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United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1978
Nurse Training Amendments - Amends Title VIII (Nurse Training) of the Public Health Service Act to extend for two fiscal years, through fiscal year 1980, the program of financial assistance for nurse training.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1978
Recombinant DNA Act - Title I: Interim Regulation of Recombinant DNA Activities - Requires all recombinant DNA activities, during the period from the tenth day after the enactment of this Act and ending 24 months thereafter, to be carried out in accordance with the recombinant DNA research guidelines of the National Institutes of Health published in part II of the Federal Register for July 7, 1976. Requires each individual or entity conducting recombinant DNA activities to report in writing to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare respecting such activities. Enumerates actions prohibited by this Act and establishes civil penalties for the commission of such actions. Authorizes inspectors designated by the Secretary, upon presenting appropriate credentials and notice, to enter and inspect any place in which a recombinant DNA activity is being conducted or in which the inspector has reasonable grounds to believe such activity is being conducted. Authorizes an inspector to detain for a reasonable period of up to 20 days any recombinant DNA or material used in or produced by a recombinant DNA activity which the inspector believes to be violative of the prohibitions enumerated in this Act or to present a significant risk to health or the environment. States that such inspections may be conducted without obtaining a search warrant from a judicial officer before entering any plan to conduct an inspection. Declares that no State or political subdivision may establish or continue in effect any requirement for the regulation of recombinant DNA activities except upon application to and approval of the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to conduct or support on a continuing basis studies designed to assess the risks to health and the environment which may be presented by recombinant DNA activities. Title II: Commission for the Study of Research and Technology Involving Genetic Manipulation - Establishes a Commission for the Study of Research and Technology Involving Genetic Manipulation. Directs the Commission to conduct a study of: (1) Federal policy regarding activities involving the genetic modification of organisms and viruses; and (2) the long-term consequences of the development of a technology capable of accomplishing the genetic modification of organisms and viruses.
United States · United States Congress · 28 February 1978
Authorizes and requests the President to designate the week of April 16 through April 22, 1978, as "National Oceans Week."
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1978
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to invalidate agreements preventing the broadcast of a professional sports game, by means of television, at the same time and in the same area in which the game is to be played if all tickets to such game have been sold 72 hours before gametime. Repeals this amendment effective February 1, 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1978
Tuition Tax Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals alternative, limited income tax credits or deductions for the tuition paid for the primary, secondary or higher education of the taxpayer, his spouse, or his dependents.
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1978
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to invalidate agreements preventing the broadcast of a professional sports game, by means of television, at the same time and in the same area in which the game is to be played if all tickets to such game have been sold 72 hours before gametime. Repeals this amendment effective February 1, 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act - Title I: Public Health Service Act Amendments and Clinical Laboratory Studies - Defines the terms "laboratory" and "clinical laboratory" for purposes of the Public Health Service Act. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to promulgate national standards for clinical laboratories. Directs the Secretary to develop standards for the proficiency testing of such laboratories. Applies such standards to: (1) clinical laboratories engaged in interstate commerce; and (2) any other clinical laboratories located in States which do not have primary enforcement responsibility as provided for by this Act for the regulation of such laboratories. Directs the Secretary to establish a system for the licensure of clinical laboratories subject to such standards. States that such licenses shall specify the categories of tests and procedures which which laboratories perform and shall be valid for a period not to exceed 24 months. Sets forth the requirements for issuance, renewal, and revocation of a license. Delegates to States the responsibility for primary enforcement of the national standards for clinical laboratories in certain instances. Prohibits the solicitation or acceptance of specimens for laboratory tests or procedures by a clinical laboratory which is required to be licensed by the Secretary and which either does not have such a license or is not permitted under such license to perform the planned test or procedure. Establishes a penalty of a fine or imprisonment or both for the violation of such prohibition. Authorizes the Secretary to obtain a temporary injunction or restraining order, pending issuance of a final order, against any laboratory the Secretary believes would constitute a significant hazard to the public health. Prohibits an employer from taking action against an employee who has assisted or participated in an investigation of such employer pursuant to this Act. Establishes a procedure for investigating and correcting employers' retaliatory actions against employees. Authorizes the Secretary and any State which has primary enforcement responsibility to enter into agreements with certain entities which have adopted laboratory standards at least as stringent as those set forth in this Act to make inspections of clinical laboratories and administer proficiency tests to such laboratories. Requires the Secretary to make an annual report to the Congress respecting: (1) the reliability of services performed by clinical laboratories; and (2) the effect of the costs of clinical laboratory services on health care services. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of existing voluntary certification standards and state licensure laws for clinical laboratories and their personnel. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of clinical laboratories exempted under the Act and provides that if such laboratories refuse to participate in such study that such laboratories will be required to meet the standards of this Act. Requires the Secretary to study the quality of the tests and procedures of highly specialized clinical laboratories exempted from national standards. Directs the Secretary, within two years of the passage of this Act, to report the result of studies on exempted laboratories and make appropriate recommendations. Title II: Social Security Act Amendments and Study and Report - Amends the Social Security Act to prohibit reimbursement under the Medicare, Medicaid, or Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Childrens' Services programs for any portion of the cost of a clinical laboratory service which represents a commission, finders fee, or rent which is unrelated to the market value of the facility. Establishes procedures for determining reasonable costs and charges for clinical laboratory services provided under the Medicare, and Medicaid programs. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of financial arrangements between hospitals participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the providers of clinical laboratory services.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978
Amends the Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967 to extend for three years the program furnishing insurance for losses incurred through the seizure of fishing vessels by foreign governments.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978
Authorizes appropriations to carry out wildlife conservation programs on military reservations and public lands through fiscal year 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978
Amends the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 to authorize the appropriation of $3,000,000 annually for the operations of the Office of Environmental Quality and the Council on Environmental Quality during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978
Amends the Public Health Service Act: (1) to modify the method of computing the number of positions in a medical school residency training program in primary health care for the purpose of determining the eligibility of such a school for capitation grants; and (2) to delete specified demographic information from that required to be collected on health professions personnel; and (3) to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1980 to carry out the data collection program.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978
Biomedical Research and Research Training Amendments - Title I: Libraries of Medicine - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through fiscal year 1981 authorizations for assistance to medical libraries. Title II: Programs of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Extends the authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1981 to carry out programs for the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases. Title III: Programs of the National Cancer Institute - Extends the authorization of appropriations through 1981 for programs for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer. Provides for the appointment of the director of the National Cancer Institute by the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare instead of by the President as is currently required. Title IV: National Research Service Awards - Extends authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1981 for National Research Service Awards. Title V: Miscellaneous - Authorizes the Secretary to make available for biomedical and behavioral research, substances and living organisms when such action would promote the ends of such research.
