HR 577 · 111th Congress · Health
Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2009-04-01)
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Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to award matching grants to states to complement existing state efforts to: (1) provide comprehensive eye examinations from a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist for children who have been previously identified through a vision screening or eye examination by a licensed health care provider or vision screener as needing such services, who do not otherwise have coverage for vision services, and who are low-income children, with priority given to children who are under the age of nine years; (2) provide treatment or services as necessary to correct identified vision problems; and (3) develop and disseminate to parents, teachers, and health care practitioners educational materials on recognizing signs of visual impairment in children. Requires the Secretary to develop criteria: (1) governing the operation of the grant program; and (2) for the collection of data related to vision assessment and the utilization of follow-up services. Requires the Secretary to coordinate th…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 577, Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
Mar 20, 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committe on Energy and Commerece on March 4, 2009</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 577, Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009
Mar 20, 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committe on Energy and Commerece on March 4, 2009
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
15 Democrats5 Republicans