Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2008
Latest action · Jul 14, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
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.
- IntroducedJul 10, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish criteria for accounting and reporting the effort expended by researchers on musculoskeletal research funded with certain grants.
Sets forth reporting requirements related to musculoskeletal health, including on: (1) research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH); (2) federal programs and activities relating to musculoskeletal trauma care; (3) a standard unit for the measurement of bone mass under the Medicare program; (4) access to orthopedic services by certain federal health program beneficiaries; and (5) childhood musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries in the United States.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to establish the Transplantation Transmission Sentinel Network to track disease transmission from organ, tissue, or eye transplants.
Requires the Secretary to issue regulations relating to the accreditation of: (1) establishments engaged in the manufacture of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products; and (2) personnel who participate in related activities.
Requires the Secretary to conduct studies related to: (1) a national registry of artificial joint replacements in Medicare beneficiaries; (2) severe trauma to extremities resulting from motor vehicle crashes; (3) workplace-related musculoskeletal injuries and conditions; (4) funding available for graduate medical education in orthopedics; (5) methods for measuring bone mass in Medicare beneficiaries; and (6) aging in the United States.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a national public awareness program on musculoskeletal health; and (2) award grants for certain health and aging activities for seniors.
Provides for musculoskeletal diseases and conditions to be treated as a priority within the Office of Minority Health.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2008 to Sep 25, 2008; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-MS | Gene Taylor | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Jul 10, 2008 |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Jul 16, 2008 |
Committees 2
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 Jul 10, 2008 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jul 10, 2008 | |
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2008 |
| Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jul 14, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
- Jul 10, 2008Introduced in House
- Jul 10, 2008Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jul 10, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Accreditation (Medical care)
- Administrative procedure
- Aging
- Biotechnology
- Bone diseases
- Child health
- Chronically ill
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cytology
- Dental care
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Directories
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Electronic government information
- Exercise
- Families
- Federal aid to child health services
- Federal aid to education
- Federal aid to research
- Gerontology
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Health education
- Health information systems
- Higher education
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests
- Medically uninsured
- Medicare
- Minorities
- Minority health
- Muscular diseases
- Occupational health and safety
- Poor children
- Preventive medicine
- Prosthesis
- Research grants
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Self-care
- Social Welfare
- Traffic accidents and safety
- Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.
- Transportation and Public Works
- Trauma care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2008Introduced in House
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