3.0.0 2260 2023-01-11T15:47:55Z 2023-01-11T15:47:55Z House H HR 2007-05-10 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-10T18:34:24Z Referred to 2007-05-10T13:01:10Z 2007-05-10 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-05-10 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-05-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001155 Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] John Sullivan R OK 1 N M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2007-05-10 True P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2007-05-14 False S001157 Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] David Scott D GA 13 2007-05-14 False S000275 Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] JOHN SHADEGG R AZ 3 2007-09-07 False S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2008-06-11 False W000119 Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] ZACH WAMP R TN 3 2008-06-18 False B001254 Rep. Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] Dan Boren D OK 2 2008-06-19 False 2008-07-30 W000099 Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25] JAMES WALSH R NY T. 25 2008-07-09 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2008-09-09 False Health Advertising Commerce Congressional reporting requirements Consumer protection Deceptive advertising Dentists Education Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health care fraud Higher education Licenses Medical education Medical personnel Osteopathy and osteopaths Physicians Restrictive trade practices State laws Surgeons Health 00 2007-05-10 Introduced in House 2007-08-08T20:58:09Z Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 - Prohibits any person who is a licensed health care service provider but who is not a medical doctor or a doctor of osteopathic medicine from making any statement or engaging in any act that deceives or misleads the public or a prospective or current patient into believing that such person is a doctor or has the same or equivalent education, skills, or training.

Requires any such person to identify in any advertisement the license under which such person is authorized to provide services.

Treats such statements or acts as unfair or deceptive acts or practices prescribed under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to conduct an investigation of health care providers engaging in such acts to: (1) identify specific acts and practices constituting a violation of this Act; (2) determine the frequency of such acts and practices; (3) identify instances of harm or injury resulting from such acts and practices; (4) determine the extent to which such providers comply with state laws or regulations requiring disclosure of the type of license to patients or in advertisements; and (5) identify instances where any state public policy has permitted such acts and practices.

]]> Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 Display Title Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provision of health care services, and to require the identification of the license of certain health care providers. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-05-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2260ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2260ih.xml 2007-05-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.