United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1978
Amends the Public Health Service Act to end, after fiscal year 1978, capitation grants to schools of medicine and osteopathy. Increases the authorization of appropriations during fiscal years 1979 and 1980 for grants: (1) for the establishment of departments of family medicine in medical schools; (2) for area health education centers; (3) for training, traineeships, and fellowships in general internal medicine and general pediatrics; (4) for family medicine and general dentistry practice in certain public or nonprofit private entities; (5) for educational assistance to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds; and (6) meeting the costs of schools of medicine, dentistry, osteopathy and other schools which are in serious financial distress. Authorizes appropriations during fiscal years 1979 and 1980 for the collection of demographic information on health professions personnel. Increases authorizations for appropriations for fiscal years 1979 and 1980 for scholarships for first-year students of exceptional financial need.
United States · United States Congress · 7 February 1978
Amends the Marine Resources and Engineering Development Act of 1966 to redesignate title II of the Act as the National Sea Grant College Program. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of the Program for fiscal years 1979 and 1980. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to accept funds from Federal departments and agencies to pay for certain contracts and grants relating to the Program. Amends the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act of 1976 to authorize appropriations to carry out the purposes of the Act during fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 1 February 1978
Amendments to the Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Service Act - Authorizes increased appropriations to States, beginning in fiscal year 1979, for services and research projects under Title V (Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services) of the Social Security Act. Revises allotment formulae to increase the amount of funds available to States for the provision of maternal and child health care and crippled children's services. Sets forth requirements which State plans for maternal and child health care and crippled children's services must meet to qualify for Federal funding. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to pay to States, on a quarterly basis, a percentage (70 to 90 percent depending on State per capita income) of the total cost of the State plan. Prohibits payment for medical costs which exceed the customary amount paid for such services, and for indirect or administrative costs which exceed 25 percent of the Federal funds allotted to a State. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold payments to a State if the State plan ceases to comply with requirements under this Act or if the administration of the State plan results in a failure of compliance. Authorizes the Secretary to make funds available for projects or special programs of regional or national significance designed to contribute to the advancement of maternal and child health. Grants priority to those programs which would provide health care services to individuals who would not otherwise receive such care. Authorizes the Secretary to make special grants to local municipal health agencies in areas having a high concentration of low income families to provide maternal and child health care services on a local level. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public or nonprofit private organizations for the training of maternal and child health care personnel and for research projects designed to advance the cost effectiveness of maternal and child health care services. Defines the term "crippled child" for the purposes of this Act. States that no individual shall be compelled to undergo treatment provided under this Act, if that person objects to such treatment on religious grounds. Establishes in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare the Office of Maternal and Child Health Services. Sets forth the duties of such Office and provides for the appointment by the Secretary of a Director of such Office. Directs the Secretary to appoint a National Advisory Council on Maternal and Child Health Care Programs. Sets forth the membership structure and duties of such Council. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the Federal health programs for mothers, infants, children, and adolescents. Sets forth the scope of such study.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1978
Health Services Amendments - Title I: One-Year Extension - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1979: (1) for grants to State health and mental health authorities to assist in providing comprehensive public health services; (2) for the treatment of hypertension; (3) for immunization of children; (4) for the control of diseases borne by rodents; (5) for other disease control programs; (6) for programs for the prevention and control of venereal disease; (7) for project grants and contracts for family planning services; (8) for a program to develop information and educational materials relating to genetic diseases; (9) for a program to develop information and educational materials relating to the sudden infant death syndrome; (10) for the establishment of hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers; (11) for grants to establish and operate emergency medical services; (12) for grants for the establishment of home health services; and (13) for the prevention of the use of lead-based paints. Title II: Preventive Health Services - Repeals existing programs of disease control and prevention and control of venereal disease of Title III (General Powers and Duties) of the Public Health Service Act as of October 1, 1979. Establishes a program of preventive health services under such Title. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to make grants to State health authorities to help meet the costs of preventive health service programs. Sets forth requirements for information to be included in grant applications. Sets forth guidelines for the size of grants. Prohibits disclosure of records of any individual who is receiving care under the program, without the consent of such individual. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and contracts with State health authorities, health authorities of a political subdivision of a State, and other public and nonprofit private entities for the conduct of programs of education and training, for the administration and operation of preventive health service programs, and for research, demonstrations, and evaluations of such programs. Defines the term "preventive health service programs" as programs of: (1) immunization against specified diseases which the Secretary determines may be prevented through immunization; (2) prevention and control of venereal diseases; (3) prevention and control of tuberculosis; (4) the screening, detection, and control of hypertension; and (5) the control of rodents, detection, treatment, and elimination of lead-based paint poisoning, and other programs of environmental control service designated by the Secretary. Title III: Health Incentive Grants - National Health Incentive Grants Act - Directs the Secretary, under the Public Health Service Act, to make grants to State health authorities to assist in meeting the costs of providing comprehensive public health services. Directs that funds received should be used to supplement non-Federal funds for comprehensive public health services and not to supplant such funds. Provides guidelines by which each State and local public health entity shall compute the amount of such funds it shall receive. Requires the Secretary to review annually the activities undertaken by each State public health authority to determine if such authority complied with the assurances provided with the application for funds. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold payment from authorities which have failed to meet such assurances. Provides that the total amount of grants received by a public health authority shall be determined by the Secretary and provides guidelines by which such a determination is to be made. Title IV: Community and Migrant Health Centers - Provides under the Public Health Service Act that each particular community health center determine: (1) the supplemental health services necessary for the adequate support of primary health services; (2) referral to providers of supplemental health services and payments; and (3) environmental health services for all residents of the area it serves. Deletes transportation services as required for adequate care and preventive dental services from the definition of primary health services. Includes pharmaceutical services in the definition of primary health services. Deletes pharmaceutical services from the definition of supplemental health services. Includes transportation services as required for adequate care and preventive dental services in the definition of supplemental health services. Provides guidelines for the Secretary to determine the amount of grants made to public and nonprofit private health centers which serve medically underserved populations. