US HB1955 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 1955 (Prior Session Legislation)

US State Legislature page for HB1955

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report on the appropriateness of antipsychotic prescriptions in settings other than nursing homes, particularly with respect to individuals with Alzheimer's disease.

Title

Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer’s Care Act of 2019

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-28	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-28	House	Introduced in House