US Congress House Bill 186 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-3)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Glaucoma Screening Act of 2009 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of screening for glaucoma to include individuals who are both older than 49 years of age and Hispanic. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to award a grant to an eligible entity to provide glaucoma screenings to individuals determined to be at high risk. Requires such an entity to: (1) utilize mobile screening units to test for glaucoma and other eye diseases; (2) target screening activities to populations primarily consisting of high-risk individuals; (3) form partnerships with federally-qualified health centers to increase awareness of the need for glaucoma screenings and to provide screenings for high-risk individuals; and (4) provide grants to approved medical residency training programs to permit participating students to conduct such screenings.

Glaucoma Screening Act of 2009

Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]
Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-14		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-01-06		Referred to House Ways and Means
2009-01-06		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-01-06		Referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/186/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr186/BILLS-111hr186ih.pdf