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1981 for: (1) grants to public and nonprofit private entities for projects to plan and develop community health centers which will serve medically underserved populations of such centers; and (2) grants to public and nonprofit private entities for projects to plan and develop migrant health centers in high impact areas which service migratory agricultural workers and their families and grants for the costs of operation of such centers. Title V: Community Mental Health Centers - Community Mental Health Centers Amendments - Sets forth a schedule under which a community mental health center will provide, within three years of its establishment, the full range of mental health services required to be provided by such a center under the Community Mental Health Centers Act. Adds to the list of such services the provision of emergency and outpatient services. Amends the Public Health Service Act to add to the list of subjects deserving priority consideration in the formulation of national health planning goals: (1) the elimination of inappropriate placement in institutions of persons with mental health problems and the improvement of the quality in institutions providing mental health services; and (2) the assurance of access to community mental health centers and other mental health care providers for needed mental health services, and the emphasis on outpatient care as a preferable alternative to inpatient mental health services. Requires the health systems plan of each health systems agency established under the Public Health Service Act to include goals for the delivery of mental health services. States that such goals shall be developed with the assistance of persons knowledgeable and experienced in the delivery of such services. Requires State Health Coordinating Councils, in advising State health planning and development agencies, to use the assistance of persons knowledgeable and experienced in the delivery of mental health services. Requires that State plans under the Comprehensive Mental Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 and the Drug Abuse and Treatment Act of 1972 be consistent with the State health plans in effect under the Public Health Service Act as amended by this Title. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1981 for grants to public and nonprofit entities which: (1) plan Community Mental Health Center programs; (2) provide mental health services; (3) provide education and consultation services in the field of mental health care; and (4) provide mental health services and are in financial distress. Authorizes appropriations through 1981 for the National Center for the Prevention and Control of Rape. Requires a State mental health authority to establish minimum standards for the maintenance and operation of community mental health centers which receive financial assistance under this title and provide for the enforcement of such standards and to insure that the assistance provided is in furtherance of the mental health component of the State health plan in effect for the State developed by the State health coordinating councils under the Public Health Service Act. Sets forth requirements which States must meet to obtain grants for State mental health services under Title XI (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act. Sets forth measures for the administration of grants to the States for mental health services under such Title.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1978
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend until 1981 the provision holding that no agreement which would prevent the broadcasting of a professional sports game by means of television at the same time and in the area in which the game is to be played shall be valid if all tickets to such game are sold 72 hours before game time.
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1978
Nurse Training Amendments - Amends Title VIII (Nurse Training) of the Public Health Service Act to extend for two fiscal years, through fiscal year 1980, the program of financial assistance for nurse training.
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1978
Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments - Title I: One Year Extension - Extends for one year, through fiscal year 1979, the authorization of appropriations under the Public Health Service Act: (1) for grants to the States for specified health planning and development purposes, and (2) for grants and allotments to the States for health resources development. Title II: Revision of Health Planning Authority - Requires the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to review annually the national guidelines for health planning promulgated under the Act. Requires the Secretary to determine whether health care delivery systems are meeting the standards and goals set forth in such guidelines and to periodically publish his findings. Directs health systems agencies designated under Title XV to provide such data as will enable the Secretary to carry out his responsibilities. Adds to the list of subjects deserving priority consideration in the formulation of national health planning goals: (1) the discontinuance of duplicative or unneeded services and facilities; and (2) the adoption of policies to contain the rise of health care costs and promote efficiency in the health care delivery system. Directs the Secretary, in considering the application of an organization for designation as an area health systems agency, to give priority to an application which has been recommended by a Governor of a State within the area served by such agency for approval. Permits the State in which an agency is located an opportunity to comment on the performance of such agency before renewal by the Secretary of designating the agency as the health systems agency for a specified area. Authorizes the Secretary to limit the functions an agency may perform if the Secretary determines that such agency has not fulfilled its obligations. Sets forth new criteria for the determination by the Secretary of the amount of the grant to be made each fiscal year to each health systems agency for the operation of such agency. Stipulates that funds provided under grants to a health systems agency for specified purposes in a fiscal year which have not been expended during such year, shall remain available for obligation in the succeeding fiscal year provided the designation of such health systems agency remains in effect during such succeeding year. Sets forth membership and selection requirements for the governing body of a health systems agency. Provides that records and meetings except for personnel matters shall be available to the public. States that each health systems agency shall have an identificable program of providing assistance to the members of a governing body in making decisions for the agency. Prohibits any member of a governing body of a health systems agency from voting on any matter with which such member has any substantial ownership, employment, fiduciary, contractual, creditor, or consultative relationship. Requires that each State health planning and development agency consult with the Statewide Health Coordinating Council to determine statewide health needs. Requires that each health planning and development agency conduct a public hearing on the proposed Annual Implementation Plan and shall give interested persons an opportunity to submit their views orally and in writing. Enumerates the requirements of a certificate of need program established by a State health planning and development agency (State Agency). States that such programs shall provide controls on the acquisition of additional equipment and facilities including: (1) review and determination of need for major medical equipment, health care facilities, and capital expenditures; (2) the acquisition and development of only such equipment, facilities, and services as the State Agency determines are needed; and (3) annual review of acquisition programs. Requires each health systems agency to coordinate its activities with any State entity which reviews rates and budgets of health care facilities. Requires health systems agencies located within the same standard metropolitan statistical area to coordinate their activities. Extends through fiscal year 1982 authorizations for: (1) planning grants; (2) State health planning and development; (3) rate regulation; (4) centers for Health Planning; and (5) area health services development funds. Title III: Revision of Authority for Health Resources Development - Amends Title XVI (Health Resources Development) of the Public Health Service Act to allow the Secretary to make loans for: (1) modernization of medical facilities; (2) construction of new outpatient facilities; (3) construction of new inpatient facilities in areas determined to require additional facilities; and (4) conversion of existing medical facilities for the provision of new health services. