3.0.0 1018 2023-01-11T13:47:54Z 2023-01-11T13:47:54Z Senate S 2021-03-25 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-25T19:40:23Z Access to TESTs Act 117 747 HR 2021-02-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2021-03-25 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN N B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2021-03-25 True Health Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Health technology, devices, supplies Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Rural conditions and development Health 00 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-20T13:42:17Z Access to Technology and Equipment for Same-day Tests Act or the Access to TESTs Act

This bill establishes grant programs to increase access to diagnostic tests.

Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must award grants to hospitals, primary care facilities, and other health care providers to buy equipment and supplies to increase access to same-day diagnostic testing in point-of-care settings.

The CDC must also award grants to public health and other laboratories to buy high-throughput diagnostic equipment and supplies to increase testing capacity and expedite test results.

]]> Access to TESTs Act Display Title Access to TESTs Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for acquiring equipment and supplies capable of performing same-day clinical laboratory testing in a point-of-care setting, and to assist laboratories in meeting the cost of acquiring high-throughput equipment, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Access to TESTs Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Access to Technology and Equipment for Same-day Tests (TESTs) Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1018is/xml/BILLS-117s1018is.xml 2021-03-25 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.