H.R. 1792 · 113th Congress
Infectious Disease Reporting Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Coffman
- Introduced
- 2013-04-26
- Latest action
- 2013-06-27 · Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Summary
Infectious Disease Reporting Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report each case of reportable infectious disease (a disease that a state requires to be reported) that occurs at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the appropriate state entity, as well as to the accrediting organization of such facility.
Requires the Secretary, upon a failure to report, to pay to a state the same penalty that a non-federal facility of such state would pay for a failure to report. Allows a state to file a civil action against the VA for the recovery of such amount.