H.R.461: To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure appropriate care by certain 340B covered entities for victims of sexual assault, and for other purposes.

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Bill Summary

This bill requires hospitals with emergency departments to be equipped with sexual assault forensic examiners as a condition of participation in the 340B drug pricing program (i.e., a program that allows entities to receive covered outpatient drugs at reduced prices from manufacturers). Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must designate the hospital as a facility in which a sexual assault forensic examiner is available...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
Jan. 31, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 10, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan. 10, 2019

Introduced in the House by Morgan Griffith (R-Va.)

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