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee payment of principal and interest to: (1) non-Federal lenders for their loans to nonprofit private entities for medical facilities projects; and (2) the Federal Financing Bank for its loans to nonprofit private entities for such projects. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for construction or modernization projects designed to: (1) eliminate or prevent imminent safety hazards; or (2) avoid noncompliance with State or voluntary licensure or accreditation standards. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public and nonprofit entities for projects for: (1) construction of outpatient medical facilities providing services for medically underserved populations; and (2) conversion of existing medical facilities to provide such services. Directs the Secretary to assure, by regulation, the effective execution and management of projects carried out under this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 December 1977
Food Safety and Nutrition Amendments - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require food processors to: (1) notify the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare of any possibly adulterated food; (2) establish a food coding system; (3) maintain food distribution records; and (4) register with the Secretary. Provides for administrative detention of food believed to be adulterated. Requires: (1) State and local food labeling requirements to comply with Federal standards under such Act; (2) packaged perishable food to show the sell date; (3) certain labeling information regarding ingredients; and (4) importers to notify the Secretary of the identity of the imported food and the registration of the food processor.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1977
Declares a certain individual lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 November 1977
Declares a certain individual lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
United States · United States Congress · 8 November 1977
Expresses the sense of Congress that action should be taken to focus national attention on the extent and consequences of and the need to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
United States · United States Congress · 1 November 1977
Directs the agreement of the House with amendments to the amendments of the Senate to the amendments of the House to S. 1528 (Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1977).
United States · United States Congress · 27 October 1977
Psychotropic Substances Act - Amends the Controlled Substances Act, the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health Service Act to meet obligations under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances.
United States · United States Congress · 25 October 1977
Prohibits commerce in contraband cigarettes. Defines "contraband cigarettes" as a quantity of more than 20, with respect to which the applicable State cigarette taxes which have not been paid and which are in the possession of any person other than: (1) a person licensed by the State where the cigarettes are found or by the Internal Revenue Service; (2) a common or contract carrier; or (3) a government agent in the performance of duties. Subjects dealers in cigarettes to such reporting requirements as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
United States · United States Congress · 21 October 1977
Hospital Cost Containment Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (Secretary) to submit to Congress by March 1, 1978, recommendations for permanent reforms in the delivery and financing of health care which will replace the transmitted provisions set forth in this Act. Title I: Transitional and Other Hospital Cost Constraint Provisions - Declares it to be the purpose of the transitional hospital cost containment program to constrain the rate of increase in in total hospital inpatient costs beginning January 1, 1978, and continuing until the adoption of permanent reforms established by this Act, by limiting the amount of revenue which may be received by the hospitals involved from Government programs, private insurers, and individuals who pay directly for hospital care. Establishes limits on: (1) the average reimbursement payable per admission to a hospital for inpatient services covered by a "cost payer" as such term is defined in this Act; and (2) the average inpatient charges per admission of a hospital. Sets forth criteria for the determination of such limits for each of the first three accounting years of hospitals subject to this Act. States that the criteria applicable to the third such year shall apply to each subsequent accounting year. Directs the Secretary to develop an economic index that accurately reflects the prices of the items that constitute components of hospital costs, and to report to Congress, not later than March 31, 1979, on the development of such index and on his recommendations as to whether such index should replace the hospital increase index described in this section. Establishes guidelines governing the increase of inpatient admissions and wages of nonsupervisory employees. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose an excise tax on payments received for inpatient hospital services in excess of the limits established by this Act. Requires hospitals subject to this Act to provide rate, budget, and other financial information at specified times to the health service agency for the area in which such hospital is located. Requires such hospitals to publish their inpatient service rates annually. Establishes a system of incentive payments for hospitals which recognize an increase in the cost per inpatient admission which is less than the limit allowed for such increase. Exempts from the cost containment program established by this Act hospitals in a State which has established such a program which was submitted to and approved by the Secretary and which provides adequate assurances to the Secretary that the program will be conducted in accordance with guidelines set forth in this Act. Prohibits reimbursement under Titles V (Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services), XVIII (Medicare), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for inpatient hospital services to the extent that it exceeds limits established pursuant to this Act or to an acceptable State cost containment plan. Authorizes an exemption from limits established under this Act for hospitals engaged in experiments and demonstrations authorized by the Social Security Act. Establishes guidelines and restrictions under Titles XI (General Provisions and Professional Standards Review), XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act for the determination of reasonable costs and charges under such Titles. Directs the Secretary, under Title XI, to establish uniform reporting and functional accounting systems for the purpose of accounting for health services provided under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Specifies the elements of such systems. Directs the Secretary to review all Federal regulations which affect hospital facilities and operation with respect to their cost impact. Requires such review to study particularly the lack of coordination in and duplication of audits, inspections, and similar requirements for such facilities. Requires the Secretary to report on such review to Congress by March 31, 1979. Authorizes the Secretary, under the Public Health Service Act, to make grants to medical schools to meet the costs of projects to establish and operate programs for students enrolled in such schools to provide training in the techniques of reducing the cost of delivering health care. Title II: Limitation on Capital Expenditures - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to promulgate: (1) an annual hospital capital expenditure limit; (2) a national ceiling for the supply of hospital beds; and (3) a national standard for the rate of occupancy of hospital beds. Sets forth the criteria to be considered by State health planning agencies when considering applications for certificates of need submitted by health facilities. Prohibits Federal payments under the Medicaid, Medicare, and Maternal and Child Health Services programs of the Social Security Act, to any State that has not entered into an agreement with the Secretary pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to include within gross income the interest on obligations issued by State or territorial governments to finance an institutional health service or health care facility which would be in excess of the limits established by this Act. Title III: Program to Assist and Encourage the Discontinuance of Unneeded Hospital Services - Directs the Secretary to establish a program of financial incentives for the consolidation of duplicative hospital services and the discontinuance of unneeded hospital services during the 54 month period beginning on the effective date of this Act. Allows a hospital which has been in operation for at least two years and which intends to: (1) discontinue providing inpatient health services; or (2) discontinue an identification unit of the hospital; or (3) which intends to convert an identifiable part of the hospital into a long-term care facility or an ambulatory care facility to apply for an incentive payment under this Title. Sets forth the formula to be used in determining the amount of incentive payments.
