Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 19, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8124)
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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require public reporting of health care-associated infections data by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a pilot program under Medicare to provide financial incentives or grants to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers that demonstrate a satisfactory reduction in the rate of occurrence (or elimination) of health care-associated infections in the applicable hospital or ambulatory surgical center.
Expresses the sense of Congress that health care providers and facilities should take measures to reduce the rate of occurrence of health care-associated infections to zero, with respect to patients to whom such providers and facilities furnish services.
Cosponsors 51
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2007 to Sep 29, 2008, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Jun 18, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jul 13, 2007 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jul 30, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Sep 20, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 24, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Oct 10, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Oct 16, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Oct 16, 2007 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Oct 18, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Oct 18, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8124)
- Jun 5, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5984-5985)
- Mar 7, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2276)
- Feb 27, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Ambulatory care
- Commerce
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Health
- Hospital care
- Hospitals
- Law
- Medical statistics
- Medicare
- Nosocomial infections
- Preventive medicine
- Social Welfare
- Surgery
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in House
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