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H.R.524: Safe Medications Act of 1997
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced Feb. 4, 1997
- Latest Major Action Feb. 14, 1997
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Safe Medications Act of 1997 - Requires any health care facility in which an error in the prescribing, dispensing, or administration of a drug results in an individual's death, to report such error and resulting death to a data bank to be established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary to review reported information to determine trends relating to drugs and to report to the compiler of the official compendia...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Commerce
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
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| Feb. 4, 1997 |
Introduced in the House by William J. Coyne (D-Pa.) |