United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 860 (115th)
HEALTHIER Act of 2017
Introduced
3 February 2017
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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11 August 2025
Summary
Health for Each American Less fortunate Through Help from medical professionals In Every Rural and impoverished area Act of 2017 or the HEALTHIER Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states with a volunteer health care provider law that permits a volunteer to provide health care services without being licensed in the state if the volunteer is licensed in another state. The law must: (1) require the services to be provided in a rural or impoverished area and to be within the scope of practice of the provider in the state, and (2) prohibit the services from being provided for more than seven consecutive days.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 February 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 February 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 February 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/860
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/860