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Bill· HRH.R. 3163 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1981
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange for the conduct of an epidemiological study of the long-term health effects in humans from exposure to dioxins produced during manufacture of phenoxy herbicides, including Agent Orange. Requires such study to give particular attention to Vietnam veterans. Directs the Secretary to request the National Academy of Sciences to design and analyze the data from such a study or, if the Academy refuses, another appropriate public or nonprofit entity. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on such study. Stipulates that such study shall be conducted in lieu of the study authorized by Public Law 96-151.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 227 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1981
Requests the President to designate the week beginning June 21, 1981, as "National Deaf Awareness Week."
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 62 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1981
Requests the President to designate the week of September 20 through 26, 1981, as "National Cystic Fibrosis Week."
Bill· HRH.R. 3103 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1981
Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XV111 (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the $100 amount in controversy minimum applicable to a carrier with respect to the hearing requirement; (2) provide that the customary and prevailing charge levels shall be updated semiannually; and (3) increase the level for payment of benefits from 80 to 90 percent.
Bill· HRH.R. 3102 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1981
National Catastrophic Health Insurance Program Act of 1981 - Title I: Catastrophic Health Insurance Program - Establishes title XXI (National Catastrophic Health Insurance Program) of the Social Security Act to provide catastrophic illness insurance benefits to all individuals, their spouses and dependents whose combined resources are less than $50,000 for their most recent previous tax year. Provides for exclusions from resources in determining eligibility. Establishes the Federal Catastrophic Health Insurance Trust Fund to finance payments for health care services under this Act and provides for a board of trustees to manage the fund. Title II: Tax on Removal of Natural Resources from Federal Lands - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose a tax upon individuals who remove natural resources from Federal lands of ten percent of such resources removed. Provides that 100 percent of the revenues collected through such tax shall be deposited in the Federal Catastrophic Health Insurance Trust Fund.
Bill· SS. 861 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1981
Noninstitutional Acute and Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly and Disabled Act - Amends the Social Security Act by adding a new title, title XXI (Noninstitutional Acute and Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly and the Disabled), to provide a comprehensive system of noninstitutional health, developmental, and social services for individuals with chronic disabilities. Entitles an eligible individual to the following benefits: (1) home health services; (2) homemaker-home health aide services; (3) adult day services; (4) respite care services for up to 14 days, or 336 hours, in any year; (5) service coordination; (6) home help services; and (7) other services, provided on a demonstration basis, which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines may be of value. Sets forth definitions of such benefits. Provides benefits to every individual who: (1) has attained age 65; (2) is disabled and eligible for benefits under titles II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance), XVI (Supplemental Security Income), XVIII (Medicare), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Act; (3) was eligible for such benefits and ceased to be so eligible, but only if loss of benefits would seriously jeopardize such individual's ability to continue to live in a noninstitutional community residence and such individual's income is not sufficient to allow such individual to provide a reasonable equivalent of the services available under this Act; or (4) has been certified as eligible by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. States that no eligible individual shall be eligible to receive any benefits under title XXI or any long-term care benefits under titles XVIII, XIX, or XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Act unless such individual has a plan of care, as specified in this Act, and has been screened and assessed by a preadmission assessment and screening team (PAT) in order to determine the types and frequency of services required by such individual and in order to assure the maximum level of independence for such individual. Requires the Governor of each State to designate the State agency or agencies which shall administer or supervise the administration of the State's PAT program. Directs such agency or agencies to designate entities responsible for establishing area PATs. Directs the Secretary to determine the composition of the PAT. Directs the Secretary to reimburse any PAT, and any State, for the reasonable costs incurred under this Act. Requires beneficiaries under title XXI to make copayments. Sets limits based on income for such copayments. Exempts those below the poverty line from copayments. Directs the Secretary to pay amounts for benefits incurred by an eligible individual in accordance with specified guidelines. Creates the Federal Long-Term Care Trust Fund into which specified funds will be deposited in order to make the payments required by this Act. Coordinates the provisions of this Act with titles XVIII, XIX, and XX of the Act by providing that no payment shall be made under such titles to or on behalf of an individual who is eligible under title XXI for services available under title XXI, unless the individual seeking coverage first undergoes a preadmission screening and assessment as provided in title XXI. States that this Act shall be effective between January 1, 1982, and December 31, 1987. Directs the Secretary to monitor the effects of this Act and report to the Congress. Directs the Comptroller General to also conduct an ongoing evaluation of the effects of this Act and to report to the Congress.
Bill· SS. 855 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1981
Medicaid Formula Modernization Act of 1981 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to revise the "Federal medical assistance percentage" by: (1) changing the multiplier from .45 to .35; (2) eliminating squaring per capita income; and (3) accounting for cost-of-living differences among States. Stipulates that in order to qualify for the use of the revised formula a State must establish a minimum benefit level for its AFDC program (part A of title IV of the Act, Aid to Families with Dependent Children). Sets forth a formula for determining the cost-of-living index for any State. Requires the minimum benefits to be at least 75 percent of the official poverty line. Provides for additional payments to a State if the State incurs additional expenditures in meeting the minimum benefit amount. Requires under both Medicaid and AFDC that additional Federal funds be passed through the State to local government.
