A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to rename the National Center for Health Services Research as the National Center for Health Services Research and Medical Technology Assessment, and for other purposes.

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

12 April 1984

Last action

30 October 1984 · Committee

Status

See S.771.

Summary

Amends the Public Health Service Act to rename the National Center for Health Services Research the National Center for Health Services Research and Medical Technology Assessment. Includes among the duties of the Center research, evaluation, and demonstration projects respecting the safety, efficacy, effectiveness, cost effectiveness, and social, economic, and ethical impacts of health care technologies. Requires the Center to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services respecting medical technology issues and make recommendations with respect to whether specific medical technologies should be reimbursable under federally financed health programs. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Center, to undertake and support (by grant or contract) research regarding technology diffusion, methods to assess medical technology, and specific medical technologies. Requires any such grant over a specified amount to be reviewed by the National Advisory Council on Medical Technology Assessment established by this Act. Sets forth the functions pertaining to medical technology assessment for which the Secretary may make a grant to support a non-profit entity. Establishes the National Advisory Council on Medical Technology Assessment to advise the Secretary and the Center with respect to the performance of the medical technology assessment functions set forth by this Act. Repeals the provisions of such Act which provide for the establishment of the National Center for Health Care Technology. Authorizes appropriations for health service research, evaluation, and demonstration activities undertaken or supported by the Center. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1987 for health statistical, epidemiological, and medical technology assessment activities undertaken or supported by the Center or by the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

12 April 1984
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Source: Committee
12 April 1984
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 1984
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 April 1984
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 April 1984
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
27 April 1984
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held. Hearings printed: H. Hrg. 98-141.
Source: Committee
1 May 1984
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Source: Committee
1 May 1984
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
15 May 1984
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Source: Committee
15 May 1984
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
4 June 1984
Calendars
Placed on Union Calendar No: 475.
Source: Calendars
4 June 1984
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 98-818.
Source: Committee
4 June 1984
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 98-818.
Source: Committee
11 June 1984
Vote
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 376 - 16 (Record Vote No: 225).
Source: Floor
11 June 1984
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 376 - 16 (Record Vote No: 225).
Source: Floor
11 June 1984
Floor
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Source: Floor
13 June 1984
Introduced
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
9 October 1984
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1334.
Source: Calendars
9 October 1984
Discharge
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Discharge
9 October 1984
Committee
Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
11 October 1984
Floor
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
30 October 1984
Committee
See S.771.
Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

3 official files

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Vertaal naar

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Passed House amended
summary · EN · 11 June 1984
Open at official source
Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 4 June 1984
Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 12 April 1984
Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Related records

related to ← Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Amendments of 1983

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.

Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/98th-congress/house-bill/5496
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/98/hr/5496
us · 98-hr-5496 · source updated 3 June 2026