Health and social policy

Executive Order 13040: Amendment to Executive Order 13017, Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry

President: Bill Clinton

Expanded the health-care quality commission from 20 to 32 members and revised its preliminary and final reporting deadlines.

Status: Completed/expired. Is Executive Order 13040 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13040 is completed or expired. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 13040 do?

EO 13040 amended the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry. It raised the membership cap to broaden representation and moved the reporting schedule to January 31 and March 30, 1998. The commission produced a Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities and its final Quality First report. EO 13138 later abolished the completed commission provisions.

Administration position: The amendment changed an advisory body’s membership and timetable; it did not itself create privately enforceable patient rights or regulate health plans.
SignedMarch 25, 1997
Membership capRaised from 20 to 32
Preliminary report dueJanuary 31, 1998
Final report dueMarch 30, 1998

Before and after

Before the order

EO 13017 allowed 20 members and used earlier reporting deadlines.

After the order

A larger commission worked to the revised schedule and completed both reports in 1998.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
PresidentAppoint expanded membershipDuring commission life
Advisory commissionSubmit preliminary and final reportsCompleted
Labor DepartmentProvide support under the parent orderHistorical

What happened next

EO 13017 created the commission.

EO 13040 expanded it and changed deadlines.

EO 13138 abolished the advisory provisions.