Bill115th CongressFiled Mar 30, 2017Health
S. 783
Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 30, 2017)
Improving Access to Maternity Care Act
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to identify maternity care health professional target areas, which are areas within health professional shortage areas that have a shortage of maternity care health professionals, for purposes of assigning maternity care health professionals to those areas.
HRSA must collect and publish data comparing the availability of and need for maternity care health services in health professional shortage areas and areas within those areas.What just happenedMar 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI](D-WI)Sponsor
16 cosponsors15 D1 R
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- Introduced in SenateMar 30, 2017
- Mar 30, 2017IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Mar 30, 2017IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate