Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007
Latest action · May 3, 2007 Became Public Law No: 110-23.
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 30, 2007
- Passed HouseMar 27, 2007
- Passed SenateMar 29, 2007
- To the PresidentApr 24, 2007
- Became lawMay 3, 2007
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on March 29, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) collect, compile, and disseminate information on achievements and problems in providing trauma care and emergency medical services; and (2) promote the collection and categorization of trauma data in a consistent and standardized manner.
(Sec. 3) Removes authorization for the National Clearinghouse on Trauma Care and Emergency Medical Services.
(Sec. 4) Allows the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to carry out demonstration projects to improve emergency medical services in rural areas by increasing communication and coordination with state trauma systems.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to make grants to states, political subdivisions, or consortia thereof to improve access to and enhance the development of trauma care systems. Requires grant funds be used to: (1) integrate and broaden the reach of such a system; (2) strengthen, develop, and improve an existing system; (3) expand communications between the system and emergency medical services through improved equipment or a telemedicine system; (4) improve data collection and retention; or (5) increase education, training, and technical assistance opportunities. Requires the Secretary to give preference in awarding grants to applicants that: (1) have developed a process, using national standards, for designating trauma centers; (2) recognize protocols for the delivery of seriously injured patients to trauma centers; (3) implement a process for evaluating the performance of the trauma system; and (4) agree to participate in specified information systems by collecting, providing, and sharing information. Requires the Secretary to give priority to applicants that will use the grants to focus on improving access to trauma care systems. Requires the Secretary to give special consideration to projects that demonstrate strong state or local support.
(Sec. 6) Revises the matching requirements for states to be eligible for grants to improve emergency medical services by decreasing the amount of matching funds required after the fourth and subsequent years of grant payments to the state.
(Sec. 7) 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.
(Sec. 8) Prohibits the Secretary from making trauma grants to a state unless the state submits to the Secretary any changes to, and any plans to address deficiencies in, the trauma care component.
(Sec. 9) Removes the requirement that states, in order to receive trauma grant funds, must agree not to expend such payments to purchase any major medical or communication equipment, ambulances, or aircraft.
(Sec. 10) Removes provisions related to annual reporting requirements for states.
(Sec. 11) Sets forth reporting requirements.
(Sec. 12) Authorizes appropriation for FY2008-FY2012.
(Sec. 13) Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for residency training programs in emergency medicine.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2007 to Mar 26, 2007, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jan 30, 2007 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 8, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| R-KY | Ron Lewis | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-LA | William J. Jefferson | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-PA | Tim Holden | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Mar 13, 2007 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Mar 15, 2007 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 3, 2007Became Public Law No: 110-23.
- May 3, 2007Signed by President.
- Apr 24, 2007Presented to President.
- Mar 30, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 29, 2007Cleared for White House.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 657 | Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 29, 2007 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Ambulances
- Authorization
- Biological warfare
- Child health
- Communication in medicine
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Continuing education
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Curricula
- Data banks
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Disasters
- Distance education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medicine
- Families
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Federal-state relations
- Geriatrics
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Governmental investigations
- Head injuries
- Health
- Health information systems
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Intergovernmental fiscal relations
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Licenses
- Medical education
- Medical records
- Medical research
- Medical residents
- Medical statistics
- Nonprofit organizations
- Nurses
- Paramedical personnel
- Physicians
- Planning
- Rural health
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- Telemedicine
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Trauma care
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 28, 2007Received in Senate
- Mar 27, 2007Reported in House
- Mar 27, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jan 30, 2007Introduced in House
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