Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 19, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6711-6712)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 8, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2006 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to promote the collection and categorization of trauma data in a consistent and standardized manner.
Removes authorization for the National Clearinghouse on Trauma Care and Emergency Medical Services.
Allows the Secretary to make grants to entities to carry out demonstration projects to improve emergency medical services in rural areas by increasing communication and coordination with state trauma systems.
Revises the matching requirements for states to be eligible for grants to improve emergency medical services in rural areas.
Prohibits the Secretary from making trauma care grants to a state unless the state's emergency medical services plan coordinates planning for trauma systems with state disaster emergency planning and bioterrorism hospital preparedness planning. Requires the Secretary to update the model plan for the designation of trauma centers and for triage, transfer, and transportation policies.
Directs the Secretary to enter into a contract with the Institute of Medicine or another appropriate entity to conduct a study on trauma care and trauma systems research.
Cosponsors 32
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 8, 2006 to Nov 13, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jun 8, 2006 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jun 16, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Jul 10, 2006 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jul 11, 2006 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 13, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-ME | Thomas H. Allen | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Jul 20, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Jul 28, 2006 | |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Sep 6, 2006 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Sep 7, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | Sep 19, 2006 | |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Sep 28, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| R-AL | Terry Everett | Nov 13, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 8, 2006 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 23, 2006 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 19, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6711-6712)
- Jun 23, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 8, 2006Introduced in House
- Jun 8, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 265 | Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2005 | Related bill | Feb 2, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biological warfare
- Child health
- Communication in medicine
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Electronic data interchange
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Families
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health planning
- Health services administration
- Higher education
- Hospital care
- Hospitals
- Housing and Community Development
- Medical education
- Medical records
- Medical research
- Medical residents
- Medical statistics
- Mortality
- Rural health
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Terrorism
- Trauma care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 8, 2006Introduced in House
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