Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4268
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2022-05-19
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: 2022-05-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4268 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 19 (legislative day, May 17), 2022 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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. .