US HB855 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
February 9 2009 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to conduct and support research, evaluations, initiatives, and demonstration projects, and provide grants or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, to enhance the deployment of medical simulation technologies and the incorporation of such technologies and equipment into medical, nursing, allied health, podiatric, osteopathic, and dental education and training protocols.Requires the Director to: (1) establish medical simulation centers of excellence; (2) promote innovation by conducting and supporting research on complex or challenging medical simulation and interdisciplinary simulation technologies and developing an electronic clearinghouse of such technologies; and (3) award grants for purchasing, incorporating, and deploying such technologies for training of physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and qualified students. Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Federal Medical Simulation Coordinating Council. Requires the Director to establish an advisory panel to make recommendations on how to structure programs established by this Act.
Title
Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | |
| 2009-02-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
Same As/Similar To
SB616 (Same As) 2009-03-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Subjects
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical education
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical education
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Research and development
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN00855:@@@L&summ2=m& |
| Text | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr855ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr855ih.pdf |
