3.0.0 42 2023-01-11T13:29:04Z 2023-01-11T13:29:04Z House HR 2015-01-06 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 42.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H44]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-02-27T21:49:52Z Referred to 2015-01-06T17:16:15Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2015-01-12T14:01:14Z Referred to 2015-01-06T17:16:20Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-01-09T16:43:16Z Referred to 2015-01-06T17:16:25Z 2015-02-27 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-01-12 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2015-01-09 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-01-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-01-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-01-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 N Health Child health Child safety and welfare Civil actions and liability Crimes against children Criminal procedure and sentencing Hospital care Medicare Health 00 2015-01-06 Introduced in House 2015-01-12T21:05:39Z Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2015

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require certain hospitals reimbursed under Medicare, and which provide neonatal and infant care, to have in effect security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing. Establishes civil penalties for failure to have such security procedures in effect.

Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit and establish criminal penalties for baby switching in hospitals.

]]> Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2015 Display Title Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr42ih/xml/BILLS-114hr42ih.xml 2015-02-27 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.