US Congress House Bill 1402 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 53-9-1)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to: (1) review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits to identify and address problems with utilization and data collection mechanisms; (2) establish an outreach program to identify existing efforts to increase awareness among seniors and providers of such benefits; and (3) maximize cost-effectiveness in increasing utilization of such benefits. Requires the Secretary to establish an advisory group to examine and recommend best practices of employee wellness and disease management programs. Directs the Secretary to prepare a diabetes report card biennially for the nation and for each state. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) promote the education and training of physicians on how to properly complete birth and death certificates and the importance of such data; (2) encourage state adoption of the latest standard revisions of birth and death certificates; and (3) work with states to reengineer their vital statistics systems to provide cost-effective, timely, and vital systems data. Allows the Secretary to promote improvements to the collection of diabetes mortality data.Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the impact of diabetes on the practice of medicine in the United Sates and the level of diabetes medical education that should be required prior to licensure, board certification, and board recertification.

Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009

Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]	Rep. John Barrow [D-GA]	Rep. Melissa Bean [D-IL]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]
Rep. Marion Berry [D-AR]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. John Boccieri [D-OH]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Bobby Bright [D-AL]	Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]	Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]
Rep. Travis Childers [D-MS]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Brad Ellsworth [D-IN]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Gene Green [D-TX]
Rep. Parker Griffith [R-AL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Tim Holden [D-PA]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. Ron Klein [D-FL]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]
Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]
Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Ciro Rodriguez [D-TX]	Rep. Mike Ross [D-AR]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Vic Snyder [D-AR]
Rep. Zachary Space [D-OH]	Rep. Betty Sutton [D-OH]	Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Charles Wilson [D-OH]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-10		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-03-09		Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SB1473 (Related) 2009-07-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1402/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1402/BILLS-111hr1402ih.pdf