HCR — Health Issues
HR 2332 and S 1101, States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act, goal to streamline the process of interstate licensure for healthcare professionals by allowing state licensing authorities to access FBI criminal history record information for background checks. Additional issues include opioid misuse and diversion, telemedicine, artificial intelligence in healthcare, and access to care.
Lobbyists: LISA ROBIN; JOHN BREMER [new]
Government entities lobbied: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); SENATE; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office