Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 4328
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and report on data quality, sharing, transparency, access, and analysis.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 27, 2020
Overview
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Jul 27, 2020
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Jul 27, 2020
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Bill Number
4328
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
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Summary

This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to initiate an inquiry within seven days and report on the impact of certain changes to hospital reporting requirements for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on data quality, transparency, and access. (The White House's Coronavirus Task Force revised the process for hospitals to report COVID-19 data on July 13, 2020; previously, hospitals reported data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instead of to the Department of Health and Human Services.)

To facilitate the inquiry, HHS must provide the GAO with direct access to relevant information systems. The GAO must present its findings within 45 days, and HHS must then respond to the findings and rectify any issues identified within 7 days.

In addition, the GAO must issue reports that address, for example, the impact of the changes to reporting requirements on federal and nonfederal entities, such as hospitals, states, and other jurisdictions, and information about how the decision to change those requirements was made.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
07/27/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4507-4508)
07/27/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:35 PM