HR8956-118

Introduced

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.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 9, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

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:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

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

Healthcare Education Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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health care providers and patients: ,
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
Jul 9, 2024

Mr. Newhouse (for himself and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota) …

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?

Domains
Healthcare Education Technology
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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