Comprehensive Preventive Health and Promotion Act of 1997
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 7, 1997)
Comprehensive Preventive Health and Promotion Act of 1997 - Mandates establishment and annual revision of a schedule of recommended preventive health care services.
Requires each carrier and employer health benefit plan to include coverage for those services. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on the failure of a carrier or an employer plan to comply.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include those services in the definition of "medical and other health services."
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to mandate Medicaid coverage of the services and, in some circumstances, for: (1) home and community care for functionally disabled elderly individuals; and (2) community supported living arrangements services.
Amends Federal law relating to health care services for veterans to include the services under this Act in the definition of "medical services." Regulates provision of the preventive services on an outpatient basis.
Amends Federal law relating to health insurance for Federal employees to add the services to the list of benefits which may be provided under service or indemnity benefit plans.
Amends Federal law relating to medical care for dependents of members of the uniformed services to add coverage of the preventive services.
Mandates: (1) grants to counties for a project to demonstrate the effectiveness of providing those services to improve and reduce health costs; (2) dissemination of information on the benefits of practicing preventive care; (3) grants to employers to establish and conduct on-site workshops on health care promotion for employees; and (4) a program of on-site workshops on health care promotion for Federal employees.
What just happenedFeb 24, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 7, 1997
- Feb 24, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 3, 1997CommitteeH12000
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Armed Services Committee - Feb 3, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Military Personnel Subcommittee - Jan 23, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Health and Environment Subcommittee - Jan 22, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee - Jan 17, 1997CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House National Security
Armed Services Committee - Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee - Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralH11100-A
Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Government Reform and Oversight, Veterans' Affairs, and National Security, 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.
- Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralH11100
Referred to House Commerce
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralB00100
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E20)
- Jan 7, 1997IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 7, 1997IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House