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S.1020: Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced May 12, 2009
- Latest Major Action May 12, 2009
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
4 (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), to conduct research to assess: (1) the standardization of critical care protocols, intensive care unit layout, equipment interoperability, and medical informatics; and (2) the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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| May 12, 2009 |
Introduced in the Senate by Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) |