[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 35 (Thursday, March 24, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: March 24, 1994]
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           SARAH WEBER HOME INFUSION CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

  (Mr. BROWN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans argue that we have no 
health care crisis in this country. I beg to differ.
  Let me share with you the story of a 10-year-old girl from Cleveland 
Heights, OH, who struggled daily with a rare disease that would not 
allow her to digest food. In order to receive nutrition and to fend off 
infections, she received nutrition and medicines intravenously in her 
home. While the advanced technologies available today allowed her to 
stay at home with her family, those who provided these services abused 
her trust in them.
  It is in her honor that today, I introduce the Sarah Weber Home 
Infusion Consumer Protection Act. This legislation will ensure that 
home infusion companies cannot abuse the trust put in them by patients 
like Sarah Weber. It will require home infusion providers to be 
licensed according to quality standards established in the law. It will 
put an end to the abuse in this industry and ensure that no patient, 
young or old, rich or poor will be a victim of fraud or abuse.
  Sadly, Sarah Weber is not among us today to know that her family's 
struggles will not be commonplace for other families. But her mother, 
Marie, and her six brothers and sisters will continue to tell her story 
to see that what happened to Sarah will not happen again.

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