Bill· HRH.R. 2956 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1981
Includes the medical personnel of the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home among those military medical personnel covered by an exclusive remedy against the United States in suits based upon medical malpractice.
Bill· HRH.R. 2953 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1981
Vietnam-era Veterans' Health Care and Benefits Act of 1981 - Entitles to hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care any veteran determined to be in need of such care for the treatment of a condition that may be associated with exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam. Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to furnish medical services on an outpatient or ambulatory basis to such veterans. Amends the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to expand the scope of the epidemiological study of the health effects of Agent Orange to include an evaluation of the long term adverse health effects on humans serving in the armed forces of the United States in Vietnam during the Vietnamese conflict or other factors involved in such service, including exposure to other herbicides, chemicals, medications, or environmental hazards or conditions. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to expand the scope of the literature analysis and review to include an analysis and review of the literature covering other studies relating to the effects of such factors. Extends through September 30, 1983 (two additional years) the period during which Vietnam-era veterans may initially request psychological readjustment counseling. Extends educational assistance without a delimiting period for vocational training for veterans of the Vietnam era determined to be in need of such assistance.
Bill· HRH.R. 2943 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1981
Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to authorize specified appropriations through fiscal year 1984 to: (1) States for programs and services for persons with developmental disabilities, and for the development of systems to protect and advocate the rights of such persons; and (2) university affiliated facilities assisting such persons. Revises evaluation system provisions to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make allotments to the States for management information and evaluation systems regarding such programs. Requires a State to include in its overall plan a plan for such management and evaluation system. Provides that allotments for such purposes shall be proportional to the overall State allotment. Revises special grant provisions to permit the Secretary to make grants for: (1) demonstration projects that are of national significance or are conducted in more than one State or involve two or more Federal agencies; (2) demonstration projects to improve protection and advocacy services; and (3) certain evaluation projects. Requires a State to have an approved plan before an application may be approved. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts (under the same conditions as grants) under such Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2937 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1981
Comprehensive Health Care Improvement Act of 1981 - Title I: Qualified Health Insurance Plans - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards for qualified health insurance plans and procedures for the review and certification of such plans. Certifies a plan as an "A" qualified plan if it meets any applicable State requirements with respect to accident and health insurance plans or nonprofit health service plans and meets or exceeds the following minimum standards: (1) benefits equal to at least 80 percent of the covered expenses in excess of an annual deductible not exceeding $150 per person; (2) a $3,000 annual limit on total out-of-pocket expenses for covered services; (3) a maximum lifetime benefit of at least $250,000; and (4) the $3,000 and $250,000 limits are not subject to change by use of an actuarially equivalent benefit. Includes as "covered services": (1) hospital and physician services; (2) prescription drugs; (3) nursing home care; (4) home care services; (5) use of radium or other radioactive materials; (6) oxygen and anesthetics; (7) prosthesis, other than dental; (8) medical equipment (excluding eyeglasses and hearing aids); (9) x-rays; (10) certain oral surgery; (11) physical therapy; (12) ambulance service; (13) well baby care; (14) routine physicals; (15) multiphasic screening and other diagnostic testing; (16) a second opinion on surgical procedures costing more than $500; and (17) chiropractic services. Enumerates services and items not covered, such as injuries subject to workers' compensation laws and cosmetic surgery. Deems a health maintenance organization (HMO) providing services pursuant to title XIII of the Public Health Service Act to be providing an "A" qualified plan. Certifies as a "B" plan a plan which meets the minimum standards of an "A" plan except that the annual deductible does not exceed $500 per person. Certifies as a "C" plan a plan which meets the minimum standards of an "A" plan except that the annual deductible does not exceed $1,000 per person. Certifies a plan which provides benefits to persons over 65 as a qualified Medicare supplement plan if it: (1) provides complementary or supplemental benefits to the benefits provided under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; (2) provides coverage of 50 percent of the deductibles and copayments required under title XVIII, 80 percent of the charges for services covered under this Act and is not subject to a maximum life time benefit of less than $100,000; and (3) limits to not more than $1,000 the total annual out-of-pocket expenses for services covered under this Act. Directs the Secretary to provide for the review and certification by the Commissioner of each State of qualified plans offered in the State. Prohibits any entity from describing for purposes of sale a plan of health coverage as: (1) a qualified plan unless such plan is qualified under this Act; or (2) a particular type of qualified plan unless such plan meets the standards for such type under this Act. Makes any violations of this prohibition an unfair practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Requires an employer having an average of not less than ten employees annually to make available a plan of health coverage which: (1) has been certified as an "A" or "B" or supplemental health benefits plan; (2) is a qualified convertible plan; and (3) provides for the option of coverage of the employee's spouse and children. Defines the term "qualified convertible plan". Subjects any employer who knowingly fails to comply with such requirements to a civil penalty. Allows an employee to enjoin such violation in State or Federal court. