Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007
Latest action · Feb 2, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 19, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards to ensure the safety and accuracy of medical imaging studies and radiation therapy treatments. Imposes such standards on personnel who perform, plan, or evaluate, or verify patient doses for, medical imaging studies and radiation therapy procedures and not on the equipment used. Exempts physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
Directs the Secretary to ensure that individuals demonstrate compliance with such standards.
Requires the Secretary to provide a method for the recognition of individuals whose training and experience are determined to equal or exceed that of: (1) a graduate of an accredited educational program in that specialty; or (2) an individual who is regularly eligible to take the licensure or certification examination for that discipline.
Directs the Secretary to certify qualified nonprofit organizations as approved bodies to provide accreditation to individuals that demonstrate compliance with such standards.
Requires individuals who provide medical imaging services relating to mammograms to continue to meet standards under the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992.
Deems state standards for licensure or certification of personnel, accreditation of educational programs, or administration of examinations to be in compliance with the standards under this Act unless the Secretary determines otherwise. Requires the Secretary to establish a process by which a state may appeal such a determination.
Requires the Secretary to ensure that all programs under the authority of the Secretary meet such standards.
Authorizes the Secretary to develop alternative standards for rural areas or health professional shortage areas as appropriate to assure access to quality medical imaging.
Cosponsors 149
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 19, 2007 to Aug 1, 2008; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| R-NM | Heather Wilson | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Original | Jan 19, 2007 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-OH | Paul E. Gillmor | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| D-VA | Rick Boucher | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Jan 30, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Feb 7, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 15, 2007 | |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Feb 15, 2007 |
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 Jan 19, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 2, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 19, 2007Introduced in House
- Jan 19, 2007Referred 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 1042 | Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 13, 2008 |
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 make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Accreditation (Education)
- Accreditation (Medical care)
- Administrative procedure
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Education
- Educational tests
- Federal preemption
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Imaging systems in medicine
- Law
- Licenses
- Medical education
- Medical personnel
- Medical tests
- Nonprofit organizations
- Performance measurement
- Quality of care
- Radiotherapy
- Rural health
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- State laws
- X-rays
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 19, 2007Introduced in House
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