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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 26, 2003
Patient Navigator, Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration; (2) the Director of the National Cancer Institute; and (3) the Director of the Indian Health Service to make grants for model programs to provide services for cancer and chronic diseases to individuals of health disparity populations.Requires that these services: (1) be provided in a culturally competent way; (2) include patient navigators to help with finding services and follow-up care; and (3) include ongoing outreach activities.Conditions grants on the presence of a fee schedule consistent with prevailing rates and a fee discount schedule which provides fee adjustments based on ability to pay.Evaluates services according to a peer-reviewed model according to best practices.Limits the grants to five years.
People & committees
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] · D–NJ
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Received in the Senate.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8064-8065)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8064-8065)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 918.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8064-8069)
Mr. Barton (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 447.
Committee on Resources discharged.
Committee on Resources discharged.
House Committee on Resources Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 5, 2004.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 108-727, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 108-727, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E308)
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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