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a State Medicaid plan to provide for the establishment and operation of a comprehensive health association in the State and a comprehensive health insurance plan. Defines the term "comprehensive health insurance plan" to mean qualified policies of insurance and contracts of HMO coverage offered in the State. Directs each State commissioner of insurance to supervise the creation of the comprehensive health association in the State and to formulate policies to advance the purposes of this title. Requires each State to establish a comprehensive health association with membership consisting of all insurers, self-insurers, fraternal beneficiary associations, and HMOs licensed in the State. Requires such entities to maintain their membership as a condition of doing accident and health insurance, self-insurance, or HMO business in the State. Allows an association to provide for the reinsuring of risks incurred as a result of issuing qualified plans by members. Requires each association through its comprehensive health insurance plan to offer: (1) policies which provide the benefits of "A", "B", and "C" qualified plans and of a qualified Medicare supplement plan; and (2) HMO contracts in those areas of the State where an HMO has agreed to make the coverage available and has been selected as a writing carrier. Specifies formulas for setting the premiums of such plans for the first 18 months of operation. Requires each association to design premium schedules thereafter which are self-supporting and based on generally accepted actuarial principles. Directs each writing carrier to submit to the association and commissioner in the State a monthly report on the operation of the State comprehensive health insurance plan. Requires such plan to be open for enrollment by residents of the State, who may enroll by submitting a certificate of eligibility containing specified information to the writing carrier. Directs each association in a State to disseminate appropriate information to residents regarding the existence of the comprehensive health insurance plan and the means of enrollment. Requires each writing carrier to pay an agent's referral fee, in an amount to be determined by the association, to each insurance agent who refers an applicant to the plan (if the application is accepted), but limits the amount paid for such purposes to 12.5 percent of the premiums paid to the carrier. Title II: Program of Assistance to States for Assisting Low-Income Individuals to Purchase Comprehensive Health Insurance - Comprehensive Health Insurance Assistance Act of 1981 - Amends the Social Security Act by adding a new title XXI: Grants to States for Assistance to Low-Income Individuals in the Purchase of Comprehensive Health Insurance. Provides grants to States for assisting low-income individuals in the purchase of comprehensive health insurance. Sets forth requirements for a State plan to receive such assistance, including that a plan make partial or full assistance available to low-income individuals, as determined by the State, for purchasing "A" or "B" qualified plans or qualified Medicare supplement plans. Directs the Secretary to pay to a State which has a plan approved under this title an amount equal to 50 percent of the sums expended each quarter which are attributable to such assistance or administrative expenses, but prohibits such amount from exceeding the product of $1.25 and the population. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary to approve a State plan which allows a portion of the income and resources of a married couple, one spouse of which is in a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility, to be disregarded for the purpose of determining such couple's income. Title III: Program of Assistance to States for Assisting Individuals Who Incur Catastrophic Expenses for Health Care - Catastrophic Health Care Expenses Assistance Act of 1981 - Amends the Social Security Act by adding a new title XXII: Grants to States for Assistance to Individuals Incurring Catastrophic Expenses for Health Care. Provides grants to States for furnishing medical assistance for catastrophic illness. Sets forth requirements for a State plan to receive such assistance. Directs the Secretary to pay to a State which has a plan approved under this title an amount equal to 50 percent of the sums expended each quarter which are attributable to such assistance or administrative expenses, but prohibits such amount from exceeding the product of $.25 and the population. Prohibits payment under this title with respect to specified expenses. Sets forth penalties for violations under this title.
Bill· HRH.R. 2904 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1981
Amends the Public Health Service Act regarding employee health benefits plans to: (1) eliminate the requirement that in an area served by more than one qualified health maintenance organization such plan include options for specified types of organizations; and (2) permit the inclusion of any other qualifying health services entity in lieu of a health maintenance organization.
Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 57 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1981
Requests the President to designate the week of February 7 through 13, 1982, as "National Scleroderma Week."
Bill· SS. 801 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981
National Health Service Corps Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to redefine "health manpower shortage area." Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in establishing designation criteria, to consider the unmet demand for health services by individuals in an area and the likelihood that such demand will be met within two years. Revises the procedures for designation of a health manpower shortage area. Requires the Secretary to notify the appropriate State and local agencies before the proposed designation. Requires the Secretary to determine that there is a continued demand, as well as need, for manpower before assigning health corps personnel to a health manpower shortage area. Eliminates the authority of the Secretary to: (1) waive the cost sharing requirement for any entity located in an area in which a significant percentage of individuals are unable to pay for services; and (2) provide for the furnishing of services without charge. Requires Corps members to provide services to the maximum feasible extent in a manner which is cooperative with and not competitive with other health care providers. Extends the authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1984 for the National Health Service Corps program. Requires any new or continuing National Health Service scholarship contract after September 30, 1981, to provide for conversion of such contract into a loan agreement at the Secretary's option. Authorizes the Secretary to pay the malpractice insurance for, and a partial income supplement to, individuals who choose an independent practice (formerly private practice) option.
