42 U.S.C. § 247b–9a — Better diabetes care
submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-148 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 487 words · no verdicts yet
This law is called the Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009. The Secretary must publish a national diabetes report card every two years and make it public. The Secretary must also improve birth and death certificate data on diabetes. The Secretary must study how much diabetes education doctors need.
(a) Short title
This section may be called the "Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009."
(b) National diabetes report card
(1) In general
Every two years, the Secretary*, working with the CDC Director*, must prepare a national diabetes report card, and, where possible, one for each State*.
(2) Contents
(A) Each report card must include overall health results for people diagnosed with diabetes and prediabetes, covering (i) preventive care practices* and quality of care, (ii) risk factors, and (iii) outcomes.
(B) Every report card after the first must also include trend analysis for the nation, and where possible for each State, to (i) track progress toward national goals and objectives for improving diabetes care, cost, and how common diabetes is (including the "Healthy People 2010" goals), and (ii) inform policy and program decisions.
(3) Availability
The Secretary and the CDC Director must make each report card available to the public, including by posting it online.
(c) Improvement of vital statistics collection
(1) In general
The Secretary, acting through the CDC Director and working with relevant agencies and States, must (A) promote training physicians on why birth and death certificate data matters and how to properly fill out these documents, including data on diabetes and other chronic diseases; (B) encourage States to adopt the newest standard revisions of birth and death certificates; and (C) work with States to modernize their vital statistics systems so the data is accurate, timely, and cost-effective.
(2) Death certificate additional language
As part of this, the Secretary may push for improvements to how diabetes deaths are recorded, including by adding a question asking the person certifying the cause of death whether the deceased had diabetes.
(d) Study on appropriate level of diabetes medical education
(1) In general
The Secretary must study, with the Institute of Medicine and relevant associations and councils, how diabetes affects the practice of medicine in the United States, and how much diabetes medical education should be required before licensure, board certification, and board recertification.
(2) Report
Within 2 years of March 23, 2010, the Secretary must report on this study to the House Committees on Ways and Means and on Energy and Commerce, and the Senate Committees on Finance and on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
(e) Authorization of appropriations
Congress authorized whatever sums were necessary to carry out this section.
This section may be cited as the “Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2009”.
The Secretary*, in collaboration with the Director* of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as the “Director”), shall prepare on a biennial basis a national diabetes report card (referred to in this section as a “Report Card”) and, to the extent possible, for each State*.1
Each Report Card shall include aggregate health outcomes related to individuals diagnosed with diabetes and prediabetes including—
preventative care practices* and quality of care;
risk factors; and
outcomes.
Each Report Card that is prepared after the initial Report Card shall include trend analysis for the Nation and, to the extent possible, for each State, for the purpose of—
tracking progress in meeting established national goals and objectives for improving diabetes care, costs, and prevalence (including Healthy People 2010); and
informing policy and program development.
The Secretary, in collaboration with the Director, shall make each Report Card publicly available, including by posting the Report Card on the Internet.
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in collaboration with appropriate agencies and States, shall—
promote the education and training of physicians on the importance of birth and death certificate data and how to properly complete these documents, including the collection of such data for diabetes and other chronic diseases;
encourage State adoption of the latest standard revisions of birth and death certificates; and
work with States to re-engineer their vital statistics systems in order to provide cost-effective, timely, and accurate vital systems data.
In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may promote improvements to the collection of diabetes mortality data, including the addition of a question for the individual certifying the cause of death regarding whether the deceased had diabetes.
The Secretary shall, in collaboration with the Institute of Medicine and appropriate associations and councils, conduct a study of the impact of diabetes on the practice of medicine in the United States and the appropriateness of the level of diabetes medical education that should be required prior to licensure, board certification, and board recertification.
Not later than 2 years after March 23, 2010, the Secretary shall submit a report on the study under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10407, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 976.)
- 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-148 · 124 Stat. 976
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