United States · United States Congress · 12 October 1977
Drug Safety Amendments - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require: (1) identification and ingredient information on certain drug labels; (2) drug test recordkeeping; (3) origin certification of imported drugs; and (4) release of information used to determine new drugs' safety. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to: (1) give conditional marketing approval to new drugs; (2) conduct drug studies; and (3) suspend approval of new human or animal drugs. Establishes a drug development protocol for testing and marketing of new drugs. Prohibits the export of misbranded drugs unless they meet safety standards established by the Secretary.
United States · United States Congress · 5 October 1977
Amends the definition of "employee" under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act to specify the coverage of such Act with respect to persons engaged in the manufacture, sale, repair, or servicing of recreational or fishing boats.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1977
Amends Titles XI, part A (General Provisions) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to increase the dollar limitations on Medicaid payments to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, and to eliminate the 50 percent limitation on the Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to the Medicaid programs of such territories and raise such limitation to the same level as that in the States.
United States · United States Congress · 4 October 1977
Declares a state of war against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1977
Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a school of medicine from recovering a capitation grant in fiscal years 1978 and 1979 unless its grant application contains or is supported by assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare that the school will increase by six percent over the number of students currently enrolled in specified classes its enrollment of full time, third-year students in school years 1978-1979 and 1979-1980. Excludes from the determination of the number of full-time, third-year students enrolled in a school those full time, third-year students who were not second-year students in such school and who: (1) are not citizens of the United States; (2) were previously enrolled in a school of medicine which is in a State and which is not accredited by the appropriate bodies; (3) were first enrolled after October 12, 1976, in a school of medicine not in a State; (4) were previously enrolled in a school of medicine to which the requirements of this Act apply; or (5) were previously enrolled in a school of dentistry or a school of osteopathy. Sets forth the reasons for which the Secretary may waive the requirement of increased enrollment established by this Act. Stipulates that a school of medicine which did not comply with such increase requirements shall not be eligible to receive a capitation grant in fiscal year 1980. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public or nonprofit institutions which provide graduate or specialized training in public health. Allows such funds to be granted to individuals with work experience in health services who are studying preventive medicine or dentistry. Increases the amounts authorized to be appropriated for grants for public health studies from $8,000,000 to $9,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, and from $9,000,000 to $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1980. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and report to specified committees of the House and the Senate on the quality of training provided by foreign medical schools, the need of this country for personnel trained in such schools, and the effectiveness of licensing conditions in this country in assuring that the health care provided by graduates of such schools is of high quality. Authorizes the Secretary to insure loans for students who have been accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution of health care education. Authorizes the insurance of loans made to individuals who have previously had a Federally insured student loan and who agree to expend such funds solely for the repayment of interest due on such loans. Stipulates that interest payments on such loans may be deferred. Raises the annual interest rate on the unpaid principal balance of such a loan to 12 percent. Authorizes the disbursing agent of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C., subject to approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, to invest in public debt securities any funds in the hospital's account which are not currently needed.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1977
Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a school of medicine from receiving a capitation grant in fiscal years 1978 and 1979 unless its application for such grant contains or is supported by assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare that the school will increase by by a specified amount its enrollment of full time, third-year students in school years 1978-1979 and 1979-1980. Excludes from the determination of the number of full-time, third-year students enrolled in a school those full-time, third-year students who: (1) are not citizens of the United States; (2) were first enrolled after October 12, 1976, in a school of medicine not in a State; or (3) were previously enrolled in a school of medicine to which the requirements of this Act apply. Sets forth the reasons for which the Secretary may waive the requirement of increased enrollment established by this Act. Stipulates that a school of medicine which did not comply with such increase requirements shall not be eligible to receive a capitation grant in fiscal year 1980. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public or nonprofit institutions which provide graduate or specialized training in public health. Allows such funds to be granted to individuals with work experience in health services who are studying preventive medicine or dentistry. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and report to specified committees of the House and the Senate on the quality of training provided by foreign medical schools, the need of this country for personnel trained in such schools, and the effectiveness of licensing conditions in this country in assuring that the health care provided by graduates of such schools is of high quality. Authorizes the Secretary to insure loans for students who have been accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution of health care education. Authorizes the insurance of loans made to individuals who have previously had a federally-insured student loan and who agree to expend such funds solely for the repayment of interest due on such loans. Stipulates that interest payments on such loans may be deferred. Raises the annual interest rate on the unpaid principal balance of such a loan to 12 percent.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1977
Designates service as a Member of the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots as active duty for the purposes of all laws administered by the Veterans' Administration.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1977
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) remove the adjusted gross income limitation on the credit for the elderly; (2) increase the amount of the credit; and (3) provide an annual cost-of-living adjustment for the credit.