Bill· SS. 799 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981
Health Professions Educational Assistance and Nurse Training Act of 1981 - Title I: Amendments to Title VII - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1984 for: (1) the collection of health professions data; (2) authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to guarantee loans (and provide interest subsidies) for the construction of teaching facilities; (3) area health education centers; (4) support services in underserved areas; (5) grants for training in physical and rehabilitative medicine; (6) grants for training in family medicine, general internal medicine, and general pediatrics; (7) financial distress grants for ailing schools; (8) advanced financial distress grants; and (9) grants for projects in public health and health administration. Increases limitations on individual federally insured loans and on Federal loan insurance. Transfers the National Health Service Corps Scholarship program to title III of such Act. Repeals specified scholarship, fellowship, and grant programs. Title II: Nurse Training - Repeals provisions of title VIII of such Act providing for: (1) capitation and financial distress grants for nursing schools; (2) grants for nurse practitioner programs; (3) traineeships for the training of nurse anesthetists; and (4) specified scholarship grants. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1984 for grants providing for: (1) support for practicing nurses; (2) advanced nurse training programs; (3) educational assistance to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds; and (4) specified traineeships and projects for strengthening nursing education.
Bill· SS. 800 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981
Health Care Research and Research Training Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Research and Training - Amends the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the National Center for Health Care Technology and the National Council on Health Care Technology. Transfers certain duties of the Center to the National Institutes of Health and other appropriate Federal entities. Repeals the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to undertake training programs with respect to research, evaluation, and demonstration projects. Makes discretionary, rather than mandatory, the authority of the Secretary and the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the health costs of pollution. Authorizes the National Center for Health Services Research to support research, evaluation, dissemination, and demonstration projects respecting the development of methods to improve competition among health care providers. Repeals the authority of the Secretary to assist entities in planning and operating centers for multidisciplinary health services. Eliminates the Cooperative Health Statistics System. Transfers functions of the System to the National Center for Health Statistics. Requires the report of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics to be issued biennially instead of annually. Eliminates the authority of the Secretary to plan the collection of statistical and epidemiological data on the effects of the environment on health and to establish guidelines for the collection of information to determine the effects of employment and environmental conditions on public health. Requires reports on the Nation's health and health financing, resources, and resource utilization to be issued biennially, instead of annually. Extends through fiscal year 1984 the authorization of appropriations for health service research, evaluation, and demonstration activities at the reduced level of $20,000,000 per fiscal year. Extends through fiscal year 1984 the authorization of appropriations for health statistical and epidemiological activities at the reduced level of $35,300,000 for each fiscal year. Directs the Secretary, in awarding National Research Service Awards, to give special consideration to physicians who agree to undertake a minimum of two years of biomedical research. Eliminates the current options given to National Research Service award recipients to serve in the National Health Service Corps or in a health related activity. Exempts the first 12 months of service from the payback provision. Extends through fiscal year 1984 the authorization of appropriations for National Research Service Awards at the reduced level of $150,000,000 per fiscal year. Title II: Medical Libraries - Eliminates the authority of the Secretary to establish regional branches of the National Library of Medicine and to make grants for medical library science training, special scientific projects, and biomedical scientific publications. Decreases from $200,000 to $100,000 the ceiling resource grants to individual medical libraries. Extends through fiscal year 1984 the authorization of appropriations for medical libraries at the reduced level of $6,000,000 per fiscal year. Makes discretionary the authority of the Secretary to make grants for regional medical libraries. Revises the authorized uses of such grants. Requires regional medical libraries to charge user fees. Title III: Assessment of Health Care Technologies - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to undertake and disseminate by grant or contract assessments of health care procedures, practices, or technologies.
Bill· HRH.R. 2848 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981
Pregnant Women's Assistance Act - Amends the Public Health Services Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter into contracts to provide for: (1) the counseling of pregnant women on their legal rights and the benefits and services available to them; and (2) the development of information (including education materials) on family planning and the legal rights, benefits and services available to them.
Bill· HRH.R. 2833 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide, through demonstration projects payments to eligible individuals who do not require 24-hour nursing care and who desire to establish a medical, noninstitutional living arrangement: (1) post-hospital extended care services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; or (2) intermediate care facility services or skilled nursing facility services under title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act. Requires payments received to be used to finance appropriate medical, noninstitutional living arrangements. Provides that such payments shall not be includable in gross income under the Internal Revenue Code. Requires the Secretary to design the demonstration projects to determine: (1) the feasibility of transferring inpatients of skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities to noninstitutional living arrangements; (2) the types and percentage of such inpatients who could live effectively in a noninstitutional living arrangement; and (3) the types and percentages of such inpatients who would benefit economically and qualitatively from a noninstitutional living arrangement. Directs that funds for such payments be made from the Federal Hospital Insurance Fund established under the Social Security Act and from funds appropriated for Medicaid.
