• Ways and Means Committee• Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee
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In Committee
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Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2019 This bill establishes additional requirements that certain hospitals must meet in order to participate in Medicare. Specifically, as a condition of Medicare participation, hospitals and critical access hospitals that provide neonatal or infant care must have appropriate security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching. Noncompliant hospitals are subject to specified civil penalties. The bill also establishes criminal penalties for knowingly altering or destroying a newborn's hospital patient records for the purpose of causing the newborn to be misidentified.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health
Child healthChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against childrenCriminal procedure and sentencingHospital careMedicare
Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-53| House
| Updated: 1/31/2019
Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2019 This bill establishes additional requirements that certain hospitals must meet in order to participate in Medicare. Specifically, as a condition of Medicare participation, hospitals and critical access hospitals that provide neonatal or infant care must have appropriate security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching. Noncompliant hospitals are subject to specified civil penalties. The bill also establishes criminal penalties for knowingly altering or destroying a newborn's hospital patient records for the purpose of causing the newborn to be misidentified.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
• Ways and Means Committee• Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Health Subcommittee• Judiciary Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee
Health
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Child healthChild safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against childrenCriminal procedure and sentencingHospital careMedicare