PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT

Amendments

Health: provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (S. 1274), S431, S432 [6FE]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), S2741 [16AP], S10755 [17OC]

Health care professionals: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (S. 1806), S9927 [3OC]

Nurses: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S7172 [22JY], H5053 [22JY]

Analyses

Quality of Care for Individuals With Cancer Act (S. 2965), S8762 [18SE]

Research Revitalization Act (S. 3060), S9994 [4OC]

Bills and resolutions

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish the Center for Bioterrorism Preparedness (see S. 2115), S2578 [11AP]

Council on Graduate Medical Education: extend (see S. 3083), S10222 [9OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 2890), S7900 [1AU] (see H.R. 5703), H8044 [28OC]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities of the Office on Women's Health relative to autoimmune disease in women (see S. 2234), S3165 [23AP]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (see S. 2558), S4839 [23MY]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 5484), H6776 [26SE]

———improve quality of care for cancer patients (see S. 2965), S8754 [18SE]

———increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 4644), H2099 [2MY]

Domestic violence: provide coverage for screening and treatment, improve response of health care systems, and train health care providers and facilities on screening, identification, and treatment for families (see S. 2236), S3303 [24AP]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see S. 3033), S9846 [2OC] (see H.R. 5503), H6783 [30SE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see S. 2904), S8300 [5SE]

Families and domestic relations: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see S. 2009), S1782 [12MR] (see H.R. 4916), H3513 [12JN]

Health: add requirements regarding trauma care (see S. 3048), S9901 [3OC]

———authorize grants to carry out organ recovery rate improvement programs in eligible hospitals (see H.R. 4086), H1152 [9AP]

———ensure guaranteed renewability of individual health insurance coverage regardless of health status-related factors (see S. 3119), S10571 [16OC] (see H.R. 5682), H8022 [16OC]

———establish a grant program regarding eating disorders (see S. 2249), S3303 [24AP]

———establish a program for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the prevention of secondary conditions for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 4945), H3600 [17JN]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 2489), S4145 [9MY] (see H.R. 5241), H5993 [26JY]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 5104), H4552 [11JY]

———improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (see S. 2053), S2260 [21MR] (see H.R. 5282), H5995 [26JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 2590), S5041 [5JN] (see S. 3029), S9846 [2OC] (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]

———increase professional and public awareness of the link between periodontal disease in pregnant women and pre-term, low-birth-weight babies and the maternal transmission of caries (see S. 2202), S2950 [18AP]

———provide for the development and operation of centers to conduct research on infertility prevention (see S. 2923), S8506 [11SE]

———provide grants to health care providers to implement electronic prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4989), H3824 [21JN]

———provide grants to hire community health workers to improve access to health education and services for women and families in medically underserved areas (see S. 2139), S2828 [17AP]

———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 5674), H8022 [16OC]

———provide health insurance protections for individuals who are living organ donors (see S. 2913), S8384 [9SE]

———voluntary reporting of medication error information to assist in developing and disseminating recommendations and information on preventing medication errors (see H.R. 4673), H2164 [7MY]

Health care facilities: increase availability of language-assistance services for patients of migrant health centers (see H.R. 4134), H1199 [10AP]

Health care professionals: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 4992), H3824 [21JN]

———promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 5606), H7892 [10OC]

———provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care (see H.R. 4654), H2100 [2MY]

Insurance: extend mental health coverage parity (see H.R. 5716), H8731 [13NO]

———provide health care coverage for qualified caregivers (see S. 3179), S11574 [19NO]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H3824 [21JN]

———require group and individual health plans provide coverage for second opinions (see H.R. 5325), H6059 [4SE]

Nationwide Health Tracking Network: establish (see S. 2054), S2260 [21MR] (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]

Native Americans: amend relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans (see H.R. 5738), H9023 [14NO]

NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H1087 [20MR]

———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see S. 2059), S2261 [21MR] (see H.R. 4606), H1673 [25AP]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see S. 1949), S852 [14FE]

