Nationwide Health Tracking Act of 2002
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Latest action (21 Mar 2002): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
What this bill does
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S. 2054, the Nationwide Health Tracking Act of 2002, would amend the Public Health Service Act to create a Nationwide Health Tracking Network and parallel State Health Tracking Networks. It would establish a "Commission on Nationwide Health Tracking," jointly appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the EPA Administrator, to advise on implementation, recommend priority chronic diseases to track, and select grant recipients for related programs. The bill would authorize the CDC, working with the EPA and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, to fund state pilot programs and award grants to states, territories, Indian tribes, and local subdivisions to build surveillance systems that collect and share data on chronic diseases and related environmental, behavioral, and socioeconomic factors, including biomonitoring and early-warning capabilities. Grant funds would be capped at 10% for administrative costs, and privacy protections tied to existing HIPAA regulations would apply to data collected.
The bill would primarily affect federal health and environmental agencies, state and local health departments, tribes, hospitals and health care providers (who would report certain data), researchers, and members of the public seeking chronic disease and environmental health information. Funding would be authorized for fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on March 21, 2002, by Sen. Hillary Clinton, with Sens. Reid and Kennedy as cosponsors, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. According to the official record, it did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 107th Congress.
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Official summary
Nationwide Health Tracking Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to: (1) develop Nationwide and State Health Tracking Networks to monitor, investigate, and prevent increases in the incidence of certain chronic diseases and relevant environmental risk factors; and (2) establish within the Epidemic Intelligence Service a National Environmental Health Rapid Response Service.Direct the Secretary and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly establish the Commission on Nationwide Health Tracking.Directs the Secretary, acting through the Director, to support State Health Tracking Networks through: (1) pilot programs; (2) awarding grants; and (3) providing technical assistance. Makes States, political subdivisions of States, territories, and Indian tribes eligible for participation, subject to an approved application.Requires such Networks to: (1) conduct surveillance activities; (2) collect and analyze data; (3) establish an early warning system and response capacity; (4) recruit and train public health employees; and (5) expand and integrate existing systems and activities to the extent practicable.Requires the Nationwide Health Tracking Network to coordinate State Networks and existing Federal public health and environmental surveillance systems and activities.Authorizes the Secretary to provide for research and demonstration centers concerning chronic conditions and relevant environmental factors.Directs the Secretary to: (1) expand the scope of biomonitoring data collection; (2) publish a Nationwide Network report; and (3) award John H. Chafee Public Health Scholarships for advanced training in chronic conditions and environmental epidemiology and health sciences.
Timeline
21 Mar 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Common questions
- What does S. 2054 do?
- Here is a neutral, plain-English summary based only on the provided bill text. S. 2054, the Nationwide Health Tracking Act of 2002, would amend the Public Health Service Act to create a Nationwide Health Tracking Network and parallel State Health Tracking Networks. It would establish a "Commission on Nationwide Health Tracking," jointly appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the EPA Administrator, to advise on implementation, recommend priority chronic diseases to track, and select grant recipients for related programs. The bill would authorize the CDC, working with the EPA and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, to fund state pilot programs and award grants to states, territories, Indian tribes, and local subdivisions to build surveillance systems that collect and share data on chronic diseases and related environmental, behavioral, and socioeconomic factors, including biomonitoring and early-warning capabilities. Grant funds would be capped at 10% for administrative costs, and privacy protections tied to existing HIPAA regulations would apply to data collected. The bill would primarily affect federal health and environmental agencies, state and local health departments, tribes, hospitals and health care providers (who would report certain data), researchers, and members of the public seeking chronic disease and environmental health information. Funding would be authorized for fiscal years 2003 through 2007. The bill was introduced in the Senate on March 21, 2002, by Sen. Hillary Clinton, with Sens. Reid and Kennedy as cosponsors, and referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. According to the official record, it did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 107th Congress.
- Has S. 2054 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2054. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2054?
- S. 2054 was sponsored by Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] (D-NY), with 2 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2054?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (21 Mar 2002).
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