Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-2583
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2007-06-06 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Economics and Public Finance
Education
Emergency Management
Emergency medicine
Families
Family medicine
Government lending
Gynecology
Higher education
Hospitals
Housing and Community Development
Medical education
Medical residents
Obstetrics
Rural health
Surgery
Women

Summary:
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: 
Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a loan program that provides loans to eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs. Requires that such program be an allopathic or osteopathic residency program in family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics or gynecology, or general surgery. Requires the Administrator to give preference to hospitals in a rural area or an urban area that is not a large urban area.

action_date: 2008-09-23
text: 
Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a hospital residency loan program that provides loans to eligible public or nonprofit hospitals to establish a residency training program. Requires that such program be an allopathic or osteopathic physician residency training program in the fields of family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics or gynecology, behavioral or mental health, or pediatrics. Requires the Administrator to give preference to hospitals in a rural area.

Sets forth terms for repayment of loans under this Act. Prohibits the Administrator from charging or collecting interest on such loans.

Requires the Administrator to establish penalties for hospitals that violate provisions of this Act.

Sets forth reporting requirements.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-2014.

Prohibits any loan from being made under this Act after December 31, 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8681)
action_date: 2008-09-23
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 H8681)
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2583.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8681-8682)
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 568.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-872.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-872.
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2008-09-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2007-09-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10062-10065)
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-06-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-04-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4168-4173)