Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 15, 2016)
Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2016
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study access by underserved populations to general surgeons, including whether the health professional shortage area designation under the National Health Service Corps program accurately assesses adequacy of access or whether another measure or designation would be more appropriate.
HHS must consider potential methodologies for designating surgical health professional shortage areas.
What just happenedApr 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 15, 2016
- Apr 22, 2016Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Apr 15, 2016IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Apr 15, 2016IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 15, 2016IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House