HR 855 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009

Latest action · Feb 9, 2009 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to conduct and support research, evaluations, initiatives, and demonstration projects, and provide grants or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements, to enhance the deployment of medical simulation technologies and the incorporation of such technologies and equipment into medical, nursing, allied health, podiatric, osteopathic, and dental education and training protocols.

Requires the Director to: (1) establish medical simulation centers of excellence; (2) promote innovation by conducting and supporting research on complex or challenging medical simulation and interdisciplinary simulation technologies and developing an electronic clearinghouse of such technologies; and (3) award grants for purchasing, incorporating, and deploying such technologies for training of physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and qualified students.

Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Federal Medical Simulation Coordinating Council. Requires the Director to establish an advisory panel to make recommendations on how to structure programs established by this Act.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2009 to Sep 23, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalFeb 4, 2009
D-MDChris Van HollenMar 10, 2009
D-PAJoe SestakMar 26, 2009
R-VARobert J. WittmanMar 26, 2009
D-NYSteve IsraelMar 26, 2009
D-PATim HoldenMar 26, 2009
D-FLSuzanne M. KosmasApr 2, 2009
R-PAJim GerlachApr 22, 2009
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesApr 22, 2009
R-IATom LathamMay 4, 2009
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottJun 10, 2009
D-FLAlan GraysonJul 16, 2009
R-CAGeorge RadanovichJul 16, 2009
D-MNTimothy J. WalzJul 16, 2009
D-CAJackie SpeierSep 22, 2009
R-SCJoe WilsonSep 22, 2009
D-CAAnna G. EshooOct 20, 2009
R-ALMike RogersOct 28, 2009
R-ALSpencer BachusNov 3, 2009
R-ALParker GriffithNov 17, 2009
D-ALArtur DavisDec 16, 2009
D-OHTim RyanFeb 24, 2010
R-PATim MurphyApr 14, 2010
D-PAMichael F. DoyleApr 20, 2010
D-NMMartin HeinrichApr 28, 2010
D-INAndré CarsonJun 16, 2010
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJun 16, 2010
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJul 13, 2010
D-PAJason AltmireJul 19, 2010
D-NYDaniel B. MaffeiSep 14, 2010
R-MTDenny RehbergSep 23, 2010

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 4, 2009
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 9, 2009

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 9, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Feb 4, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

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 authorize medical simulation enhancement programs, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2009

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2009Introduced in House

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