Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2406
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2014-05-22
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Health programs administration and funding

Medical research

Radioactive wastes and releases

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-23
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 482.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to trauma care and research programs, to include in the definition of "trauma" an injury resulting from extrinsic agents other than mechanical force, including those that are thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.</p>

action_date: 2014-07-23
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to trauma care and research programs, to include in the definition of "trauma" an injury resulting from extrinsic agents other than mechanical force, including those that are thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2406 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 . 2. Trauma definition (a) Revised definition under trauma systems grants programs Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31 ) is amended to read as follows: (4) Trauma The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. . (b) Revised definition under interagency program for trauma research Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–61(h) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 482 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2406 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2014 Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Portman , Mr. Burr , Mr. Harkin , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Alexander ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions July 23, 2014 Reported by Mr. Harkin , without amendment A BILL To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the definition of trauma to include thermal, electrical, chemical, radioactive, and other extrinsic agents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Trauma Care Act of 2014 . 2. Trauma definition (a) Revised definition under trauma systems grants programs Paragraph (4) of section 1231 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31 ) is amended to read as follows: (4) Trauma The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. . (b) Revised definition under interagency program for trauma research Paragraph (3) of section 1261(h) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–61(h) ) is amended to read as follows: (3) The term trauma means an injury resulting from exposure to— (A) a mechanical force; or (B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive. .

July 23, 2014 Reported without amendment