Research: protection of human subjects (see H.R. 4697), H2355 [9MY]

Safety: provide protections for human participants in research (see S. 3060), S9983 [4OC]

Senior citizens: amend relative to mental health services for elderly individuals (see H.R. 5077), H4424 [9JY]

States: provide for cooperative governing of health insurance policies and provide assistance to promote establishment of qualified high risk pools and incentives to encourage health coverage for employees and individuals (see H.R. 4170), H1281 [11AP]

Taxation: exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 2654), S5851 [20JN]

Women: ensure safe pregnancies by increasing research and data collection on treatments and cures for pregnancy complications and providing information to women, practitioners, and the public (see S. 2328), S3435 [25AP] (see H.R. 4602), H1673 [25AP]

Letters

NIH Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants: Stephen McConnell, Alzheimer's Association, S2284 [21MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 2965, Quality of Care for Individuals With Cancer Act, S8762 [18SE]

Supporters of S. 2590, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, S7368 [25JY]

Supporters of S. 2654, National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Act, S5855 [20JN]

Remarks in House

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (S. 2558), H7861 [10OC], E1864 [11OC]

———eliminate tuberculosis (H.R. 1167), E2011 [14NO]

Families and domestic relations: amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (H.R. 4916), H6932 [2OC]

Health: ensure guaranteed renewability of individual health insurance coverage regardless of health status-related factors (H.R. 5682), E1917 [17OC]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (H.R. 3462), E172 [15FE]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (S. 1275), H509 [14FE]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (H.R. 3431), E172 [15FE]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), H7932-H7947 [16OC]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (H.R. 3450), H6793-H6808 [1OC], E1860 [11OC]

———voluntary reporting of medication error information to assist in developing and disseminating recommendations and information on preventing medication errors (H.R. 4673), E726 [7MY]

Insurance: extend mental health coverage parity (H.R. 5716), H8926 [14NO]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (H.R. 4983), E1127 [21JN]

———require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (H.R. 1809), E1878 [17OC]

———require group and individual health plans provide coverage for second opinions (H.R. 5325), E1490 [4SE]

Native Americans: amend relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans (H.R. 5738), H8926 [14NO], E2105 [19NO]

NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases, H3656 [18JN]

———establish Office of Rare Diseases (H.R. 4013), H6812-H6815, H6883 [1OC]

Nurses: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), E1378 [25JY], E1451 [29JY]

———amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), Senate amendment, H5053-H5059 [22JY], E1323 [24JY]

Remarks in Senate

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: establish Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Division, S8190 [4SE]

———establish the Center for Bioterrorism Preparedness (S. 2115), S2585 [11AP]

Children and youth: amend certain laws relative to pediatric studies of drugs, S5192 [6JN]

Council on Graduate Medical Education: extend (S. 3083), S10224 [9OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 2890), S7954 [1AU], S8452 [10SE]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities of the Office on Women's Health relative to autoimmune disease in women (S. 2234), S3296 [24AP]

———revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (H.R. 3504), S48 [23JA]

Diseases: collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries (S. 2558), S4845 [23MY], S8022 [1AU]

———expand research activities relative to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (H.R. 717), S849 [14FE]

———improve quality of care for cancer patients (S. 2965), S8761 [18SE]

Domestic violence: provide coverage for screening and treatment, improve response of health care systems, and train health care providers and facilities on screening, identification, and treatment for families (S. 2236), S3304 [24AP]

Health: add requirements regarding trauma care (S. 3048), S9909 [3OC]

———ensure guaranteed renewability of individual health insurance coverage regardless of health status-related factors (S. 3119), S10575 [16OC]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (S. 2489), S4151 [9MY]

———improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (S. 2053), S2276-S2278 [21MR], S5922 [24JN]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 2590), S5052, S5053 [5JN], S7367 [25JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 3029), S9848 [2OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), unanimous-consent request, S8012, S8013 [1AU]

