United States 115th Congress Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HR 4418 — EQUIP Act of 2017

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Enhancing Questions to Understand Intentions for Pregnancy Act of 2017 or the EQUIP Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide eligible health organizations with demonstration program grants to implement routine screenings about women's pregnancy intentions in order to provide better contraceptive and prepregnancy care.

Bill Text

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Public health service · 42 U.S.C. ch. 6A Amends the act as a whole

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The bill adds a demonstration program for pregnancy intention screening initiatives to the Public Health Service Act.

  • 42 U.S.C. 280g

    SEC. 399V-7. PREGNANCY INTENTION SCREENING INITIATIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. (a) Program Establishment.--The Secretary, through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall establish a demonstration program to facilitate the clinical adoption of pregnancy intention screening initiatives by health care providers. (b) Grants.--The Secretary may carry out the demonstration program through awarding grants to eligible entities to implement pregnancy intention screening initiatives, collect data, and evaluate such initiatives. (c) Eligible Entities.--(1) In general.--An eligible entity under this section is an entity described in paragraph (2) that provides non-directive, comprehensive, medically accurate information. (2) Entities described.--For purposes of paragraph (1), an entity described in this paragraph is a community-based organization, voluntary health organization, public health department, community health center, or other interested public or private health care provider or organization. (d) Pregnancy Intention Screening Initiative.--For purposes of this section, the term 'pregnancy intention screening initiative' means any initiative by a health care provider to routinely screen women with respect to their pregnancy intentions and goals to either prevent unintended pregnancies or improve the likelihood of healthy pregnancies, in order to better provide health care that meets the contraceptive or pre-pregnancy needs of such women. (e) Evaluation.--(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, by grant or contract, and after consultation as described in paragraph (2), conduct an evaluation of the demonstration program, with respect to pregnancy intention screening initiatives, conducted under this section. The evaluation shall include: (A) Assessment of the implementation of pregnancy intention screening protocols among a diverse group of patients and providers, including collecting data on the experiences and outcomes for diverse patient populations in a variety of clinical settings. (B) Analysis of outcome measures that will facilitate effective and widespread adoption of such protocols by health care providers for inquiring about and responding to pregnancy intentions of women with both contraceptive and pre-pregnancy care. (C) Consideration of health disparities among the population served. (D) Assessment of the equitable and voluntary application of such initiatives to minority and medically underserved communities. (E) Assessment of the training, capacity, and ongoing technical assistance needed for providers to effectively implement such pregnancy intention screening protocols. (F) Assessment of whether referral systems for selected protocols follow evidence-based standards that ensure access to comprehensive health services and appropriate follow-up care. (2) Independent, expert advisory panel.--In conducting the evaluation under paragraph (1), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall consult with physicians, physician assistants, and nurses who specialize in women's health, and other experts in clinical practice, program evaluation, and research. (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the last day of the demonstration program under this section, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1) and shall make the report publicly available. (f) Funding.--(1) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020. (2) Limitation.--Not more than 25 percent of funds appropriated to carry out this section pursuant to paragraph (1) for a fiscal year may be used for purposes of the evaluation under subsection (e).

    This establishes a new program focusing on pregnancy intention screening that was not previously included in the law.

Action History

  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 4418 do?
Enhancing Questions to Understand Intentions for Pregnancy Act of 2017 or the EQUIP Act of 2017 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide eligible health organizations with demonstration program grants to implement routine screenings about women's pregnancy intentions in order to provide better contraceptive and prepregnancy care.
Who sponsors HR 4418?
HR 4418 is sponsored by Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 4418?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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