A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the mammography quality standards program.
Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations to carry out provisions relating to the certification of mammography facilities.
Requires that appeals from certification denials follow procedures in effect at that time (currently, in effect on a specified date).
Modifies mammogram record retention requirements.
Allows inspection of facilities (currently, certified facilities) for compliance with certification requirements and mammography quality standards (currently, compliance with mammography quality standards). Allows inspections to be conducted by a local agency on behalf of the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Empowers the Secretary to require a facility to notify patients who received mammograms if the Secretary determines the quality was so inconsistent with standards as to present a significant risk to the individual or public health. Authorizes civil money penalties for failure to comply.
Allows certificate suspension or revocation for a failure to comply with an accreditation body's requests for records or materials. Modifies requirements for certification suspension before holding a hearing.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1964-1965)
Became Public Law No: 105-248.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2925)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12423-12424)
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12423-12424)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
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