———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (S. 1275), S436 [6FE]

———provide grants to hire community health workers to improve access to health education and services for women and families in medically underserved areas (S. 2139), S2830 [17AP]

———provide health insurance protections for individuals who are living organ donors (S. 2913), S8386 [9SE]

———provide programs for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of stroke (S. 1274), S432-S436 [6FE]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), S2754 [16AP], S2821 [17AP], S10754-S10767 [17OC]

Health care professionals: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (S. 1806), S9927-S9930 [3OC]

———establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (S. 1864), S7127 [22JY]

———provide programs to improve nurse retention, the nursing workplace, and the quality of care, S4195 [10MY]

Insurance: extend mental health coverage parity (H.R. 5716), S11222 [15NO]

National Hansen's Disease Programs Center: designate (H.R. 2441), S8022 [1AU]

Native Americans: amend relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans (H.R. 5738), S11658 [19NO]

NIH: establish Office of Rare Diseases (H.R. 4013), S10769 [17OC]

———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (S. 2059), S2283 [21MR]

Nurses: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing (H.R. 3487), S48 [23JA], S7127-S7132 [22JY]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (S. 1949), S857-S859 [14FE]

Rural areas: promote and improve access to health care services (S. 1030), S8667 [17SE]

Safety: provide protections for human participants in research (S. 3060), S9993 [4OC]

Taxation: exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (S. 2654), S5854-S5856 [20JN]

Women: ensure safe pregnancies by increasing research and data collection on treatments and cures for pregnancy complications and providing information to women, practitioners, and the public (S. 2328), S3440 [25AP]

Reports filed

Alzheimer's Disease Research, Prevention, and Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2059), S6361 [8JY]

Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1115) (S. Rept. 107-227), S7430 [26JY]

Health Care Providers Grants To Implement Electronic Prescription Drug Programs: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4989) (H. Rept. 107-545), H4064, H4067 [26JN]

Lifespan Respite Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2489), S7226 [23JY]

Pharmacy Education Aid Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1806), S9595 [30SE]

Public Health Service Act Amendment Relative to Pharmacy Health Professions Programs: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4992) (H. Rept. 107-548), H4064, H4067 [26JN]

Rare Diseases Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4013) (H. Rept. 107-543), H4064, H4067 [26JN]

Safe Motherhood Act for Research and Treatment (SMART Mom Act): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2328), S8671 [17SE]

Statements

Nurse Reinvestment Act: Several Senators and Representatives, S7128 [22JY]

Summaries

Domestic Violence Screening and Services Act (S. 2236), S3305 [24AP]

Quality of Care for Individuals With Cancer Act (S. 2965), S8761 [18SE]

Texts of

H.R. 3450, Health Care Safety Net Improvement Act, H6793-H6804 [1OC]

H.R. 3487, Nurse Reinvestment Act, H5053-H5055 [22JY]

H.R. 4013, Rare Diseases Act, H6812 [1OC]

H.R. 5716, mental health insurance coverage parity extension, H8926 [14NO]

H.R. 5738, Public Health Service Act amendment relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans, H8926 [14NO]

S. 1274, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act, S432-S435 [6FE]

S. 1275, Community Access to Emergency Defibrillation Act, S436 [6FE]

S. 1533, reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured, S10755-S10766 [17OC], H7932-H7944 [16OC]

S. 1806, Pharmacy Education Aid Act, S9927-S9930 [3OC]

S. 2053, Improved Vaccine Affordability and Availability Act, S2278-S2281 [21MR]

S. 2115, Center for Bioterrorism Preparedness, S2586 [11AP]

S. 2139, Community Health Workers Act, S2830 [17AP]

S. 2489, Lifespan Respite Care Act, S4151-S4153 [9MY]

S. 2558, collect data on benign brain-related tumors through the national program of cancer registries, S4845 [23MY], S8022 [1AU], H7861 [10OC]