Protecting Vulnerable Patients Act
Summary
Protecting Vulnerable Patients Act This bill requires health care providers to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation. Specifically, participating providers must receive a COVID-19 vaccine by the date on which a vaccine is fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Providers who choose not to receive the vaccine due to medical necessity or religious beliefs must publicly disclose their vaccination status prior to furnishing services.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Aug 13, 2021
Last action Aug 16, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
3
Aug 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Aug 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Aug 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Aug 13, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
DDemocratic
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