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Legislative
Update
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
North
Carolina General Assembly
PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION
Legislative Update
CARE Bill Introduced with New Name
Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., introduced the CARE bill, with its new name, into the U.S. House of Representatives.
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HR 1426-CARE Bill |
HR 583-CARE Bill |
| Committee of reference |
House Energy & Commerce,
Health Subcommittee |
Senate Health, Education, Labor& Pensions (HELP) Committee |
| Who does it regulate? |
All persons performing medical
imaging, planning and delivering
radiation therapy (e.g., Radiographers;
Cardiac-interventional,
Vascular-interventional and Cardiovascular-
interventional Radiographers;
Radiation Therapists;
Nuclear Medicine Technologists;
Magnetic Resonance Technologists;
Medical Dosimetrists; Cardiovascular
Invasive Specialists;
Radiologist Assistants; Medical
Physicists & Limited X-ray Machine
Operators (only in states that
already license them)) |
All persons performing medical
imaging, planning and delivering
radiation therapy (e.g., Radiographers;
Cardiac-interventional,
Vascular-interventional and Cardiovascular-
interventional Radiographers;
Radiation Therapists;
Nuclear Medicine Technologists;
Magnetic Resonance Technologists;
Medical Dosimetrists; Cardiovascular
Invasive Specialists;
Radiologist Assistants; Medical
Physicists & Limited X-ray Machine
Operators (only in states that
already license them)) |
| Standards set by? |
Secretary of Health &
Human Services |
Secretary of Health &
Human Services |
| Compliance by? |
States must license medical imaging/radiation therapy personnel to
be in compliance with the Federal
law. |
Institutions/clinics/practices employing
medical imaging/radiation
therapy professionals and billing
Medicare/Medicaid for their services.
Regulations would apply to
all health programs under the jurisdiction
of Health & Human
Services |
| Exceptions? |
Federal employees would not have
to comply with the standards or
acquire a state license. Physicians,
chiropractors, podiatrists and dentists
are exempted from the provisions
of the CARE Bill. |
Federal employees not under
Health & Human Services such as
Veterans Administration, Military,
Federal Prisons do not have to
comply with the standards. Physicians,
podiatrists, chiropractors,
dentists, nurse practitioners and
physician assistants are exempted
from having to meet the standards. |
| Compliance time? |
HHS has 18 months to promulgate
regulations after HR 1214 is enacted;
states have 90 days to comply
unless state legislation is required,
then states have through
the next legislative session of that
state to enact legislation |
HHS has 18 months to promulgate
standards after the RadCARE bill
is enacted. |
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