US SB2278 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on May 1 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-01 - 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]
Status: Introduced on May 1 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-05-01 - 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]
Summary
Safeguarding Care Of Patients Everywhere Act or SCOPE Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the requirement that qualified health plans contract only with health care providers, including hospitals with more than 50 beds, that implement a specified patient safety evaluation system and health care quality mechanisms required by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Title
Safeguarding Care Of Patients Everywhere Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK] | Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2833 (Same As) 2013-07-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Contracts and agency
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Contracts and agency
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2278/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2278/BILLS-113s2278is.pdf |
