3.0.0 1197 2023-01-15T16:48:45Z 2023-01-15T16:48:45Z Senate S S 2003-06-05 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-06-05T19:51:21Z 2003-06-05 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7490-7491) IntroReferral 2003-06-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7489-7490) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-06-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2003-06-05 True D000064 Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] THOMAS DASCHLE D SD ANDREW 2003-06-05 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2003-06-05 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2003-06-05 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2003-09-11 False L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2003-11-17 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2004-02-10 False J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2004-02-10 False D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2004-03-02 False D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2004-03-10 False C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2004-03-31 False B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2004-04-08 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2004-05-03 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2004-05-18 False C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2004-05-18 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2004-05-18 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2004-07-15 False Health Accreditation (Education) Accreditation (Medical care) Administrative procedure Department of Health and Human Services Education Government Operations and Politics Higher education Imaging systems in medicine Law Licenses Medical education Medical personnel Medical tests Performance measurement Quality of care Radiotherapy Science, Technology, Communications Standards X-rays Health 00 2003-06-05 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Exempts the standards from applying to physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

Requires individuals prior to performing or preparing such imaging or therapy to have successfully completed a national exam approved by the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary to certify private nonprofit organizations or State agencies as approved bodies with respect to the accreditation of educational programs or the administration of examinations if such organizations or agencies meet certain standards and give certain assurances. Allows the Secretary to withdraw approval from an approved body.

Permits the Secretary to develop alternative standards for rural areas if such action is needed to assure access to quality medical imaging.]]>

Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act of 2003 Display Title Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the safety and accuracy of medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-06-05T04:00:00Z 2003-06-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7490-7491) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.