3.0.0 733 2023-01-11T13:19:40Z 2023-01-11T13:19:40Z Senate S S 2009-03-26 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-03-26T22:11:38Z 2009-03-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-03-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2009-03-26 True A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2009-04-20 False C001071 Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] Bob Corker R TN 2009-05-14 False B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2009-07-08 False Health Emergency medical services and trauma care Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Indian social and development programs Minority health Health 00 2009-03-26 Introduced in Senate 2009-06-08T22:02:06Z National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to replace the trauma center grant program that provided for operating expenses for trauma centers incurring substantial uncompensated costs due to violence from illicit trafficking in drugs with a program to provide grants to public, nonprofit, Indian Health Service, Indian tribal, and urban Indian trauma centers to assist in defraying substantial uncompensated care costs, further the core mission of such trauma centers, and provide emergency relief to trauma centers at risk of closing or centers operating in an area where a closing has occurred within their primary service area. Sets forth qualifications for grantees and provisions governing the amount of the grant award.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide funding to states for grants to eligible entities to: (1) improve the availability of trauma services in underserved areas; (2) address trauma center overcrowding; (3) enhance trauma surge capacity; (4) address shortages of trauma surgeons and certain other trauma-related physician subspecialties; and (5) improve trauma service coordination and the appropriate transport of trauma patients to trauma centers. Requires the Secretary to distribute amounts based on a state's population.


]]> National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009 Display Title National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure the continued and future availability of life saving trauma health care in the United States and to prevent further trauma center closures and downgrades by assisting trauma centers with uncompensated care costs, core mission services, and emergency needs. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2009 Introduced in Senate 2009-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s733is/xml/BILLS-111s733is.xml 2009-03-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 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.