To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act for the development and implementation of a centralized system to credential licensed health professionals who seek to provide health care services at any Indian Health Service unit.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act for the development and implementation of a centralized system to credential licensed health professionals who seek to provide health care services at any Indian Health Service unit., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Technology.
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 HE9DCC02E04C746E9B9E07C3DFC09FEAF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uniform Credentials for IHS Providers Act of 2024.
- Section HE76F5DC32E9941AD9C5D70AF6B39D039: 2. Medical credentialing system Title I of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1611 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:...
- Section H344FA582F5254768AC24D31A21227CBC: 125. Medical credentialing system Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Uniform Credentials for IHS Providers Act of 2024, the Secretary,...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act for the development and implementation of a centralized system to credential licensed health professionals who seek to provide health care services at any Indian Health Service unit., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Education, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act for the development and implementation of a centralized system to credential licensed health professionals who seek to provide health care services at any Indian Health Service unit., 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
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Newhouse (for himself and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota) …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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