H.R. 5673 · 102nd Congress · enacted
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Reauthorization Act of 1992
Became Public Law No: 102-410.
Latest official action 1992-10-13 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Reauthorization Act of 1992 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Administrator of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research to provide training grants in the field of health services research. Establishes an information center on health services research and selected technology assessments and clinical practice guidelines at the National Library of Medicine. Directs the Administrator to establish an annual list of health care technology assessments under consideration by the Agency and to develop criteria for determining the priority of assessments. Authorizes the Administrator to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, appropriate entities to conduct assessments of experimental, emerging, existing, or potentially outmoded health care technologies and for related activities. Requires the Administrator to study and report to specified congressional committees on methods for collecting and analyzing data to be used in generating cost estimates of alternative strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or management of a disease or health condition to be included in guideline documents. Requires the Administrator to carry out provisions relating to the Office of the Forum for Quality and Effectiveness through the Director of the Office. Limits the percentage of members of scientific and…
Congressional Research Service · 1992-09-24
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