Bill· HRH.R. 2814 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981
Amends the Public Health Service Act regarding employee health benefits plans to: (1) eliminate the requirement that in an area served by more than one qualified health maintenance organization such plan include options for specified types of organizations; and (2) permit the inclusion of any other qualifying health services entity in lieu of a health maintenance organization.
Bill· HRH.R. 2847 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981
Excludes from repayment the first $5 of travel expenses to and from a Veterans' Administration facility when a person receives beneficiary travel involving programs administered by the Department of Veterans' Benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 2807 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1981
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize specified appropriations through fiscal year 1985 for: (1) family planning services, including training, research, and information and education; and (2) genetic disease (including sudden infant death syndrome) testing, counseling, and information and education programs. Authorizes specified appropriations through fiscal year 1985 for adolescent pregnancy programs. Eliminates specified reporting requirements.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 99 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1981
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, should take appropriate action under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to assist local and State officials to solve the recent murders in Atlanta, Georgia, protect children there, and help families there cope with stress; and (2) other Federal officials should continue to cooperate and assist in such efforts.
Bill· SS. 755 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1981
Comprehensive Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation - Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to replace the current State formula grant framework, including the requirements of a single State administrative agency and State plan, with a technical assistance program for the purposes of: (1) data collection; (2) program management; (3) personnel and facility certification or licensure; and (4) compliance monitoring. Extends the grant program for implementation of the Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act through fiscal year 1982. Places special emphasis on new treatment and rehabilitation methods as priorities for alcoholism prevention grants and contracts. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give special consideration to programs for minorities, elderly women, youth, handicapped individuals, and the families of alcoholics. Prohibits such grants: (1) to a State or State entity without authorization of the Governor; (2) to exceed five years in duration; or (3) to exceed 75 percent of a project's cost. Permits such grants to be used to combat drug abuse. Authorizes specified appropriations for such grants for fiscal year 1982. Obligates at least 25 percent of such funds for drug and alcohol abuse prevention. Authorizes specified appropriations for alcohol abuse research for fiscal year 1982. Title II: Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation - Amends the Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act to eliminate the current State formula grant framework. Replaces the current special grant program with a program of block grants and contracts for the demonstration of new prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. Permits such grants to be used to combat alcohol abuse. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal year 1982. Obligates at least 25 percent of such funds for prevention purposes. Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to programs for minorities, elderly women, youth, handicapped individuals, and the families of drug abusers. Prohibits such grants under conditions similar to title I grants. Includes prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation within the scope of drug research grants. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal year 1982.
Bill· HRH.R. 2644 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1981
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act to authorize specified sums for alcohol and drug abuse education projects for fiscal years 1982-1985. Extends multiple year project funding through fiscal year 1985. Includes the prevention of alcohol and drug related deviant behavior within the purposes of such Act. Eliminates the requirement of an annual report to Congress. Authorizes up to five percent (presently three percent) of annual appropriations for project evaluation.
Bill· HRH.R. 2642 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1981
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to permit specified practitioners to register to dispense heroin for an inpatient who has been diagnosed as being terminally ill with cancer.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 213 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1981
Requests the President to designate July 17, 1981, as "National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day."
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 212 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1981
Requests the President to designate the third week of September of each year as "National Cystic Fibrosis Week."
Bill· HRH.R. 2598 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981
Medical Assistance Amendments of 1981 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate all the deductibles, coinsurance, and time limitations presently applicable to benefits thereunder. Eliminates medicare taxes as the method of financing hospital insurance benefits and premium payments as the method of financing supplementary medical insurance benefits. Includes within the coverage of title XVIII eye care, dental care, hearing aids, prescription drugs, prosthetics, one physical checkup a year, preventive care, diagnosis of breast cancer, services of clinical psychologists, and services of registered nurses. Provides for the administrative and judicial review of claims which arise under the supplementary medical insurance program. Amends title VII of the Social Security Act to prohibit sex discrimination under any program or activity authorized by the Act or under any program receiving Federal assistance under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2615 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to authorize a State plan to disregard from income and resources, in determining the income and resources of a married couple (one spouse of which is in a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility), such amounts as the State determines by law.
Bill· HRH.R. 2595 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize payment for routine hygienic foot care (excludes trimming club nails, and the cutting and removal of corns, warts, and calluses).
Bill· SS. 726 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981
Children and Youth Camp Safety Act - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Office of Youth Camp Safety to be headed by a Director of Youth Camp Safety. Confers upon the Director the primary responsibility for the promulgation and enforcement of youth camp safety regulations. Provides for Congressional disapproval of such proposed regulations. Requires any State which desires to assume responsibility for the development and modification of youth camp safety standards to submit a State plan to the Director for his approval. Requires approval of a States' plan upon inclusion of specified provisions. Allows a State whose plan has been rejected to obtain review of the decision in the United States court of appeals. Authorizes the Director to make grants to States for up to 80 percent of the costs of developing youth camp safety plans. Authorizes the Director to enter and inspect youth camps and their records. Charges the Director with: (1) establishing within the Department of Health and Human Services an Advisory Council on Youth Camp Safety; and (2) reporting to the Congress and the President at least once in each fiscal year. Establishes judicial procedures to restrain any condition or practice which poses an imminent danger of serious injury at such camps. Prescribes penalties for violations by youth camp operators of the standards promulgated pursuant to this Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1985.
