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Bill· HRH.R. 1746 (100th)open

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend certain preventive health service programs, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1987

Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through FY 1990 the program of project grants to assist States and localities in immunizing persons, including children, against vaccine-preventable diseases. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to maintain a six-month stockpile of vaccines. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.

Bill· HRH.R. 1729 (100th)referred

President's Pro-Life Bill of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1987

President's Pro-Life Bill of 1987 - Prohibits the use of Federal funds for abortions, except when continuing the pregnancy would endanger the mother's life. Prohibits the granting of funds relating to certain population research and voluntary family programs under the Public Health Service Act to organizations providing abortions or abortion referrals, unless the life of the mother would be endangered by continuing the pregnancy.

Bill· SS. 763 (100th)open

Services for Homeless Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987

Services for Homeless Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a block grant program to States to provide services to assist homeless mentally ill individuals. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 though 1993. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allot the block grant funds to States, metropolitan cities, and urban counties in accordance with prescribed criteria. States that the Federal share related to block grant activities shall be 75 percent of the aggregate necessary costs of such activities. Requires that block grant funds be used to carry out comprehensive emergency projects for homeless individuals with serious mental illness, including the provision of: (1) outreach services in such nontraditional settings as shelters and drop-in centers for the homeless; (2) treatment and rehabilitation services; (3) training for service providers; (4) case management services; and (5) transitional housing. Permits a recipient State, city, or county to contract with qualified mental health services providers, as defined in this Act, to carry out such projects. Allows such providers to enter into subcontracts with specified entities to provide certain services. Prohibits the use of grant funds to: (1) provide inpatient services; (2) make cash payments to service recipients; or (3) make certain purchases. Limits administrative costs to two percent of the allocation. Details procedures and criteria to govern applications for a grant allotment. Increases the amount of FY 1988 appropriations authorized for certain State grants relating to community services for demonstration projects for chronically mentally ill individuals. Earmarks a specified amount of such monies for the homeless chronically mentally ill. Requires the Secretary, through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to: (1) provide assistance to States in carrying out the provisions of this Act; (2) undertake evaluations of services and activities generated under this Act; and (3) submit to the Congress a report on such evaluations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1993 for such purposes.

Law· SJRESS.J.Res. 98 (100th)enacted

A joint resolution to designate the week of November 29, 1987, through December 5, 1987, as "National Home Health Care Week".

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987

Designates the week of November 29 through December 5, 1987, as National Home Care Week.

Bill· HRH.R. 1710 (100th)referred

A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to fund research, training, and patient services in pediatric pulmonary medicine.

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program in pediatric pulmonary medicine. Sets forth criteria to govern grant applications and the use of grant funds. Requires selection of at least four grant recipients each year from diverse geographical areas. Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory council to assist in the formulation of policy for the administration of the grant program. Provides for the termination of the advisory council three years following the date of this Act's enactment. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.

Bill· HRH.R. 1708 (100th)referred

Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1987

Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act - Establishes in the National Library of Medicine a National Center for Research Accountability to assist in eliminating duplication of effort in Federal research proposals involving live animals. Directs the President to appoint as members of the Center 20 experts in the biomedical information sciences who are currently employed by a Federal agency in a capacity which qualifies them to make determinations as to whether research proposals involving live animals are duplicative of other research efforts. Sets forth provisions for a Director of the Center. Prohibits Federal agencies from carrying out or funding any research proposal involving live animals unless the proposal is submitted to the Center following agency approval. Prohibits Federal funding of any such proposal which the Center determines would duplicate other research completed or in process. Authorizes the Center to contract with private entities to assist in the conduct of comprehensive full-text literature searches. Directs the President to establish rules to preclude any conflict of interest in the awarding of such contracts. Authorizes the President to appoint uncompensated advisors to the Members of the Center. Directs the Center to report annually to the President and the Congress. Provides for modernization of biomedical information storage and dissemination by the National Library of Medicine. Directs the Library to: (1) acquire, in full-text form, all biomedical information owned or available for use by Federal agencies (except information already in the Library or classified for national security reasons); (2) transcribe and store in full-text all such information acquired by the Library after January 1, 1960; (3) translate into English all foreign-language biomedical information owned or used by the Library; (4) make available through modern technologies, at cost, to medical libraries all full-text biomedical information in its collection; (5) support, by grants and contracts, the creation of new information for teaching and demonstrations, including audiovisual aids and computer graphics technologies; (6) make available, at cost, such new information to research and teaching institutions; and (7) increase the number of persons trained in modern methods of biomedical information storage and dissemination technologies by making available stipends, awards, and grants to persons engaged in such training. Provides that the cost to those requesting such biomedical or such teaching and demonstration information shall include the Federal expenses incurred in acquiring and making it available. Authorizes the Library to award contracts to the private-sector data recording industry to improve: (1) the development of technologies for storage and dissemination of full-text biomedical information; and (2) dissemination of such information to medical libraries for research use. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint uncompensated advisors to the Library for purposes of this Act. Requires the Library to report annually to the Congress on its progress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and thereafter.

