3.0.0 3710 2023-01-11T20:25:02Z 2023-01-11T20:25:02Z House H HR 2007-10-01 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2007-11-08T20:08:59Z Referred to 2007-10-01T16:31:05Z 2007-11-08 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2007-10-01 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-10-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 N C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2007-10-03 False R000170 Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] SILVESTRE REYES D TX 16 2007-10-03 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2007-10-03 False H001037 Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD 0 2007-10-03 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2007-10-03 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2007-10-18 False C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2008-06-17 False Health Communicable diseases Congress Congressional reporting requirements Correctional institutions Correctional personnel Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Health and Human Services Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Hepatitis Medical screening Medical tests Prisoners Public health Vaccination Health 00 2007-10-01 Introduced in House 2007-12-14T16:30:41Z Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of Correctional Public Health (OCPH) within the Office of Public Health and Science. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of OCPH, to carry out public health activities for individuals who are: (1) employed in the field of corrections as employees in federal, state, or local penal or correctional institutions; (2) incarcerated in such institutions; (3) employed as parole or probation officers; or (4) under parole or probation supervision. Includes among such activities disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, research, and health professions education activities.

Authorizes the Secretary to make matching grants to states to provide for correctional populations screenings, immunizations, and treatment for hepatitis A, B, and C and other infectious diseases. Requires a portion of each grant to be expended to carry out such activities at penal or correctional facilities that are not facilities in which individuals serve terms of imprisonment, including remand facilities.

]]> Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Correctional Public Health. Introduced in House IH Display Title Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Office of Correctional Public Health Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-10-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr3710ih/xml/BILLS-110hr3710ih.xml 2007-11-08 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.