Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-1237
Sponsor: Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]
Introduced: 2007-02-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accreditation (Medical care)
Administrative procedure
Continuing education
Cytology
Department of Health and Human Services
Education
Employee training
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Gynecology
Higher education
Labor and Employment
Law
Medical education
Medical laboratories
Medical tests
Quality of care
Rating of employees
Science, Technology, Communications
Student records
Women
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-28
text: 
Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise national quality assurance standards to assure consistent performance by laboratories of valid and reliable cytology services, to include requirements that each clinical laboratory: (1) ensure that all individuals involved in screening and interpreting cytological preparations participate annually in an approved continuing medical education program in gynecologic cytology that provides each participant with gynecologic cytologic preparations designed to improve locator, recognition, and interpretive skills; and (2) maintain a record of program results.
 
Requires the Secretary to terminate individual proficiency testing that was in effect before enactment of this Act.

action_date: 2008-04-08
text: 
Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise national quality assurance standards to assure consistent performance by laboratories of valid and reliable cytology services in order to include requirements that each clinical laboratory: (1) ensure that all individuals involved in screening and interpreting cytological preparations participate annually in an approved continuing medical education program in gynecologic cytology that provides each participant with gynecologic cytological preparations designed to improve locator, recognition, and interpretive skills; (2) maintain a record of program results; (3) require the laboratory director to consider such results and other performance metrics in reviewing the performance of individuals involved in screening and interpreting cytological preparations; and (4) submit the continuing education program results for each individual and plans for corrective action or remedial training in a timely manner to the laboratory's accrediting organization for purposes of review and ongoing monitoring.

Requires the Secretary to terminate individual proficiency testing that was in effect before enactment of this Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-09
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2029-2030)
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2029-2030)
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1237.
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2029-2034)
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Mrs. Capps moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348.
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-566.
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-566.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-03-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2008-03-11
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2008-03-11
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-02-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-02-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-28
text: Introduced in House