Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2015

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Bill Number

S 2424

Introduced

Dec 18, 2015

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Topics

Child health Health Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Hearing, speech, and vision care Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Surgery and anesthesia

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Summary

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2015

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns and infants to include young children. The programs are revised and reauthorized for FY2016-FY2020.

Actions

Dec 18, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 18, 2015

Introduced in Senate

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