H.R.53: Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2019

Overview

The Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act (H.R. 53) would require hospitals reimbursed under Medicare to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital.

Source

Our Stance

Watching

Priority

Low

Bill Number

H.R.53

Date Introduced

January 03, 2019

Committee

House Ways and Means Committee

Bill Status

Introduced or Prefiled