Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3294
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2007-08-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Agriculture and Food
Communication in medicine
Community health services
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Exercise
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to health facilities
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Health education
Higher education
Hospitals
Mammography
Medical education
Medical residents
Medical screening
Medical supplies
Medical tests
Medicare
Nutrition
Physical examinations
Physical fitness
Preventive medicine
Smoking
Social Welfare
Sports and Recreation
X-rays

Summary:
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: 
Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to issue and periodically review standards setting forth the minimum technical criteria for medical diagnostic equipment used in medical settings, to ensure that such equipment: (1) is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and (2) allows independent entry to, use of, and exit from the equipment by such individuals to the maximum extent possible. Applies such standards to examination tables and chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment, x-ray machines, and other radiological equipment commonly used for diagnostic purposes by health professionals. Sets forth interim standards for such equipment.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for programs to promote good health, disease prevention, and wellness for individuals with disabilities and prevent secondary conditions in such individuals. Requires the Secretary to establish a National Advisory Committee on Wellness for Individuals With Disabilities to set priorities to carry out such programs, review grant proposals, make recommendations for funding, and annually evaluate the progress of such programs in implementing the priorities.

Provides for training programs to improve competency and clinical skills for providing health care and communicating with patients with disabilities through training integrated into the core curriculum and patient interaction in community-based settings. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-08-01
text: Introduced in House