Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 10, 2021)
Public Health Infrastructure Saves Lives Act
This bill provides annual funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to strengthen core public health infrastructure. Core public health infrastructure includes the elements and workforce capabilities that enable health departments to perform critical functions such as disease surveillance and emergency response.
Specifically, the CDC must award grants to health departments for their core infrastructure needs. In addition, the CDC must support the development of accreditation standards for health departments that emphasize core public health infrastructure. Health departments must meet those (or similar) standards as a condition of receiving grants beginning in FY2025.
The CDC must also take steps to expand and improve its own public health infrastructure.
What just happenedMar 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 10, 2021
- Mar 10, 2021IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Mar 10, 2021IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate