Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act
Latest action · Jun 24, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedJun 11, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act - Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: (1) expand the membership of the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research; and (2) require the Council to provide for a public comment period prior to obligating funds for comparative effectiveness research, support increased public awareness of such research, and identify conflicts of interest in appointing members of the Council.
Prohibits the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from using federally funded clinical comparative effectiveness research data to make coverage determinations under Medicare for medical treatments, services, and items on the basis of cost.
Provides for expedited appeals of Medicare coverage determinations using federally funded comparative effectiveness research.
Denies federal funding for clinical comparative effectiveness research that does not consider racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic differences within patient subpopulations.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2009 to Mar 2, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | Jun 11, 2009 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Jul 31, 2009 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Mar 2, 2010 |
Committees 4
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 Jun 11, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 12, 2009 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 11, 2009 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jun 11, 2009 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Jun 24, 2009 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 11, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 12, 2009 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jun 12, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jun 11, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 11, 2009Referred to House Energy and Commerce
- Jun 11, 2009Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
- Jun 11, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
- Jun 11, 2009Referred to House Armed Services
- Jun 11, 2009Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6909 | Wally Herger R-CA | Jun 17, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance the conduct and support of federally funded comparative effectiveness research relating to health care, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2009Introduced in House
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