3.0.0 3312 2020-02-10T17:02:01Z 2020-02-10T17:02:01Z Senate S S 2008-07-23 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-07-23T16:51:38Z Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008 110 6569 HR 2008-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2008-07-23 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 S7153-7155) IntroReferral 2008-07-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7153) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. N B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2008-07-23 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2008-07-23 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-07-25 False Health Access to health care Congress Congressional reporting requirements Emergency Management Emergency medicine Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Health surveys Medical personnel Medically uninsured Social Welfare Volunteer workers Health 00 2008-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2008-08-07T20:23:38Z Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to activate the coverage of short-term emergency health care services if the Secretary determines that there is a public health emergency. Sets forth factors for the Secretary to consider, including the degree to which the emergency is likely to overwhelm health care providers in the region.

Requires the Secretary to establish a medical monitoring program for monitoring and reporting on the health care needs of the affected population over time.

Limits eligibility for coverage of emergency health care services to: (1) uninsured or underinsured emergency victims who need health care services due to injuries or disease resulting from the public health emergency; or (2) uninsured individuals residing in the affected area whose ability to access care or medicine is disrupted as a result of the emergency.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a streamlined process for determining eligibility for emergency health care services; (2) report to Congress on the number and adequacy of volunteers enrolled in the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) who will be available to each state in the event of a public health emergency; and (3) conduct an outreach and public education campaign to inform health care providers and the general public about the availability of emergency health care coverage during the period of the emergency.

]]> Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008 Display Title Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3312is/xml/BILLS-110s3312is.xml 2008-07-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7153-7155) 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.