House Bill 142
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 4, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
142
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2021
This bill establishes additional requirements that certain hospitals must meet in order to participate in Medicare. Specifically, as a condition of Medicare participation, hospitals and critical access hospitals that provide neonatal or infant care must have appropriate security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching. Noncompliant hospitals are subject to specified civil penalties.
The bill also establishes criminal penalties for knowingly altering or destroying a newborn's hospital patient records for the purpose of causing the newborn to be misidentified.
January 4, 2021
03/02/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
02/02/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/04/2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
01/04/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
01/04/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:43:42 PM