United States · United States Congress · 8 September 1977
Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Amendments - Amends Titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require that Medicare and Medicaid payments be made directly to the physician or other person providing the service involved. Allows payment in accordance with an assignment from the person or institution providing care or service if such assignment is made to a governmental agency or entity or is established by the order of a court of competent jurisdiction or to an agent of such person or institution if the agent does so pursuant to an agency agreement under which the compensation to be paid to the agent for his services or in connection with the billing or collection of payments due such person or institution under the plan is unrelated to the amount of such payments or the billings thereof, and is not dependent upon the actual collection of any such payment. States that the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall by regulation (or by contract provision) provide that any entity (other than a public entity) which is a provider or supplier that furnishes, or arranges for the furnishing of items or services with respect to which is claimed under Title XVIII, Title V (Maternal and Child Welfare), or under Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act or a party to an agreement with the Secretary under such titles shall promptly comply with any request, specifically addressed to that entity by the Secretary or the Comptroller General of the United States, for information concerning ownership, control, or costs of such entities. Increases the maximum penalty for defrauding the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Makes review and certification requirements of the Social Security Act inapplicable to providers, suppliers, and practitioners being reviewed by any Professional Standards Review Organization designated by the Secretary to be competent to perform review responsibilities. Directs the Secretary to give priority to requests by Professional Standards Review Organizations for review responsibility with respect to services furnished in shared health facilities. States that where a Professional Standards Review Organization has been found competent by the Secretary to assume review responsibility with respect to specified types of health services, such reviews shall constitute the conclusive determination on those issues for purposes of payment under the Social Security Act. Requires professional Standards Review Organizations to provide data and information to assist Federal and State agencies having responsibility for identifying and investigating cases or patterns of fraud or abuse, and to assist the Secretary in carrying out appropriate health care planning and related activities. Requires the Secretary to make payment to qualified Professional Standards Review Organizations in an amount equal to the reasonable amount of the expenses incurred in connection with the defense of any suit, action, or proceeding brought against such organization, member, employee, or person related to the performance of any duty or function of such organization. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress an annual report on the administration, impact, and cost of the program during the preceding fiscal year. Authorizes the Comptroller General of the United States to sign and issue supoenas for the purpose of any audit, investigation, examination, analysis, review, evaluation, or other function authorized by law with respect to any program authorized under this Act. Requires the Secretary to suspend any physician or practitioner from participation in the Medicare or Medicaid programs whenever such individual is convicted of a criminal offense related to their involvement in such programs. Conditions participation in, or certification or recertification under, the programs established by titles XVIII, XIX, and XX (Grants to States for Services) upon disclosure of the name of any person who: (1) has a direct or indirect ownership or control interest of five percent or more in such provider, institution, organization, or agency, and (2) has been convicted of a criminal offense related to the involvement of such person in any of such programs. Prohibits expenditure under the Medicaid plan to the extent that any agency, organization, or other person (other than a member of the individual's family) would have been obligated by a State law or contract to provide such care or services but for a provision of the State law or contract which limits or excludes such obligation because the individual is eligible for or receives care or services under the plan.
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1977
Drug Safety Amendments - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require: (1) identification and ingredient information on certain drug labels; (2) drug test recordkeeping; (3) origin certification of imported drugs; and (4) release of information used to determine new drugs' safety. Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to: (1) give conditional marketing approval to new drugs; (2) conduct drug studies; and (3) suspend approval of new human or animal drugs. Establishes a drug development protocol for testing and marketing of new drugs. Prohibits the export of misbranded drugs unless they meet safety standards established by the Secretary.
