4819 -- HEALTHIER Act of 2016 | Poliscope

HEALTHIER Act of 2016

4819

114th Congress

Health

Introduced

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

March 21, 2016

Latest Action

April 19, 2016

Primary Sponsor

John J. Duncan, Jr.Republican(TN)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

67pct

29d open

vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d

Summary

Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2016 or the HEALTHIER Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states with a volunteer health care provider law that permits a volunteer to provide health care services without being licensed in the state if the volunteer is licensed in another state. The law must: (1) require the services to be provided in a rural or impoverished area and to be within the scope of practice of the provider in the state, and (2) prohibit the services from being provided for more than seven consecutive days.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (2)

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Filing registrants (2)

PRIME POLICY GROUP (1)NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC. (1)

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC.client→NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE BOARDS OF NURSING, INC.

2016 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Antitrust Issues; Telehealth; CONNECT for Health Act(S. 2484/H.R. 4442); VETS Act(S. 2170/ H.R. 2516); State-based licensure; Nurse Licensure Compact; Veterans health issues involving APRNs; HEALTHIER Act (H.R. 4819);TELE-Med Act (S. 1778/H.R. 3081)

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 4819

Subjects (9)

Health care coverage and access

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Intergovernmental relations

Licensing and registrations

Poverty and welfare assistance

Rural conditions and development

Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Actions (4)

April 19, 2016

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1814)

March 25, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

March 21, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A

March 21, 2016

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H