House Bills - 108th Congress

H.R. 918/S. 453—Patient Navigator, Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2002

On February 26, 2003, Representative Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced H.R. 918, the Patient Navigator, Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2002. The legislation would require NCI, HRSA and IHS to award grants to provide individuals from populations affected by health disparities prevention, early detection, treatment, and follow-up care services for cancer and chronic diseases. The legislation would also require NCI, HRSA and IHS to award grants for the development and operation of programs for patient navigators. H.R. 5187 was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. On February 26, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison introduced the companion measure, S. 453, which was referred to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

Legislative Update (August 2003): Patient Navigator, Outreach, and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2003