HR8966-118

Introduced

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 9, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Healthcare, Finance.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HF096A31E2A884786BD42A2E817ABF151: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2024.
  • Section H842F6A8DD6F84101B98268F49E0D913A: 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section HF7A509F5A81149968733CA4BCA8E3130: 101. Incentives for recruitment and retention Title I of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1611 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section H19725B4BC0B74E2ABE49C37B6D0F1849: 125. Incentives for recruitment and retention The Secretary shall establish a personnel and pay system for physicians, dentists, nurses, and other health care...
  • Section HFE6A4FD080D74A0EBC1FE6E341D8482C: 102. Medical credentialing system Title I of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1611 et seq.) (as amended by section 101) is amended by adding...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Healthcare, Finance

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to improve the recruitment and retention of employees in the Indian Health Service, restore accountability in the Indian Health Service, improve health services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Healthcare Finance

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 9, 2024

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Healthcare Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

6 terms
"whistleblower" §H025C9D7FC5A745C3BCAA0148B5B57FDB

an employee of the Service who discloses information that the employee reasonably believes evidences— a violation of any law, rule, regulation, or Service policy

"tribally operated facility" §H0C41D83DB60F4AD985A1D4AEED6A537F

a facility operated by an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or an Urban Indian organization that— is an underperforming hospital or outpatient facility

"whistleblower" §H821F2F420DAC406B927ADB8BAECBFB02

an employee of the Service who discloses information that the employee reasonably believes evidences— a violation of any law, rule, regulation, or Service policy

"covered individual" §H8B1FCE1B6DF8413AB140F3D299C1B8F2

a career appointee (as defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code). The term misconduct includes— neglect of duty

"political appointee" §HA243F89EDDDC4B85BB08522D677C73C0

an individual who is— employed in a position described in any of sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the Executive Schedule)

"political appointee" §HF74565D3F4E242B38315840148B93F7B

an individual who is— employed in a position described in any of sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to the Executive Schedule)

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