Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-5440
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2010-05-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Education programs funding
Executive agency funding and structure
Genetics
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Marketing and advertising
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2010-05-27
text: 
Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Office of Personalized Healthcare, the purpose of which shall be to coordinate HHS activities related to genomics and personalized medicine with those of other agencies and entities to ensure that personalized medicine meets the highest standards of safety, efficacy, and clinical validity and utility.
 
 
Sets forth provisions related to the collection of genetic and genomic data, including providing for a national biobank.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish the Committee on the Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) improve genomics and personalized medicine training; (2) establish a committee to examine barriers to personalized medicine product development; and (3) review billing, coverage, and reimbursement methodologies for personalized medicine products and services.
 
Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA), to: (1) establish a committee to carry out a comparative analysis of laboratory review requirements; (2) facilitate the use of personalized medicine products to assess the risk for and reduce incidence of adverse drug reactions; and (3) include personalized medicine products in adverse event reporting systems.
 
Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, to require the sponsor of a drug or biological product to: (1) develop a companion diagnostic test under certain circumstances; and (2) conduct additional postmarket studies of drugs shown to be more or less effective in certain racial and ethnic subpopulations.
 
 
Requires the Commissioner to collaborate with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to identify and terminate advertising campaigns that make false, misleading, deceptive, or unfair claims about the benefits or risks of personalized medicine products.
 
Requires the Director of CDC to: (1) expand efforts to increase awareness about genomics and personalized medicine; and (2) analyze marketing of personalized medicine products for which consumers have direct access.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-05-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2010-05-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-05-27
text: Introduced in House