Legislation Grid and Testimony/Advocacy Statement – Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2023
Healthcare providers in the United States are adopting various technologies to improve the efficiency and safety of care delivery. Healthcare technologies are facing multiple security and privacy issues as they become a target of cyber criminals (Hathaliya & Tanwar, 2020). Besides these, healthcare providers are facing multiple physical threats. As such, various policies have been formulated to improve the safety of healthcare providers as well as the patients within healthcare settings. The H.R. 286 Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2023 is among the current bills introduced to the Senate to support the safety of health providers.
Purpose Statement
This legislation grid reviews the bill and its provision and the reasons why I support it, its significance, and why the House should pass it into a law.
Part 1: Legislation Grid
| Health-related Bill Name |
Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2023 (Congress.gov, n.d.) |
| Bill Number | H. R. 286 |
| Description | The H.R. 286 Health Care Providers Safety Act of 2023 is an amendment bill that was introduced to Congress on January/11/2023. It was presented to the House by Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]. It is still in the introductory stage and is yet to pass in the House. |
| Federal or State? | Federal. The Bill was introduced to Congress. |
| Legislative Intent | The H. R. 286 seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act to add sections that provide the authorization of grants for healthcare providers to enhance the physical and cyber security of their facilities, personnel, and patients to guarantee safe access to services. The amendment has provisions that enable healthcare providers to utilize the grants to cover costs related to security services and enhancements, including structural improvements for security.
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| Proponents/ Opponents | Proponents (Congress.gov, n.d.):
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]. Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]. Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]. Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]. Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31]. Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]. Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]. Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4]. Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]. Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]. Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]. Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]. Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]. Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]. Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]. Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]. Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]. Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]. Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]. Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]. Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]. Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]. Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]. Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12]. Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]. Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]. Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]. Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]. Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]. Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]. Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]. Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]. Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. “Chuy” [D-IL-4]. Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]. Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]. Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]. Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]. Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-3]. Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]. Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]. Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]. Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]. Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]. Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]. Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]. Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]. Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]. Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]. Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]. Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]. Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]. Rep. Trahan Order a similar paper |