Bill· HRH.R. 2562 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981
Health Programs Amendments of 1981- Title I: Immunization of Children and Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis and Venereal Diseases - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984 for programs of: (1) child immunization; (2) tuberculosis prevention; and (3) venereal disease control. Title II: State Grants - Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984 for State public health services. Includes hypertension, rodent control, fluoridation, and lead paint poisoning programs within such services. Title III: Community and Migrant Health Centers - Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1983 for community health centers. Stipulates that not more than: (1) two percent of such appropriations may be used for planning and development; nor (2) more than five percent for operations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prescribe criteria for determining areas and population groups in need of community health centers. Requires an applicant to demonstrate, based upon such criteria, how a center will provide maximum services. Requires a health center grant recipient to: (1) provide for an annual audit; (2) file a report of such audit with the Secretary; and (3) maintain records as the Secretary requires. Directs the Secretary to review migrant health services provided by such centers and to report to Congress within six months of enactment of this Act. Authorizes specified appropriations for migrant health centers for fiscal years 1982-1983. Stipulates that not more than: (1) two percent of such appropriations may be used for planning and development; (2) five percent for operations; nor (3) more than ten percent for environmental health and sanitation contracts. Title IV: Health Services Research, Statistics, and Technology - Authorizes specified authorizations for fiscal years 1982-1984 for: (1) research and demonstration activities; (2) statistical and epidemiological activities; and (3) the National Center for Health Care Technology. Authorizes (currently requires) the Secretary to support certain research, valuation, and demonstration programs, including (as of fiscal year 1982) the role of market forces in the health care system. Eliminates new projects involving the use of computers in health services and information systems but continues funding for existing projects through fiscal year 1982. Revises specified pollution and environmental reporting requirements to require: (1) such reports every three (currently every two) years; and (2) their submission to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (currently to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce). Reduces from three to two the number of required national special emphasis centers and eliminates the special designation of Health Care Management Center. Expands the scope of authorized international cooperative projects. Requires specified grants for health technology, operations, and research and demonstrations with direct costs in excess of $50,000 (currently $35,000) to be reviewed for scientific merit before being made. Title V: Medical Libraries and National Research Service Awards - Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) medical libraries; and (2) National Research Service Awards. Requires reciprocal service by recipients of National Research Service Awards of at least 12 months (currently, at least three months) duration. Title VI: Miscellaneous - Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for primary and dental care projects in nonurban areas.
Bill· HRH.R. 2537 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981
Amends the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend until December 31, 1982, the period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take certain actions to restrict the continued use of saccharin or of any food, drug, or cosmetic containing saccharin.
Bill· HRH.R. 2550 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981
Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to eliminate specified health maintenance organization (HMO) funding provisions including: (1) feasibility studies; (2) planning and initial development; (3) ambulatory health facility construction; (4) program evaluation; and (5) annual reports. Eliminates HMO grant or contract authority (continues current loan authority). Makes HMO application requirements applicable to the National Health Maintenance Organization Intern Program. Extends loans and loan guarantees for initial operating costs through fiscal year 1986. Permits interest rates to be adjusted for HMO loans. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984. Authorizes specified appropriations for training (including the National Health Maintenance Organization Intern Program) and technical assistance for fiscal years 1982-1984. Eliminates certain mental health and alcohol and drug abuse services from the definition of "basic health services" and includes them in the definition of "supplemental health services" for HMO-related purposes. Repeals specified policymaking body membership requirements. Permits nonmetropolitan HMOs to provide certain basic health services outside their service areas if such services are not otherwise available. Removes certain restrictions on contracting with individual physicians. Revises HMO dual choice provisions.
Bill· SS. 688 (97th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII for community mental health services and to require such services under a State's Medicaid plan.
Bill· HRH.R. 2480 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1981
Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1981 - Amends title XIII (Health Maintenance Organizations) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize necessary appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984 for health maintenance organization (HMOs) grants, contracts, and loan guarantees for planning and initial development and for training and technical assistance. Stipulates that an entity may not receive funds appropriated for: (1) planning purposes unless it received such funds or feasibility study funds in fiscal year 1981; and (2) initial development purposes unless it received such funds, planning funds, or feasibility study funds in fiscal year 1981. Authorizes: (1) appropriations (with an annual limit) for the Treasury loan fund for purposes of such Act; and (2) appropriations through fiscal year 1984 for planning and initial development loan guarantees. Eliminates: (1) open enrollment period; and (2) policymaking body membership requirements. Permits pay rates to be alternatively determined on a per-class basis under the "community rating system" definition. Makes private HMOs that are not nonprofit eligible for initial operation cost loans and loan guarantees. Increases the aggregate and 12-month amounts of such loans and guarantees and extends their availability through fiscal year 1985. Repeals the provision prohibiting cumulative loan guarantees to a private HMO from exceeding fund obligations in any fiscal year. Repeals existing ambulatory facility acquisition and construction loan provisions. Requires an employer: (1) subject to this Act to include in his employee health benefits plan the option of membership in each qualified HMO providing basic health services in an area in which at least 500 employees of such employer reside; and (2) who includes certain insurance carrier-owned HMOs in such plan to include an additional HMO (if one exists) which has residing in its service area at least 25 employees of such employer. Eliminates: (1) loan and grant priorities for nonmetropolitan areas and medically underserved populations; (2) the National Health Maintenance Organization Intern Program; and (3) certificate of need exemptions (for certain State health services) for HMOs or specified health care facilities with an enrollment of at least 50,000 persons.
