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H.R.53: Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2019
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress
- This bill is primarily about health
- Introduced Jan. 3, 2019
- Latest Major Action Jan. 31, 2019
- See the twelve similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Jan. 3, 2019
Bill Summary
Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2019 This bill establishes additional requirements that certain hospitals must meet in order to participate in Medicare. Specifically, as a condition of Medicare participation, hospitals and critical access hospitals that provide neonatal or infant care must have appropriate security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching. Noncompliant hospitals...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Jan. 31, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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| Jan. 31, 2019 |
Referred to the.
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| Jan. 31, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Jan. 25, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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| Jan. 3, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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| Jan. 3, 2019 |
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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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| Jan. 3, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) |