US Congress Senate Bill 2942 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 19 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-11-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Infectious Disease Hospital Hubs Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in an emergency or significant potential emergency which involves a specific infectious disease that requires the isolation and specialized treatment of patients, to award grants to states to improve surge capacity at hospitals designated by the state and enhance community and hospital preparedness. Allows HHS to award additional grants to compensate designated hospitals for unreimbursed costs for treating infectious disease patients or for damages for lost business activity or lost services attributable to the treatment of those patients.

Infectious Disease Hospital Hubs Act

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-11-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2942/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2942/BILLS-113s2942is.pdf