Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007
Latest action · Mar 13, 2008 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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.
- IntroducedMar 29, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2007 to Jun 3, 2008, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Apr 18, 2007 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Apr 20, 2007 | |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 8, 2007 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | May 8, 2007 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2008Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Mar 29, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 583 | Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 | Related bill | Feb 2, 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
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