To amend the Public Health Service Act to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Finance.
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 HC52A0F75164144E59F19F3B09A2E6BB6: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Relief Act of 2024.
- Section H8A74CCCA3C7B404A9C48EA2FFB466948: 2. Including medical laboratory personnel and services in National Health Service Corps programs Section 331(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C....
- Section HF529721355A14D4EB63801AEBAEEB376: 3. Medical laboratory personnel education program The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 778 (42 U.S.C. 295f–3) the following:...
- Section H3155E4887982414BBB8D6BEA7FE355A4: 779. Medical laboratory personnel education program The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities that the Secretary has...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Education, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Public Health Service Act to address the shortage of medical laboratory personnel, and for other purposes., 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
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Ross introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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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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