Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2013
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jun 27, 2013)
Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2013 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to eligible entities to establish pilot programs to develop, study, or evaluate model systems for monitoring and caring for childhood cancer survivors.
Authorizes the Secretary to convene a Workforce Development Collaborative on Medical and Psychosocial Care for Pediatric Cancer to establish a plan to meet specified objectives relating to medical and psychosocial care workforce development, including: (1) disseminating to health care educators information relevant to providing medical and psychosocial services to individuals with pediatric cancers, (2) adapting curricula for continuing education of the existing workforce, and (3) strengthening the emphasis on psychosocial health care in educational accreditation standards and professional licensing and certification.
What just happenedJun 27, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateJun 27, 2013
- Jun 27, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Jun 27, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate