Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-7814
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2022-05-18
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Computers and information technology

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2022-05-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to health care providers for security services and other expenses related to physical security and cybersecurity.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7814 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2022 Ms. Escobar (for herself, Ms. Lee of California , Ms. DeGette , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Chu , Ms. Speier , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Adams , Mrs. Lawrence , Ms. Pressley , Ms. Bass , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. Brownley , Ms. Scanlon , Ms. Underwood , Mrs. Torres of California , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Ms. Porter , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Nadler , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Ms. Ross , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Norton , Mr. Connolly , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Ms. Sherrill , Mr. Carson , Mr. Green of Texas , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Jones , Mr. Payne , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Crow , Mr. Auchincloss , Mr. Morelle , Mr. Bowman , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Gallego , Ms. Titus , Ms. Jacobs of California , Ms. Dean , Ms. Omar , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Newman , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Sánchez , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Ms. Bourdeaux , Mrs. Trahan , Mr. Crist , Mr. Casten , Mr. Pocan , Mr. García of Illinois , Mr. Gomez , Mr. Evans , Mr. Khanna , Mrs. Fletcher , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Sires , Mrs. Bustos , Ms. Johnson of Texas , Mr. Allred , Mr. Horsford , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. McNerney , Mr. Trone , Mr. Soto , Mrs. McBath , Ms. Manning , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Tonko , and Mr. Veasey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to health care providers to enhance the physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2022 . 2. Grants to health care providers to enhance security Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 399V–7. Grants to health care providers to enhance security (a) In general The Secretary may award grants to health care providers to pay for security services and otherwise enhance the physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients to ensure safe access. (b) Use of funds A health care provider receiving a grant under this section may use the grant to pay the costs of necessary security services and enhancements to physical access and cyber security, including video surveillance camera systems, data privacy enhancements, and structural improvements. .