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S.1122: Patient Abuse Prevention Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced July 31, 1997
- Latest Major Action July 31, 1997
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Bill Summary
Patient Abuse Prevention Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish under the Social Security Act (SSA) title XI health care fraud and abuse data collection program the National Registry of Abusive Workers, which shall collect and maintain data from State registries and other entities on covered health care workers who have been the subject of reports of patient abuse. Outlines requirements for the submission of such...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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| July 31, 1997 |
Introduced in the Senate by Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) |