H.R. 4568 · 109th Congress
Proficiency Testing Improvement Act of 2005
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- House Introduced Dec 16, 2005
- House Passed Dec 17, 2005
Proficiency Testing Improvement Act of 2005 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting laboratory proficiency testing of individuals involved in screening or interpreting cytological preparations for one year.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House without amendment · Dec 17, 2005
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Proficiency Testing Improvement Act of 2005 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from conducting laboratory proficiency testing of individuals involved in screening or interpreting cytological preparations for one year.
Requires the Secretary, within one year and before resuming testing, to revise such proficiency testing to: (1) reflect the collaborative clinical decision-making of laboratory personnel involved in screening or interpreting cytological preparations; (2) revise grading or scoring criteria to reflect current practice guidelines; (3) provide for such testing to be conducted no more than every two years; and (4) make such other revisions as necessary to reflect changes in laboratory operations and practices since the standards were promulgated.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Proficiency Testing Improvement Act of 2005
Latest action (Jan 27, 2006): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 16, 2005
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Dec 16, 2005
- House Passed Dec 17, 2005
No recorded floor vote found.