NR451 Week 7 Discussion Question: Health Federal Bills in Congress 

There is much attention on federal health care policy and law. Health Bills: GovTrack.us provides a list of federal bills that are currently in process in Congressional Committees.

Go to https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/subjects/health/6130

Choose a health-related federal bill of interest to you. Read through the bill and post a summary in your own words. Include the bill number and name.

How might this bill impact professional nursing practice standards if passed? If not passed?

How might the bill impact your own nursing practice?

(TWO RESPONSES)

HR 994 Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2017

The HR 3325 The Advancing Care for Exceptional (ACE) Kids Act