Bill· HRH.R. 2439 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1981
Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of goods the sales of which are prohibited or restricted in the United States by specified public health and safety laws, unless specified conditions are met. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue export licenses permitting the export of such goods if: (1) all statutory requirements are met; (2) the Secretary and the head of the agency regulating the sale of such goods in the United States concur that: (A) the country has requested such export and has been fully informed of any U.S. restrictions and possible hazards; and (B) the potential benefits outweigh the possible hazards; and (3) the sale in the importing country would be subject to restrictions comparable to those imposed in the United States. Requires such exported goods to include all information required by U.S. law. Prohibits the export of such goods if such information is likely to be ineffective. Prohibits the export of any goods to be used in manufacturing prohibited goods.
Bill· HRH.R. 2457 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1981
Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate: (1) minimum standards for the accreditation of educational programs to train individuals to perform radiologic procedures; (2) minimum standards for the certification of persons who administer radiologic procedures; and (3) Federal radiation guidelines with respect to radiologic procedures. Directs the Secretary to provide a model law for radiologic procedure safety to the States which makes it unlawful for non-certified individuals to perform radiologic procedures and limits educational requirements for certification to accredited programs. Requires the Secretary to reduce financial assistance under the Public Health Service Act to States which fail to meet the minimum Federal standards within three years of the effective date of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt specific assistance in the public interest. Applies standards promulgated under this Act to all Federal agencies but directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to prescribe regulations making the standards applicable to veterans' facilities. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on the regulations promulgated under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2447 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1981
Prohibits funding of any entity which provides abortion services or counseling to persons under the age of eighteen without the consent of their parents or guardians.
Bill· HRH.R. 2446 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1981
Amends title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit funding to any entity which provides abortion service or counseling to persons under the age of eighteen without the consent of their parents or guardians.
Bill· SS. 667 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance to: (1) any woman whose resources do not exceed specified limitations, for care and services provided during pregnancy and during the 60 day period beginning on the last day of such pregnancy; and (2) any child born as a result of such pregnancy, until the end of such 60 day period.
Bill· HRH.R. 2424 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit a State, under certain circumstances, to purchase, either through a competitive bidding process or otherwise: (1) laboratory and X-ray services; (2) family planning supplies; (3) dentures; (4) prosthetic devices; or (5) eyeglasses.
Bill· HRH.R. 2421 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit a State to establish a program under which relatives of a Medicaid beneficiary receiving skilled nursing facility services or intermediate care facility services may contribute to a fund used to provide such services.
Bill· HRH.R. 2423 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit a State to terminate an individual's benefits for up to one year after notice and opportunity for hearing, if it is determined, by a preponderance of the evidence, that such individual has committed specified Medicaid abuses.
Bill· HRH.R. 2414 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Community Home Health Services Act of 1981 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make loans to proprietary entities (in addition to the home health grants now available) for home health programs to meet the initial cost of establishing and operating such programs. Authorizes appropriations for home health programs through fiscal year 1984. Directs the Secretary to submit a report concerning home health programs to the appropriate committees. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide that home health services may be furnished by a nonprofit hospital; (2) provide coverage for homemakers services when required; (3) provide coverage for transportation related to home health items and services; and (4) include as a home health service any service furnished as an alternative to institutional care. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act to require a State plan to include home health services.
Bill· HRH.R. 2425 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide complete medical coverage to any individual during any period in which that person is considered eligible for supplemental security income benefits because of an incorrect determination by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary to promptly give notice and explain any termination of payment of supplemental security benefits to the State agency which administers that individual's State Medicaid Plan.
