Child Health Care Quality Research Improvement Act

Summary

Child Health Care Quality Research Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award at least ten grants annually to eligible public or nonprofit private entities at geographically diverse locations throughout the United States for research training programs dedicated to child health services research training initiatives at the doctoral, post-doctoral, and junior faculty levels. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2003. Requires the Secretary to award grants to eligible public or nonprofit entities for the establishment of at least ten national centers for excellence in child health improvement research and five national child health provider quality improvement research networks at geographically diverse locations throughout the United States. Describes eligibility requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2003. Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide support to entities with expertise in pediatric quality of care and outcomes research for improving the quality of children's health, especially in high priority areas (areas of compelling scientific or public policy significance); and (2) establish an advisory committee to evaluate progress in such activities and to identify new high priority areas. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2003. Directs the Secretary to provide assistance to enable Federal agencies to: (1) conduct ongoing biennial supplements and initiate and maintain a longitudinal study on children's health linked to existing national surveys to provide for reliable national estimates of health care expenditures, cost, use, access, and satisfaction for children and for other related purposes; and (2) develop an ongoing 50-State survey to generate such estimates. Requires the Secretary to award grants to eligible public and nonprofit entities for developing the capacity of local communities to improve child health monitoring. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2003. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on progress made in pediatric quality of care and outcomes research.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 March 1998

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 March 1998

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• Introduced in Senate

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