US HB1859 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on April 1 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, to award grants or contracts for: (1) the development and production of educational materials concerning the evidence available on the relative safety, effectiveness, and cost of prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and nondrug interventions for treating selected conditions, to be distributed and presented to health care providers who prescribe such drugs and their patients; and (2) the development and implementation of a program to appropriately train and deploy health professionals to distribute such materials to, and otherwise educate, physicians and other drug prescribers concerning such drugs and interventions. Requires that grantees receive no support from any entity that manufactures products used to treat the medical conditions discussed.

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Title

Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2009

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-04-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-04-01 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Same As/Similar To

SB767 (Same As) 2009-04-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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