United States · United States Congress · 3 August 1977
Social Security Rights Act - Requires that procedures be established for the expedited replacement of undelivered benefit checks under title II (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act. Requires that decisions (and reconsiderations) on initial benefit claims be made within 90 days. Requires that payment of benefits on approved claims begin no later than the day regularly fixed for delivery of benefit checks in the second month following the month in which the claim was approved.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1977
State Cost Control Plan for Hospitals Act - Title I: State Hospital Cost Control Plan - Declares that each State desiring to conduct a hospital cost containment plan shall submit such plan to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare for approval. Directs the Secretary to approve a State plan which meets criteria set forth in this Act including: (1) the establishment of a hospital review commission with the authority to supervise the administration of the plan; and (2) the establishment of an advisory council with the duty of reviewing and commenting on the operation of the hospital review commission and acting on appeals of commission decisions. Directs the Secretary to pay to any State which has a qualified hospital cost control plan which went into effect after July 1, 1977, an amount equal to 100 percent of the reasonable amounts expended by the State for the administration of the State's hospital review commission and its advisory council. Requires each State hospital review commission to file annually with the Secretary a report on the level of rates of institutional reimbursement approved under the State plan. Title II: Coordination with Health Planning and Peer Review Activities - Directs each State Hospital review commission to review the expenditures of a health care institution for financing costs and depreciation relating to prior capital expenditures. Requires such a commission to disapprove any such expenditures made for services, equipment, and facilities which required but were denied a certificate-of-need pursuant to the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security Act. Amends Title XI (General Provisions and Professional Standards Review) of the Social Security Act to direct that the expenses of Professional Standards Review Organizations be passed on to the providers whose services are reviewed. Title III: Federal Hospital Cost Containment Program - Directs that the average reimbursement paid to a hospital for inpatient services under Titles V (Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services), XVIII (Medicare), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, and the average charges imposed by a hospital for inpatient services may not exceed the base inpatient hospital revenue per inpatient admission, as established in this Act, by a specified percentage. Sets forth formulas by which determinations of inpatient care costs shall be calculated for the purposes of this Act. Sets forth conditions under which the Secretary may grant exceptions from the limits established under this Act. Subjects any hospital granted an exception from the cost imposed by this Act to an operational review by the Secretary. Grants any hospital which is adversely affected by a determination of the Secretary in connection with the application or granting of an exception the right to a hearing before the Provider Reimbursement Review Board established under the Medicare program if the amount in controversy is $25,000 or more. Directs the Secretary to appoint five additional members to such Board for the purposes of reviewing appeals under this Title. Subjects hospitals or cost payers which receive reimbursement in excess of levels permitted under this Title to: (1) a Federal excise tax established by this Act; and (2) exclusion from participation in any of the programs established under the Medicaid, Medicare, or Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services programs of the Social Security Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose an excise tax on payments received for inpatient hospital services in excess of the limits established by this Act. Directs the Secretary, for the purpose of obtaining information on costs which can be used in planning and measuring the efficiency of various types of health services facilities and organizations, to establish, for each such type of organization, a uniform system for the reporting of information. Title IV: Limitation on Hospital Capital Expenditures - Amends Title XI (General Provisions and Professional Standards Review) of the Social Security Act to assure that Federal funds appropriated under Titles V, XVIII, and XIX of such Act are not used to support capital expenditures for inpatient hospital services, and are used only to support expenditures for other health services which are determined to be necessary through the health services and facilities planning activities in the various States. Title V: Revisions of Title XV of the Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to define as surplus any institutional health service found to be unneeded according to the standards applied in determining whether a proposed new service shall be granted a certificate of need. Declares that any such service declared surplus shall be considered as though it had been denied a certificate-of-need. Directs the Secretary to make grants to institutions which have discontinued health services pursuant to a determination that such services were surplus. Limits the amount of such grant to the amount of debt incurred by the institution in developing the service declared surplus which remains outstanding.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1977
Provides that if the delivery day for Veterans' Administration benefit checks falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal public holiday, checks for such month shall be mailed for delivery on the first day preceding such designated day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal public holiday, without regard to whether the delivery of such checks is made in the same calendar month for which such benefit checks are issued.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1977
Amends the Tax Reform Act to provide an unlimited exclusion from gross income of disability payments received by persons who retired on or before October 1, 1976, and either retired on disability, or were entitled to retire on disability.
United States · United States Congress · 27 July 1977
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should establish a national telecommunications policy.
United States · United States Congress · 26 July 1977
Amends Titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide payment for rural health clinic services under such Titles. Defines the term "rural health clinic services" as the services of physicians and physician extenders and services and supplies furnished as an incident to such services. Defines the terms " rural health clinic" and "physician extender" as used in this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to provide through demonstration projects, reimbursement on a cost basis for services provided by physician-directed clinics in urban medically underserved areas for which payment may be made under Medicare, and for services provided by physician extenders employed by such clinics. Directs the Secretary to carry out demonstration projects to provide reimbursement under the Medicare program for services provided in organized centers offering comprehensive outpatient mental health services.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1977
Directs the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare to conduct a study to assess (1) current technical capabilities to predict the toxic or carcinogenic effect on humans of substances which have induced cancer in animals; (2) public health benefits and risks of food containing such substances; (3) existing means of evaluating such benefits and risks, and the validity of such analysis; (4) instances in which restrictions on such substances do not accord with benefit-risk analysis; and (5) the relationship between Federal regulatory policies concerning the use of such substances for food and nonfood purposes. Directs the Secretary to request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, or other public or private nonprofit organizations, to conduct the study. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of saccharin and other nonnutritive sweeteners to determine (1) any impurities in saccharin; (2) the toxic and carcinogenic effects of such impurities; and (3) the health benefits of saccharin and other nonnutritive sweeteners. Requires the Secretary to report to the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and to the Senate Committee on Human Resources (1) the results of the saccharin study within one year; and (2) the results of the food additives study within 18 months. Prohibits the Secretary from restricting (except for labeling requirements allowed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) the sale or distribution of saccharin, or any food, drug, or cosmetic containing saccharin for 18 months. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations requiring (1) retail establishments where saccharin, or any drug, food, or cosmetic containing saccharin, is sold to display prominently, during the 18 month period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, a notice of saccharin's possible health risks; and (2) advertising (printed or electronic) of such saccharin products to contain a statement of the possible health risks of saccharin.
United States · United States Congress · 25 July 1977
Amends the Public Health Service Act to require that the application of a medical school for a capitation grant to be made in fiscal year 1978 be supported by assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare that the school will increase the enrollment of full-time, third-year students in the 1978-1979 school year by the greater of: (1)five percent; or (2) ten students over the number of such students enrolled in school year 1977-1978 or 1976-1977 whichever is greater. Directs the Secretary to assist schools of medicine to meet such requirement by identifying citizens of the United States: (1) who before 1976 were students in a school of medicine not in a State; (2) who have completed at least two years in a school of medicine; and (3) who have successfully completed part I of the National Board of Medical Examiners' examination. Permits the Secretary to waive the increase requirement upon a finding that an increase in the enrollment of third-year students will present the school from providing high quality clinical training for its third-year students because of the inadequate size of the population served by the facility.
