,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hich ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,december #aj1 #bjbj ,ms4 ,gabbard introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention1 to establish a standardized procedure for all ,states to submit weekly reports on hospital policies and metrics related to the response to ,,covid-#ai1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,standardizing ,covid-#ai data reporting 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #cj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention and in collaboration with the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency1 shall establish a standardized procedure for all ,states1 acting through the ,state departments of health 7or other ,state agencies that administer public health programs71 to submit in an electronic format1 on a weekly basis1 to the ,secretary reports that include the information specified in paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d74 7a7 ,hospital reports ,beginning on the date that is #b weeks after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #b weeks thereafter until the date that is #f months after the date on which the emergency period ends1 each hospital 7or affiliated facility or site thereof7 that received ,,covid-#ai response funding shall1 as a condition on receipt of such funding1 submit to the relevant ,state department of health the following information regarding ,,covid-#ai3 7#a7 ,with respect to the hospital's 7or affiliated facility or site thereof7 ,,covid-#ai caseload-- 7,a7 the total number 7if greater than zero7 of ,,covid-#ai cases during the emergency period2 7,b7 the number of such cases to date2 7,c7 how many patients infected with ,,covid-#ai-- 7i7 have been discharged2 and 7ii7 have died 7and the underlying cause1 other than ,,covid-#ai1 for such deaths72 and 7,d7 how many staff members of the hospital 7or affiliated facility or site thereof7 have been infected with ,,covid-#ai and the outcomes from those cases4 7#b7 ,with respect to testing for ,,covid-#ai conducted by the hospital 7or affiliated facility or site thereof7-- 7,a7 the type of tests conducted2 7,b7 the location where the tests are being sent for analysis2 7,c7 the turnaround time on results of such tests2 7,d7 the total tests performed to date2 and 7,e7 the results of such tests1 disaggregated by positive1 negative1 or antibodies present4 7#c7 ,with respect to the hospital's 7or affiliated facility or site thereof7 ,,covid-#ai surge capacity-- 7,a7 the current bed availability in the hospital 7or affiliated facility or site thereof7 under non-surge conditions and the availability of intensive care unit beds2 7,b7 whether the hospital 7or affiliated facility or site thereof7 has established or retrofitted new ,,covid-#ai wards2 7,c7 the current ventilator capacity2 and 7,d7 any other relevant statistics are determined by the ,secretary4 7#d7 ,with respect to personal protective equipment1 the current availability of all relevant personal protective equipment at the hospital 7or affiliated facility or site thereof71 including whether there are shortages of such equipment or other necessary treatment equipment for ,,covid-#ai4 7e7 ,hospital policy reports 7#a7 ,in general ,beginning on the date that is #b weeks after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and every #b weeks thereafter until the date that is #f months after the date on which the emergency period ends1 each hospital 7or affiliated facility or site thereof7 that received ,,covid-#ai response funding shall1 as a condition on receipt of such funding1 maintain a standardized1 comprehensive1 publicly available website detailing the hospital's 7or affiliated facility or site thereof7 ,,covid-#ai-related policies and procedures that-- 7,a7 is available in multiple languages2 7,b7 is published in an accessible manner2 7,c7 is updated on a weekly basis2 and 7,d7 contains the information described in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,information described ,the information described in this section is the following3 7,a7 ,,covid-#ai testing standards1 policies1 requirements1 and criteria for patients1 visitors1 and staff 7medical and non-medical74 7,b7 ,,covid-#ai infection control and prevention1 including personal protective equipment usage and disinfection1 visitor guidance1 patient placement and triage 7such as procedures to isolate patients infected with ,,covid-#ai71 best practices for staff1 patients1 and visitors1 and whether staff are working both within and outside of ,,covid-#ai units or wards4 7,c7 ,protocols for staff to leave from and return to work after being in contact with a ,,covid-#ai positive case or testing positive for ,,covid-#ai4 7,d7 ,the availability of telehealth1 access to services 7including the rate of payment for such services74 7,e7 ,policies and procedures for surgeries unrelated to ,,covid-#ai4 7,f7 ,internal contact tracing policies1 if any4 7,g7 ,any other policy the ,secretary1 acting through the ,director1 determines is applicable4 7f7 ,data requirements 7#a7 ,disaggregation ,all data reported under this section with respect to ,,covid-#ai patients shall be disaggregated by age1 sex1 race1 ethnicity1 and other demographic factors as may be specified by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,privacy ,any information collected pursuant to this section with respect to ,,covid-#ai patients shall be de-identified and otherwise subject to all applicable ,federal and ,state privacy laws4 7g7 ,funding ,the ,secretary shall use to carry out this section funding made available under the third paragraph under the heading ,department of ,health and ,human ,services--,office of the ,secretary--,public ,health and ,social ,services ,emergency ,fund of the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf2 #acd ,stat4 #efc74 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,d7 the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 7,e7 the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate2 and 7,f7 the ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate4 7#b7 ,the term ,,covid-#ai response funding means ,federal funding received under-- 7,a7 the ,coronavirus ,preparedness and ,response ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-abc71 or an amendment made by that ,act2 7,b7 the ,families ,first ,coronavirus ,response ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-abg71 or an amendment made by that ,act2 7,c7 the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf71 or an amendment made by that ,act2 7,d7 the ,paycheck ,protection ,program and ,health ,care ,enhancement ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-aci71 or an amendment made by that ,act2 or 7,e7 any other ,federal law under which ,federal assistance is provided to ,states and other non-,federal entities for purposes of responding to ,,covid-#ai4 7#c7 ,the term emergency period has the meaning given such term in section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b774 7#d7 ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 acting through the ,director of the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention4 7#e7 ,the term ,state means each of the several ,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 the ,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,american ,samoa1 ,guam1 the ,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana ,islands1 the ,virgin ,islands1 the ,trust ,territory of the ,pacific ,islands1 and each federally recognized ,indian ,tribe4