Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

Bill: 114-hr-1209
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2015-03-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Medical education
Sex and reproductive health
Student aid and college costs
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-03-03
text: 

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Health Resources and Services Administration to designate maternity care health professional shortage areas and review these designations at least annually.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must collect and publish data on health professional shortage areas so availability of maternal health professionals can be compared by professional category and geographic region.
 
A maternity care health professional shortage area is: (1) an area determined to have a shortage of providers of full scope maternity care health services or of hospital or birth center labor and delivery units, or (2) a population group determined to have a shortage of such providers or facilities.
 Full scope maternity care health services include care during labor, birthing, prenatal care, and postpartum care.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: 

Improving Access to Maternity Care Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to identify maternity care health professional target areas, which are areas within health professional shortage areas that have a shortage of maternity care health professionals, for purposes of assigning maternity care health professionals to those areas.
 HRSA must collect and publish data comparing the availability of and need for maternity care health services in health professional shortage areas and areas within those areas.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-11-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6115)
action_date: 2016-11-14
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 H6115)
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1209.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6115-6117)
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 626.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-802.
action_date: 2016-11-14
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 114-802.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-09-21
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-09-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-09-13
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2016-09-12
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-03-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-03-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-03-03
text: Introduced in House