House
Feb 14, 2007To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities.
Summary
Official
Minority Diabetes Initiative Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. Requires the Secretary to ensure that such grants cover a variety of diabetes-related health care services, including routine care for diabetic patients, public education on diabetes prevention and control, eye care, foot care, and treatment for kidney disease and other complications of diabetes.
Bill Progress
Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill
Introduced(2/13/07)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
MW
Ms. Waters
House (D) California – 43
Cosponsors (26)
Topics
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 14, 2007