A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) carry out a national education and information campaign to promote stroke prevention and increase the number of stroke patients who seek immediate treatment; and (2) make available, support, and evaluate a grant program to enable a State to develop statewide stroke care systems, foster the development of modern systems of stroke care, and provide technical assistance to State and local agencies.
Requires the Secretary to maintain the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry and Clearinghouse.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure the availability of published stroke research; or (2) conduct research concerning best practices in and access barriers to stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation services, the effectiveness of existing public awareness campaigns regarding stroke, and disparities in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke among different populations.
Directs the Secretary to award grants to States for the purpose of establishing statewide stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation systems.
Requires the Secretary to develop standards of care for stroke patients in all phases of stroke that may be adopted for guidance by the State and a model plan for the establishment of statewide stroke care systems.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and non-profit private entities for the development and implementation of education programs for appropriate medical personnel in the use of newly developed diagnostic approaches, technologies, and therapies for the prevention and treatment of stroke.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8470-8474)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy without amendment. With written report No. 107-97. Additional views filed.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy without amendment. With written report No. 107-97. Additional views filed.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 222.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S432-436)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S432-435)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S432-435)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Received in the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Star Print ordered on the bill as reported.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.