Bill· HRH.R. 2375 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1981
National Catastrophic Illness Protection Act of 1975 - Amends the Social Security Act to establish a new title XX, National Catastrophic Illness Insurance. Part A: General Provisions - Establishes as the policy of Congress the need for a National Catastrophic Illness Insurance program to encourage State and private insurers in the development of insurance policies. Part B: Establishment of Program; State Plans - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and carry out a National Catastrophic Illness Insurance Program under the Social Security Act. Provides that: (1) the program shall involve the creation of State-wide plans providing extended health insurance; and (2) the Federal Government will reinsure insurers and pools of insurers who offer such insurance. Requires all plans to provide: (1) that extended health insurance be available to all eligible individuals at a cost which is reasonable, subject only to deductibles authorized in this Act; (2) that where an insurer does not agree to write a policy of extended insurance, or does so under various limiting conditions, the State authority is notified and provides that the policy would then be placed with a pool or otherwise assigned to insurers by the "all-industry placement facility"; (3) that data be compiled and studied in connection with the operation of the State-wide plan; (4) that certain reports be submitted to the State insurance authority by individual insurers; (5) that any cancellation of a policy provide for reasonable notice to permit coverage under a new policy to be written under the plan; and (6) that public information about the plan be readily distributed. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate premium rates on the basis of a study of the risks in question and actuarial principles. Provides that, before payments are made under an extended insurance policy, a deductible must be satisfied through an equal amount of medical expenses paid or incurred by such individual. Sets forth the formula for determining the amount of such deductible. Provides that statements pledging participation and cooperation with the State insurance authority would be required of insurers seeking reinsurance under the program. Provides that an insurer shall neither direct any agent or broker not to solicit business through such a plan nor penalize agents or brokers in any manner for submitting applications under the plan. Requires the State plan to be evaluated from time to time in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary. Part C: Reinsurance Coverage - Authorizes the Secretary to reinsure against the losses which might be incurred under extended health insurance policies. Authorizes the Secretary to make agreements with insurers and pools for reinsurance in consideration of payments of reinsurance premiums deposited in the National Catastrophic Illness Insurance Fund in excess of the estimated amount of losses under such policies. Provides a detailed procedure for implementation of the reinsurance program in a State within specified time requirements, taking into account certain State and local factors which might affect such implementation. Provides that the Government may recover in the courts any unpaid premiums lawfully payable to the Government by an insurer under provisions of a five-year statute of limitation. Part D: Government Program with Industry Assistance - Authorizes, after determination that a State-wide program cannot be carried out or that the objective of the program would be materially assisted by the Federal Government's assumption of the plan, the Government to carry out the objectives of the program. Part E: Provisions of General Applicability - Provides procedures for judicial review of disallowances of claims for losses under the reinsurance program whether State-wide or operated by the Federal Government. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with fiscal intermediaries and servicing agents. Provides for the creation of a National Catastrophic Illness Insurance Fund for purposes of receiving premiums for reinsurance. Provides that the Secretary may make periodic payments to insurers and pools in recognition of reductions in premium rates below estimated risks. Authorizes the Secretary to exercise powers similar to those vested in the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Housing Act of 1950. Provides that the Secretary may, on a reimbursable basis, utilize the services of other Government agencies. Authorizes necessary payment adjustments in connection with the program. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 199 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1981
Requests the President to designate the week of April 26 through May 1, 1981, as "National Occupational Health Nurse Week."
Bill· SS. 647 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1981
Amends title XI (General Provisions and Professional Standards Review) of the Social Security Act to establish a National Professional Mental Health Services Commission (the Commission) appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sets forth the membership requirements for such Commission. Requires the Commission to determine which professional mental health services are safe, effective, and appropriate in treating specified mental problems and to make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to their reimbursement. Directs the Commission to determine the conditions for which it would recommend a physical examination by a physician. Directs the Commission to provide information and data to the National Professional Standards Review Council. Requires the Commission to make recommendations to the Secretary for the establishment of a professional review program to review regularly the validity and adequacy of professional mental health care. Directs the Commission to recommend research projects to assist it in carrying out its duties. Directs the Secretary to conduct such projects except where the Secretary specifically disapproves a requested study or requires additional information from the Commission. Establishes a physician advisory panel to assist the Commission in determining which mental health services should be performed only by a physician. Sets forth the membership of such panel. Directs the panel to report to the Secretary if it disagrees with any of the Commission's recommendations. Requires the Office of Technology Assessment to report to Congress on the Commission's effectiveness in carrying out its duties. States that the Commission shall cease to exist after December 31, 1990. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase the benefits in connection with the treatment of mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders of an individual who is not an inpatient at a hospital to a maximum of $1,000. Provides medicare coverage for the services of a mental health specialist. Directs the Commission to conduct a study on the need for: (1) inclusion under Medicare of any additional professional mental health services; and (2) safeguards relating to cost, safety, and quality of such services. Requires the Commission to report its findings to the Secretary.
Bill· SS. 646 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1981
Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate: (1) minimum standards for the accreditation of educational programs to train individuals to perform radiologic procedures; (2) minimum standards for the certification of persons who administer radiologic procedures; and (3) Federal radiation guidelines with respect to radiologic procedures. Directs the Secretary to provide a model law for radiologic procedure safety to the States, which makes it unlawful for non-certified individuals to perform radiologic procedures and limits educational requirements for certification to accredited programs. Requires the Secretary to reduce financial assistance under the Public Health Service Act to States which fail to meet the minimum Federal standards within three years of the effective date of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt specific assistance in the public interest. Applies standards promulgated under this Act to all Federal agencies but directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to prescribe regulations making the standards applicable to veterans' facilities. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on the regulations promulgated under this Act.