Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2010

Bill: 111-hr-6389
Sponsor: Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2010-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Cancer
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Research administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: 
Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2010 or the PROSTATE Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Interagency Prostate Cancer Coordination and Education Task Force, which shall: (1) develop a summary of advances in federal prostate cancer research and compile a list of best practices for treatment of prostate cancer that warrant broader adoption in health care programs; (2) consider establishing guidance to enable physicians to allow screening of men over age 74; (3) coordinate information on federal research and health care program activities relating to prostate cancer; (4) develop a comprehensive interagency strategy on, and advise agencies in, the solicitation of proposals for collaborative, multidisciplinary research and health care programs relating to prostate cancer; (5) develop a coordinated message related to screening and treatment for prostate cancer to be reflected in educational and beneficiary materials for federal health programs; and (6) submit recommendations regarding federal research and health care programs.
 
Directs the Secretary to establish and carry out a program to coordinate and intensify prostate cancer research, including by establishing clinical registries for prostate cancer and awarding research grants.
 
Establishes in the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a Prostate Cancer Scientific Advisory Board to be responsible for accelerating real-time sharing of the latest research data and accelerating movement of new medicines to patients.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish four-year telehealth pilot projects for the purpose of analyzing the clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness associated with telehealth services in a variety of geographic areas that contain high proportions of medically underserved populations and those in rural areas; and (2) develop a national education campaign for prostate cancer.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-10-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Referred to House Armed Services
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2010-09-29
text: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-09-29
text: Introduced in House