Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer’s Care Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 29, 2019 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.
- IntroducedMar 28, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report on the appropriateness of antipsychotic prescriptions in settings other than nursing homes, particularly with respect to individuals with Alzheimer's disease.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 28, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Original | Mar 28, 2019 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Mar 28, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 28, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 28, 2019 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 28, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 29, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 29, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 28, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 28, 2019Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- Mar 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 54, March 28, 2019, page H2918.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct a study on antipsychotic prescribing practices in nonnursing home settings under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer’s Care Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2019Introduced in House
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