H.R. 5745 · 117th Congress
COVID–19 Access to Testing and Support for Immune Response Research Act of 2021
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Neal Dunn
- Introduced
- 2021-10-27
- Latest action
- 2021-10-28 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Summary
COVID-19 Access to Testing and Support for Immune Response Research Act of 2021
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide for coverage during the COVID-19 public health emergency of T-cell diagnostic laboratory tests for individuals with a current or prior COVID-19 infection. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must develop a national strategy to research the immune response to COVID-19 and may award research grants.