Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6748
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2018-09-07
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health programs administration and funding

State and local finance
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program, which is a grant program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. The program focuses on improving emergency health care for children who are seriously ill or injured.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6748 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 7, 2018 Mr. King of New York (for himself, Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Stewart , and Mr. Butterfield ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 . 2. Reauthorization of the Emergency Medical Services for Children program Section 1910(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300w–9(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking 2014, and and inserting 2014, ; and (2) by inserting before the period the following: , and $22,334,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 .