Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-286
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2023-01-11
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: 2023-01-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2023</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 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 286 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2023 Ms. Escobar (for herself, Ms. Bonamici , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Foster , Ms. Jacobs , Mr. Allred , Mr. Moulton , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Evans , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Raskin , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Doggett , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Himes , Ms. Brownley , Ms. Ross , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Auchincloss , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Wild , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Morelle , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Norton , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Payne , Ms. Chu , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Plaskett , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Swalwell , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Casten , Mr. Soto , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Mr. Lynch , Ms. Meng , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mrs. Trahan , Ms. Balint , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Lieu , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Bush , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Horsford , Mr. Takano , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Bowman , Ms. Stevens , Ms. Wexton , Mr. Keating , Mr. Carbajal , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Ms. Stansbury , Ms. Tokuda , Mr. Gomez , Ms. Sherrill , Ms. Adams , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mrs. Fletcher , Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Robert Garcia of California , Mr. Nickel , Mr. Tonko , Ms. Jackson Lee , Ms. Scanlon , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Sewell , Mrs. Beatty , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Green of Texas , Mr. Cleaver , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Peters , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Trone , Ms. DeGette , Mrs. Sykes , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Sarbanes , and Mr. Carson ) 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 2023 . 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. ) (as amended by Public Law 117–328 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 399V–8. 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. .