Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act

Bill: 113-s-989
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2013-05-20
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations

Census and government statistics

Disability and health-based discrimination

Government information and archives

Health care coverage and access

Health information and medical records

Health programs administration and funding

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2013-05-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-20
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the categories of data the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to ensure is collected and reported regarding federally conducted or supported health care or public health programs to include the sexual orientation and gender identity of applicants, recipients, or participants. (Current law requires the collection of data on race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status.)</p> <p>Eliminates the prerequisite of direct appropriations for the collection of such health data.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 989 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2013 Mr. Schatz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To eliminate the prerequisite of direct appropriations relating to collection of health data and to modify standards for measuring sexual orientation and gender identity.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act . 2. Standards for measuring sexual orientation and gender identity in collection of health data Section 3101(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity, before and disability status ; (2) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity, before and disability status ; and (3) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity, before and disability status . 3. Elimination of prerequisite of direct appropriations for data collection and analysis Section 3101 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300kk ) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (h); and (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).