Bill Introduced to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching
JAN 11, 2023 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT:JAN 20, 2023
Sponsor:
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (Introduced 01/11/2023)
Committees:
House – Ways and Means; Judiciary; Energy and Commerce
Latest Action:
House – 01/11/2023 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (All Actions)
H.R.282 – To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital.