21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-3652
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2015-09-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Advisory bodies
Assault and harassment offenses
Cancer
Child health
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Executive agency funding and structure
Family planning and birth control
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Nursing
Research administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Sex offenses
Sexually transmitted diseases
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2015-09-30
text: 

21st Century Women's Health Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to allow the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for family planning service projects, expansion of family planning preventive health services, and training of nurse practitioners specializing in women's health care.
 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require state Medicaid programs to offer free preventive care, including contraceptives.
 
A hospital cannot receive federal funds unless it promptly provides information about emergency contraception to any woman arriving at the hospital who is a victim of sexual assault. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration must develop and disseminate information on emergency contraception. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality must study sexual assault survivors' access to emergency contraception.
 
The PHSA is amended to establish an Office of the Ombudsperson on Women's Health in HHS to handle complaints involving HHS regarding women's health services and to study the adequacy of health plan provider networks for women's health services.
 
HHS must coordinate a national public education campaign regarding preventive health services for women and families.
 
HHS must award states grants to establish maternal mortality review committees to investigate pregnancy-related deaths.
 
The National Institutes of Health must organize a national workshop on severe maternal morbidity.
 To eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes, HHS must conduct research, expand access to services that improve maternity care, and compare and implement interventions for reducing disparities.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2015-09-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2015-09-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6711)
action_date: 2015-09-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-09-30
text: Introduced in House