Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-1198
Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]
Introduced: 2007-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Access to health care
Authorization
Child health
Cost effectiveness
Data banks
Deaf
Department of Health and Human Services
Disabled
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Families
Family services
Federal aid to research
Government Operations and Politics
Grants-in-aid
Hearing
Higher education
Infants
Language and languages
Medical education
Medical personnel
Medical records
Medical research
Medical screening
Medical tests
Performance measurement
Policy sciences
Quality of care
Recruiting of employees
Research and development
Research grants
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-27
text: 
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns and infants hearing loss program to: (1) provide services for young children (currently, limited to infants and newborns); and (2) include diagnostic services among services provided.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers.
 
Includes within the purposes of such program: (1) developing efficient models to ensure that newborns, infants, and young children who are identified with a hearing loss through screening are not lost to follow-up by a qualified health care provider; and (2) ensuring an adequate supply of qualified personnel to meet the screening, evaluation, and early intervention needs of children.
 
Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, to establish a postdoctoral fellowship program to foster research and development in the area of early hearing detection and intervention.
 
Amends the definition of &quot;early intervention&quot; to require that families be given the opportunity to obtain the full range of early intervention services, educational and program placements, and other options for their child from highly qualified providers.

action_date: 2008-04-08
text: 
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the newborns and infants hearing loss program to include diagnostic services among the services provided.
 
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to assist in the recruitment, retention, education, and training of qualified personnel and health care providers.
 
Includes within the purposes of such program: (1) prompt evaluation and diagnosis of children referred from screening programs; (2) appropriate education, audiological, and medical interventions for children identified with hearing loss; (3) developing efficient models to ensure that newborns and infants who are identified with a hearing loss through screening receive follow-up by a qualified health care provider; and (4) ensuring an adequate supply of qualified personnel to meet the screening, evaluation, and early intervention needs of children.
 
Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), acting through the Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, to establish a postdoctoral fellowship program to foster research and development in the area of early hearing detection and intervention.
 
Amends the definition of &quot;early intervention&quot; to require that families be given the opportunity to obtain the full range of appropriate early intervention services, educational and program placements, and other options for their child from highly qualified providers.
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2014 for hearing screening programs and research.


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 H2026)
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 H2026)
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1198.
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2025-2027)
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. 347.
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-565.
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 110-565.
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: 2007-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2007-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2007-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-02-27
text: Introduced in House