3.0.0 3112 2023-01-11T21:18:55Z 2023-01-11T21:18:55Z House H HR 2007-07-19 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Reported by 2008-04-23T21:00:49Z Markup by 2008-04-23T20:40:55Z Referred to 2007-07-19T21:22:58Z Referred to 2007-07-19T14:02:50Z Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act 110 1810 S 2008-10-08 Became Public Law No: 110-374. Related bill CRS 2008-04-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2008-04-23 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2007-07-19 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-07-19 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 N M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2007-07-19 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2007-07-19 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2008-04-03 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2008-06-03 False R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 2008-06-03 False W000267 Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] DAVE WELDON R FL 15 2008-06-03 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2008-06-10 False Health Adoption Birth defects Child development Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Communication in medicine Communication in science Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Directories Down's syndrome Economics and Public Finance Electronic government information Epidemiology Families Family services Fetus Genetic counseling Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Grants-in-aid Health counseling Health education Health information systems Health surveys Hereditary diseases Imaging systems in medicine Internet Life expectancy Maternal health services Medical records Medical statistics Medical tests Patients' rights Quality of life Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Telephone Vital statistics Web sites Health 00 2007-07-19 Introduced in House 2007-10-11T19:21:42Z Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through either the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to authorize and oversee certain activities relating to Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions, including the awarding of grants, contracts or cooperative agreements to: (1) collect, synthesize, and disseminate current scientific information; and (2) coordinate the provision of, and access to, supportive services for patients affected, which shall include a telephone hotline, an information clearinghouse, peer-support programs, and registries of families willing to adopt children affected by such conditions.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of CDC, to provide assistance to state and local heath departments to integrate the results of prenatal testing into state-based vital statistics and birth defects surveillance programs.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that a provider is only able to participate in activities under this Act if it provides assurances that it will provide a patient receiving a positive result from a prenatal test with certain information, including: (1) up-to-date scientific information concerning the life expectancy, clinical course, and intellectual and functional development and treatment options for a fetus diagnosed with, or a child born with, such conditions; and (2) referrals to supportive service providers.

Requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report to Congress concerning the effectiveness of current health care and family support programs serving as resources for the families of children with disabilities.

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