Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act

Bill: 114-s-763
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2015-03-17
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1588)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize trauma care programs through FY2020. </p> <p>Grants for pilot projects of innovative models of emergency care and trauma systems can be allocated up to half of the remaining funds for trauma care after allocations for improvement of emergency medical services in rural areas and administrative purposes.</p> <p>State plans for emergency medical services are required to include the national standards and requirements of the American Burn Association for verified burn centers.</p> The Department of Health and Human Services must update the model plan for designation of trauma centers and for triage, transfer, and transportation policies, taking into account standards from the American Burn Association.

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 763 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 17, 2015 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mrs. Murray ) 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 reauthorize certain trauma care programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act . 2. Reauthorization of certain trauma care programs Section 1232(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–32(a) ) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2020 . 3. Improvements and clarifications to certain trauma care programs (a) Allocation of funds for competitive grants for regionalized systems for emergency care response Section 1232(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–31(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015, not more than 50 percent of such amounts remaining for such fiscal year after application of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be allocated for the purpose of carrying out section 1204. . (b) Clarifications under trauma systems formula grants requirements relating to the American Burn Association Section 1213 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–13 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting and (for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015) contains national standards and requirements of the American Burn Association for the designation of verified burn centers, after such entity, ; (2) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking and the American Academy of Pediatrics, and inserting the American Academy of Pediatrics, and (for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2015) the American Burn Association, ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act after Act of 2007 ; and (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking and the American Academy of Pediatrics and inserting the American Academy of Pediatrics, and (with respect to the update pursuant to the Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act) the American Burn Association . (c) Conforming amendments Part B of title XII of the Public Health Service Act is amended— (1) in section 1218(c)(2) ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–18(c)(2) ), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 1232(b)(3) and inserting section 1232(b) ; and (2) in section 1222 ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–22 ), by striking October 1, 2008 and inserting October 1, 2017 .