3.0.0 1809 2020-02-10T17:06:58Z 2020-02-10T17:06:58Z Senate S S 2011-11-03 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-11-03T22:25:10Z Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2011 112 3381 HR 2011-11-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2011-11-03 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2011-11-03 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7137-7138) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-11-03 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES N M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2012-05-07 False M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2012-06-27 False Health Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical education Medical tests and diagnostic methods Health 00 2011-11-03 Introduced in Senate 2012-03-01T15:50:37Z Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to carry out surveillance, education, and testing programs with respect to hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections.

Requires the Secretary to establish a national system with respect to HBV and HCV to: (1) determine the prevalence of such infections, (2) carry out testing programs to increase the number of individuals who are aware of their infection, (3) disseminate public information and education programs for the detection and control of such infections, (4) provide referrals for counseling and medical treatment and ensure the provision of follow-up services, and (5) improve the training of health professionals in the treatment of such infections. Directs the Secretary to determine the populations that are considered at high risk.

Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to complete the revision of CDC guidelines for screening individuals with HCV, taking into account: (1) the effectiveness issues that have been raised with respect to the current CDC guidelines for screening, (2) the importance of responding to the perception that receiving such screening may be stigmatizing, and (3) whether age-based screening would be effective.

Requires the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to: (1) develop HCV screening recommendations, taking into account the guidelines established by CDC and new and improved treatments for HCV; and (2) develop HBV screening recommendations, taking into account the guidelines the CDC recommended in 2008.

]]> Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2011 Display Title Viral Hepatitis Testing Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from liver cancer, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-11-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1809is/xml/BILLS-112s1809is.xml 2011-11-03 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.