3.0.0 2112 2023-01-13T04:49:18Z 2023-01-13T04:49:18Z Senate S S 2005-12-15 109 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-12-15T22:22:29Z 2005-12-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2005-12-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N Health Commerce Communication in medicine Data banks Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Employee training Families Federal aid to child health services Federal aid to education Federal aid to health facilities Government Operations and Politics Health information systems Health insurance Influenza Labor and Employment Medicaid Medical fees Medically uninsured Medicare Poor children Public health personnel Public service advertising Public-private partnerships School health programs Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Vaccination Vaccines Volunteer workers Health 00 2005-12-15 Introduced in Senate 2006-02-24T16:04:20Z Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic Preparation Act of 2005 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national voluntary influenza vaccination program to provide free influenza vaccines. Requires the Secretary to reimburse participating entities for the cost of administering such vaccines.

Requires the Secretary to award grants to health departments, public hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and other entities to facilitate: (1) the establishment of influenza vaccination programs in partnership with private entities; and (2) the development of influenza vaccination programs for students and families of students.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) award grants to elementary and secondary schools to facilitate the development of a voluntary influenza vaccination program; (2) develop an immunization plan with immunization target numbers for Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP); (3) provide bonus payments to eligible health care providers and other entities who meet such immunization targets; (4) establish a Volunteer Vaccine Corps to facilitate the distribution of vaccines during a public health emergency related to an influenza outbreak; (5) maintain a database of Corps members; and (6) award grants for the training of Corps members. Limits the liability of Corps members when performing their duties.

Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a national public affairs campaign to increase influenza immunization rates.

]]> Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic Preparation Act of 2005 Display Title Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic Preparation Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the establishment of programs and activities to increase influenza vaccination rates through the provision of free vaccines. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic Preparation Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s2112is/xml/BILLS-109s2112is.xml 2005-12-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.