3.0.0 1003 2023-01-11T13:19:03Z 2023-01-11T13:19:03Z Senate S S 2009-05-07 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-05-07T18:54:39Z 2009-05-07 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 S5288-5290) IntroReferral 2009-05-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5287-5288) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2009-05-21 False Health Congressional oversight Government information and archives Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medicaid Public contracts and procurement Health 00 2009-05-07 Introduced in Senate 2009-08-18T19:21:55Z Immunization Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) allow states to purchase vaccines recommended for routine use at rates negotiated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS); (2) require the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish a demonstration program to improve the delivery of vaccines recommended for routine use; (3) reauthorize the program for free immunizations for children, adolescents, and adults; (4) require group health plans to provide coverage for routine immunizations without cost sharing (i.e., copayments or deductibles); and (5) require the improvement and expansion of immunization information systems as part of the health information technology infrastructure.

Amends the Social Security Act to provide: (1) Medicare and Medicaid coverage for vaccines recommended for routine use; and (2) reimbursement to health care providers for administering vaccines to children under the Vaccines for Children program.

Requires the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the CDC Director to jointly review and update the regional maximum charge for state vaccine administration established under the Vaccines for Children program.

]]> Immunization Improvement Act of 2009 Display Title Immunization Improvement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to increase immunization rates. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Immunization Improvement Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s1003is/xml/BILLS-111s1003is.xml 2009-05-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5288-5290) 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.