H.R. 1174 - Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Tim Murphy
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007
H.R. 1174 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require public reporting of health care-associated infections data by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers and to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a pilot program to provide incentives to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to eliminate the rate of occurrence of such infections. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require public reporting of health care-associated infections data by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers and to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a pilot program to provide incentives to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to eliminate the rate of occurrence of such infections.
- Other Titles
- Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007
- Sponsor
- Tim Murphy
- Co-Sponsors
- Jeff Miller
- Shelley Capito
- Bob Filner
- Mark Kirk
- Rodney Frelinghuysen
- John Tierney
- Walter Jones
- Tim Holden
- Michael Arcuri
- Christopher Smith
- Clifford Stearns
- Anna Eshoo
- John Duncan
- Henry Brown
- Thaddeus McCotter
- Michael Ferguson
- James Marshall
- Edolphus Towns
- Christopher Shays
- Rush Holt
- Sue Myrick
- Dan Burton
- David Weldon
- Dale Kildee
- Zoe Lofgren
- Bobby Jindal
- John Kuhl
- Jim Gerlach
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Corrine Brown
- Ken Calvert
- Steven Rothman
- Barney Frank
- Michael Castle
- Phil Hare
- William Thornberry
- Joe Sestak
- Michael Turner
- Christopher Van Hollen
- Daniel Lungren
- Frederick Boucher
- Vernon Ehlers
- Marsha Blackburn
- James Moran
- Leonard Boswell
- Paul Ryan
- Charles Boustany
- Henry Waxman
- Mario Diaz-Balart
- Frank Wolf
- George Miller
- Subjects
- Health policy
- Aged
- Ambulatory care
- Budgets
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consumer education
- Consumers
- Federal aid to health facilities
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government information
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Hospital care
- Hospitals
- Law
- Medical care
- Medical statistics
- Medicare
- Medicine
- Nosocomial infections
- Preventive medicine
- Surgery
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/16/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/16/2007 2/16/2007 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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. 2/16/2007 Referred to House Ways and Means 2/16/2007 Referred to House Energy and Commerce 2/27/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 3/07/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2276) 6/05/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5984-5985) 7/19/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8124) Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to House members from Consumer groups, which…
supported this bill
| Consumer groups | $1,350 |
| $1,350 |
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
