HR8749-118

Introduced

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote preparedness and Medicare beneficiary access to safer, more accurate sterile intravenous drug preparations through automated hospital infrastructure.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 14, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote preparedness and Medicare beneficiary access to safer, more accurate sterile intravenous drug preparations through automated hospital infrastructure., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Environment, Agriculture.

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 HBB994699297D4BECB954048E71297378: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safer Compounding in Hospitals Act of 2024.
  • Section HC2EAA15D0AA846A6A9931A1FB26CDF91: 2. Promoting preparedness and medicare beneficiary access to safer, more accurate sterile intravenous drug preparations through automated hospital...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote preparedness and Medicare beneficiary access to safer, more accurate sterile intravenous drug preparations through automated hospital infrastructure., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Environment, Agriculture

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote preparedness and Medicare beneficiary access to safer, more accurate sterile intravenous drug preparations through automated hospital infrastructure., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Environment Agriculture

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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federal implementing agencies:
health care providers and patients:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 14, 2024

Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Healthcare Environment Agriculture
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"closed system automation device technology" §HC2EAA15D0AA846A6A9931A1FB26CDF91

equipment that is cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration and that— aseptically compounds ready-to-administer compounded sterile preparations without direct human manipulation

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