Search Results: keywords:"public health service act amendments"

  • S. 3679 — To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:449

    S. 3679 aims to reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. The bill proposes amendments to existing laws to extend initiatives focused on mental health and substance use disorder services for healthcare professionals from 2025 to 2029. It also...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 3679 is a plan to keep helping doctors and nurses with mental health services and make their jobs easier by cutting down on paperwork. This plan will continue from 2025 to 2029, but some parts of the plan need clearer instructions to make sure it works well.

  • S. 5437 — To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect registration fees from members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,009

    S. 5437, also known as the "OPTN Fee Collection Authority Act," aims to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect fees from members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) for each transplant candidate they list. These fees are intended...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill lets the government collect money from people who help with organ transplants, like doctors and hospitals, to make their work better and faster. This money will help keep things organized and fair, and they'll share how they use it online so everyone can see.