HR 860
115th Congress
House
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Poverty and welfare assistance
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
HEALTHIER Act of 2017
Introduced: February 3, 2017
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2017 or the HEALTHIER Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states with a volunteer health care provider law that permits a volunteer to provide health care services without being licensed in the state if the volunteer is licensed in another state.
The law must: (1) require the services to be provided in a rural or impoverished area and to be within the scope of practice of the provider in the state, and (2) prohibit the services from being provided for more than seven consecutive days.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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