I 108th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4555 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 14, 2004 Mr. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend provisions relating to mammography quality standards.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2004.

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Temporary renewal and limited provisional certificate

Section 354 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b) is amended— (1)in subsection (b)(1)— (A)in subparagraph (A)— (i)in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting or a temporary renewal certificate after certificate; and (ii)in clause (i), by striking subsection (c)(1) and inserting paragraphs (1) or (2) of subsection (c); (B)in subparagraph (B)— (i)in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting or a limited provisional certificate after certificate; and (ii)in clause (i), by striking subsection (c)(2) and inserting paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c); and (C)in the flush matter at the end, by striking provisional certificate and inserting temporary renewal certificate, provisional certificate, or a limited provisional certificate; and (2)in subsection (c)— (A)by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and (B)by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2)

Temporary renewal certificate

The Secretary may issue a temporary renewal certificate, for a period of not to exceed 45 days, to a facility seeking reaccreditation if the accreditation body has issued an accreditation extension, for a period of not to exceed 45 days, for any of the following: (A)The facility has submitted the required materials to the accreditation body within the established time frames for the submission of such materials but the accreditation body is unable to complete the reaccreditation process before the certification expires. (B)The facility has acquired additional or replacement equipment, or has had significant personnel changes or other unforeseen situations that have caused the facility to be unable to meet reaccreditation timeframes, but in the opinion of the accreditation body have not compromised the quality of mammography. (3)

Limited provisional certificate

The Secretary may, upon the request of an accreditation body, issue a limited provisional certificate to an entity to enable the entity to conduct examinations for educational purposes while an onsite visit from an accreditation body is in progress. Such certificate shall be valid only during the time the site visit team from the accreditation body is physically in the facility, and in no case shall be valid for longer than 72 hours. The issuance of a certificate under this paragraph, shall not preclude the entity from qualifying for a provisional certificate under paragraph (4)..

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Authorization of appropriations

Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 354(r)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 263b(r)(2)(A) and (B)) are amended by striking 2002 each place it appears and inserting 2007.