Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-5669
Sponsor: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2008-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Authorization
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health information systems
Poisons
Public service advertising
Science, Technology, Communications
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: 
Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordination and assistance for the maintenance of the nationwide toll-free phone number to access poison centers.

Changes the name of poison control centers to poison centers.

Requires the Secretary to carry out and expand upon a national media campaign to educate the public and health care providers about poison prevention and the availability of poison center resources in local communities. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with a nationally recognized organization for the development and implementation of a nationwide poison prevention and poison center awareness campaign.

Expands the poison center grant program to allow the Secretary to award grants for poison centers to comply with the operational requirements needed to sustain certification of the center. Adds as the purposes for which such grants may be used: (1) to establish and evaluate best practices in the United States for poison prevention, poison center outreach, and emergency and preparedness programs; (2) to develop and implement standard patient management guidelines for commonly encountered toxic exposures; (3) to improve national toxic exposure surveillance; (4) to develop, support, and enhance technology and capabilities of professional organizations in the field of poison control to collect national poisoning, toxic occurrence, and related public health data; and (5) to develop initiatives to foster the enhanced public health utilization of national poison data. Eliminates matching requirements for such grants.

action_date: 2008-06-04
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordination and assistance for the maintenance of the nationwide toll-free phone number to access poison centers. 

Changes the name of poison control centers to poison centers.

Requires the Secretary to carry out and expand upon a national media campaign to educate the public and health care providers about poison prevention and the availability of poison center resources in local communities. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with a nationally recognized organization for the development and implementation of a nationwide poison prevention and poison center awareness campaign.

Expands the poison center grant program to allow the Secretary to award grants for poison centers to comply with the operational requirements needed to sustain certification. Adds as the purposes for which such grants may be used: (1) to establish and evaluate best practices in the United States for poison prevention, poison center outreach, and emergency and preparedness programs; (2) to develop and implement standard patient management guidelines for commonly encountered toxic exposures; (3) to improve national toxic exposure surveillance; (4) to develop, support, and enhance technology and capabilities of professional organizations in the field of poison control to collect national poisoning, toxic occurrence, and related public health data; and (5) to develop initiatives to foster the enhanced public health utilization of national poison data. Eliminates matching requirements for such grants. 

Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-05
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 10 (Roll no. 373). (text: CR H4896-4897)
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 10 (Roll no. 373).(text: CR H4896-4897)
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4936-4937)
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5669.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4896-4899)
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Mr. Green, Gene moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 426.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-681.
action_date: 2008-06-04
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-681.
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-05-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2008-04-23
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2008-04-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1943)
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-01
text: Introduced in House