COVID–19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-223
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2021-01-06
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health care costs and insurance

Health programs administration and funding

Health technology, devices, supplies

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Lighting, heating, cooling
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>COVID-19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse health care providers for costs to obtain and operate certain equipment capable of maintaining cold storage of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines.</p> <p>To receive this reimbursement, health care providers must sign an agreement to participate in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 Vaccination Program. The agreement sets out prioritization, reporting, and other requirements for the program.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 223 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2021 Mr. Espaillat (for himself and Mr. Sires ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse qualified health care providers for the costs of purchasing, leasing, installing, and operating qualified equipment for cold storage of COVID–19 vaccines.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2021 . 2. Reimbursing health care providers for equipment for cold storage of COVID–19 vaccines (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall reimburse qualified health care providers for the costs of purchasing, leasing, installing, and operating qualified equipment for cold storage of COVID–19 vaccines. (b) Definitions In this Act: (1) The term COVID–19 vaccine means a vaccine to prevent or mitigate the virus that causes COVID–19. (2) The term qualified equipment means equipment that meets such criteria as the Food and Drug Administration may specify for cold storage of a COVID–19 vaccine. (3) The term qualified health care provider means a health care provider that— (A) is licensed or credentialed in the jurisdiction where vaccination takes place; and (B) completes and signs the CDC COVID–19 Vaccination Program Provider Agreement. (c) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, to be derived from amounts made available to the Secretary of Health and Human Services by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 ) and allocated for Operation Warp Speed.