S. 3904 · 117th Congress
Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022
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This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to undertake activities to improve the cybersecurity of the health care and public health sector.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate · Oct 18, 2022
Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to undertake activities to improve the cybersecurity of the health care and public health sector.
HHS must coordinate with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on these activities; in particular, CISA must make resources, including cyber-threat indicators and appropriate defense measures, available to federal and nonfederal entities that receive information through HHS programs.
In addition, HHS must provide training on cybersecurity risks and mitigation strategies to owners of assets in the health care and public health sector.
HHS must also update the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Specific Plan, which guides the sector's effort to enhance the security and resilience of critical infrastructure. The updates must address, among other topics, the impact of the risks on rural entities and small- and medium-sized entities, cybersecurity workforce shortages in the sector, and challenges related to the COVID-19 emergency.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Healthcare Cybersecurity Act of 2022
Latest action (Oct 18, 2022): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 527.
Policy area: Health · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 23, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.