To amend title XXX of the Public Health Service Act to establish standards and protocols to improve patient matching.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XXX of the Public Health Service Act to establish standards and protocols to improve patient matching., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Government Operations, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H98D1BF8467CE4FC895FDD9B553D9E96F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Matching And Transparency in Certified Health IT Act of 2024 or the MATCH IT Act of 2024.
- Section H3CA69237DF794043AFA1CD750F6DCF85: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Ensuring accurate patient identification and matching is key to achieving the interoperability within the health care...
- Section H0C97619CEFD4491C96FCEFEF89DEC14A: 3. Standards and protocols to improve patient matching Subtitle C of title XXX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300jj–51 et seq.) is amended by...
- Section HC63C3070E83C416799454D8985571394: 3023. Standards and protocols to improve patient matching Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall, in...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XXX of the Public Health Service Act to establish standards and protocols to improve patient matching., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Government Operations, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XXX of the Public Health Service Act to establish standards and protocols to improve patient matching., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Mike Kelly
R-PA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Foster) introduced …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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