicine, or another appropriate entity, to evaluate the preparedness of hospitals, long-term care facilities, dialysis centers, and other medical facilities nationwide for public health emergencies, including natural disasters. The evaluations must review facilities' current policies, assess grant programs affecting these facilities, and recommend best practices.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6378 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 13, 2018
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Green, Al
Texas · Dec 13, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 13, 2017
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Dec 13, 2017
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Dec 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4572: Worst-Case Scenario Hospital Preparedness Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4572/
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"H.R. 4572: Worst-Case Scenario Hospital Preparedness Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4572/.
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