EAT for Health Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 14, 2015)
Education and Training for Health Act of 2015 or the EAT for Health Act of 2015
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines to federal agencies for developing procedures and requirements to ensure that every primary care health professional employed full-time for such agencies have continuing education courses relating to nutrition. Requires each agency to report to Congress annually on the extent to which it has adopted and encouraged such guidelines for such primary care professionals it employed during any portion of the previous year.
Requires such courses to: (1) include content on the role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or cancer; and (2) meet requirements for Continuing Medical Education or Continuing Education by medical or nurse practitioner professional organizations or certified accrediting bodies.
What just happenedJul 17, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 14, 2015
- Jul 17, 2015Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jul 14, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jul 14, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House