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 1977
Directs the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a one year review of toxic and carcinogenic substances including: (1) current capabilities to predict the effect on humans of substances found to induce cancer in animals; (2) the benefits and risks to the public of such substances; (3) the validity of benefit-risk analysis of such substances; and (4) the relationship of Federal regulatory policies concerning the use of such substances for food and for non-food purposes. Directs the Institute to report its findings and legislative and administrative recommendations to the Congress and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare within one year. Authorizes the continued use of saccharin for eighteen months. Prohibits the Secretary from taking any action under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit or restrict the sale or distribution (other than requiring labeling) of saccharin.
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 1977
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to redetermine the tax liability of a certain individual for the taxable year 1962.
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1977
Amends the Federal Salary Act of 1967 to eliminate review of rates of pay for Members of Congress by the Commission on Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries. Amends the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to abolish automatic cost-of-living pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and to set the rate of pay for such Members at the rate in effect on September 30, 1976. Stipulates that any pay increase for Members of Congress shall not take effect until the Congress succeeding the Congress which approves such increase.
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1977
Hospital Cost Containment Act - Title I: Transitional Hospital Cost Constraint Provisions - States that it is the purpose of the program established by this title to constrain the rate of increases in total acute care hospital inpatient costs. States that the increase in total revenue which a hospital may receive in any accounting year in the form of: (1) reimbursement paid under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and by cost payers for inpatient services; and (2) charges imposed upon other persons for inpatient services; and (2) charges imposed upon other persons for inpatient services, may not, on a per admission basis, exceed the average inpatient reimbursement due or inpatient charges imposed per inpatient admission in the base period by more than the percentage allowed under this Act. Sets forth formulas by which the limits of the increase in total revenue may be computed. Bases the "inpatient hospital revenue increase limit" on increases in the gross national product deflator and total hospital expenditures nationwide. Excepts from such limits hospitals which are experiencing substantially higher costs as a result of extraordinary changes in patient loads or major changes in facilities and services. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to promulgate the inpatient hospital revenue increase limit applicable during a 12-month period beginning on October 1 of each year. Directs the Secretary to promulgate a formula for adjusting such revenue increase limit based on the number of admissions during a 12-month accounting period. Authorizes the Secretary to grant exceptions to the revenue increase limit during periods in which the excepted hospitals meet specified criteria. Permits any hospital which is dissatisfied by the decision of the Secretary to grant or not grant an exception if the amount in controversy is $25,000 or more, to obtain a hearing before the Provider Reimbursement Review Board established by the Social Security Act. Directs the Secretary to appoint five additional members to such Board for the purpose of reviewing appeals under this title. Prohibits, under the Social Security Act, the payment of hospital costs in excess of the limits established pursuant to this Act. Prohibits the receipt by any hospital, or payment by any cost payer for inpatient hospital services on a cost basis in excess of applicable limits. Subjects hospitals or cost payers in violation of such prohibitions to: (1) a Federal excise tax established by this Act; and (2) exclusion from participation in any of the programs established under the Medicaid, Medicare or Maternal and Child Health Services programs of the Social Security Act. Allows the Secretary to exclude from cost containment provisions: (1) hospitals meeting specified criteria located in a State at the request of the Governor of such State: and (2) hospitals engaged in certain experiments on demonstrations authorized by the Social Security Act. Requires every hospital to submit seminannually to the appropriate health systems agency, its average semiprivate room rate and the charges for ten other representative services most important for purposes of comparing hospitals. Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose an excise tax on payments received for inpatient hospital services in excess of the inpatient hospital revenue increase limit. Establishes a system of incentive payments for hospitals which recognize an increase in the cost per inpatient admission which is less than the limit allowed for such increase. Title II: Limitation on Capital Expenditures - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary to promulgate: (1) an annual hospital capital expenditure limit: (2) a national ceiling for the supply of hospital beds; and (3) a national standard for the rate of occupancy of hospital beds. Sets forth the criteria to be considered by State health planning agencies when considering applications for certificates of need submitted by health facilities. Prohibits Federal payments under the Medicaid, Medicare, and Maternal and Child Health Services programs of the Social Security Act, to any State that has not entered into an agreement with the Secretary pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Prohibits any person engaged in the business of selling medical equipment in interstate commerce from making any sale for more than $150,000 unless the designated State health agency determines that there is a need for the use of such equipment by the purchaser. Title III: Program to assist and Encourage the Discontinuance of Unneeded Hospital Services - Directs the Secretary to establish a program of financial incentives for the discontinuance of unneeded hospital services during the 54 month period beginning on the effective date of this Act. Allows a hospital which has been in operation for at least two years and which intends to: (1) discontinue providing inpatient health services; or (2) discontinue an identification unit of the hospital; or (3) which intends to convert an identifiable part of the hospital into a long-term care facility or an ambulatory care facility to apply for an incentive payment under this title. Sets forth the formula to be used in determining the amount of incentive payments.
United States · United States Congress · 30 June 1977
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Government of the United States should maintain and protect its sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the canal and zone, and should in no way cede, dilute, forfeit, negotiate, or transfer any of these sovereign rights, power, authority, jurisdiction, territory, or property that are indispensably necessary for the protection and security of the United States and the entire Western Hemisphere; (2) there be no relinquishment or surrender of any presently vested United States sovereign right, power, or authority or property, tangible or intangible, except by treaty authorized by the Congress and duly ratified by the United States; and (3) there be no recession to Panama, or other divestiture of any United States-owned property, tangible or intangible, without prior authorization by the Congress (House and Senate) as provided in the United States Constitution.