US HB3497 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-12-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Modernizing Our Drug & Diagnostics Evaluation and Regulatory Network Cures Act of 2011 or the MODDERN Cures Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to: (1) establish the Advanced Diagnostics Education Council to recommend standard terms and definitions related to innovative diagnostics for use by patients, physicians, health care providers, payers, and policy makers.; and (2) publish a guide regarding such terms and definitions. Sets forth additional factors for the Secretary to consider in determining the payment amount for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under gap filling procedures which are used when no comparable existing test is available. Extends the exclusivity period for a drug or biological product if the diagnostic test related to such drug has been determined by the Secretary to have been developed by, or with the participation of, the manufacturer or sponsor of the drug or biological product, and use of the diagnostic tests provides for or improves: (1) the identification of a patient population for the drug or biological product; or (2) the determination of the most appropriate treatment option for a patient population with the drug or biological product. Establishes a dormant therapy designation for drugs or biological products that address unmet medical needs. Gives such a drug or biological product 15 years of data exclusivity under which no drug can be approved by relying on the approval or licensure of the dormant therapy.

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Title

MODDERN Cures Act of 2011

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-12-02HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet.
2011-11-22HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-11-18HouseReferred to House Judiciary
2011-11-18HouseReferred to House Ways and Means
2011-11-18HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2011-11-18HouseReferred to House Energy and Commerce
2011-11-18HouseReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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.

Same As/Similar To

HB6446 (Related) 2012-09-26 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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