S. 3850

Referred to Committee

Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act

Introduced 6/1/2020•116th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

6/1/2020 • Senate

Summary

Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act

This bill establishes the Commission on Ensuring Health Equity During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and adds reporting requirements for certain demographic data related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Among other activities, the commission must (1) determine approaches to using data to reduce demographic disparities in COVID-19 prevalence and outcomes, and (2) submit findings and recommendations to Congress on a specified timeline until the end of the public health emergency.

During the public health emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must publish, and update daily, data on COVID-19 testing, treatment, and outcomes that is disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and other demographic characteristics on the CDC website. In addition, the Indian Health Service shall consult with tribes with respect to COVID-19 data collection and reporting. The Department of Health and Human Services must make a summary of final statistics related to COVID-19 publicly available and report specified information to Congress within 60 days of the end of the public health emergency.

Introduced in Senate • 6/1/2020

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Policy Area: Health

Advisory bodiesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDisability and health-based discriminationEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureFederal-Indian relationsForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment information and archivesHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHospital careIndian social and development programsInfectious and parasitic diseasesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMinority healthRight of privacy