Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 20, 2013)
Strengthening Health Disparities Data Collection Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the categories of data the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is required to ensure is collected and reported regarding federally conducted or supported health care or public health programs to include the sexual orientation and gender identity of applicants, recipients, or participants. (Current law requires the collection of data on race, ethnicity, sex, primary language, and disability status.)
Eliminates the prerequisite of direct appropriations for the collection of such health data.
What just happenedMay 20, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 20, 2013
- May 20, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- May 20, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate