US Congress Senate Bill 2192 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on March 15 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-15 - 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]

National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2012- Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps to include optometry health services. Includes optometrists within: (1) the fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, (2) the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program, and (3) the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program.

National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2012

Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]

Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-15	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB1195 (Related) 2011-03-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2192/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2192/BILLS-112s2192is.pdf