To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include penicillin allergy verification and evaluation as part of the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include penicillin allergy verification and evaluation as part of the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Social Welfare, Environment.
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 H18D563F9F1FD4511B421B54CA7CD9141: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation Act or the PAVE Act.
- Section H8FEE30C4ED42423ABC9CC58401D936FA: 2. Findings Congress makes the following: On September 28, 1928, Alexander Fleming, a Scottish bacteriologist, discovered penicillin, forever changing...
- Section HF1C50096197F4F56A5153087321931B1: 3. Penicillin allergy verification and evaluation for seniors Section 1861(ww) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ww)) is amended— In paragraph (1)—...
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 include penicillin allergy verification and evaluation as part of the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Social Welfare, Environment
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include penicillin allergy verification and evaluation as part of the initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program., 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. Bucshon (for himself, Mr. Bera, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Peters, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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