Bill· SS. 732 (100th)open

Rural Health Services Transition Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987

Rural Health Services Transition Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program, administered through the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration, to assist eligible small rural hospitals in modifying their services to adjust to certain demographic changes and to changing health care needs and practices in their communities. Sets forth criteria to govern grant applications and the use of grant funds. Lists the factors the Secretary must consider in determining which hospitals will receive grants. Limits grants to a maximum of $50,000 per year and to a term of no more than two years. Restricts certain capital-related expenditures of grant moneys. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress at least every six months concerning the grant program and to submit a final report at a specified time. Authorizes appropriations from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund for FY 1988 through 1989.

Bill· SS. 737 (100th)open

School-Based Adolescent Health Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987

School-based Adolescent Health Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a new title XXI (School-based Adolescent Health Demonstration Projects). Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to establish school-based adolescent health demonstration projects to provide health education, prenatal care, family planning, follow-up care, testing for sexually-transmitted diseases, and other health services. Requires grant recipients to provide health care services: (1) on a year-round basis; and (2) within (or adjacent to) schools located in the project area (or at a location which better serves the needs of the adolescents). Sets forth grant application requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991.

Bill· SS. 731 (100th)open

A bill to amend section 788(d) of the Public Health Service Act to permit schools of nursing to obtain grants for training projects in geriatrics.

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987

Amends the Public Health Service Act to add schools of nursing as eligible recipients of certain grants for training projects relating to geriatric medicine.

Bill· HRH.R. 1609 (100th)open

School-based Adolescent Health Amendments of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1987

School-based Adolescent Health Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a new title XXIII (School-based Adolescent Health Services Demonstration Projects). Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to establish school-based adolescent health demonstration projects to provide health education, prenatal care, family planning, follow-up care, testing for sexually-transmitted diseases, and other health services. Requires grant recipients to provide health care services: (1) on a year-round basis; and (2) within (or adjacent to) schools located in the project area (or at a location that better serves the needs of the adolescents). Sets forth conditions, eligibility criteria, and reporting requirements applicable to grant funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991.

Bill· HRH.R. 1552 (100th)referred

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the performance of abortions with respect to the Federal penal and correctional institutions.

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987

Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that medical services provided by the Public Health Service to Federal penal and correctional institutions shall not include the performance of abortions, unless required to avoid endangering the health of the pregnant woman.

Bill· HRH.R. 1571 (100th)referred

Medicare-Eligible Veterans Health Care Financial Assistance Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987

Medicare-Eligible Veterans Health Care Financial Assistance Act of 1987 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to make the anti-kickback provisions of the Medicare program inapplicable to hospitals which have programs exempting veterans from the deductible or coinsurance amount for Medicare inpatient or outpatient hospital services. Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Congress on a study into the effect such programs have on competition in the health care industry and on beneficiary access to health care.

Bill· HRH.R. 1551 (100th)referred

AIDS Exposure Protection Act

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1987

AIDS Exposure Protection Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, from making certain grants to a public entity unless the entity agrees to: (1) establish and implement a program of contact tracing with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases; and (2) spend at least ten percent of such grant in carrying out such a program.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 70 (100th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services should prepare, and encourage the preparation of, public service announcements about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); and that commercial television networks and local television stations should accept for broadcast during selected adult programming such announcements, and commercial advertisements concerning the use of condoms to prevent infection by the AIDS virus.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1987

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services should prepare public service announcements regarding acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); and (2) the commercial television networks and local television stations should accept for broadcast during selected adult programming such public service announcements and commercial advertisements concerning the use of condoms to prevent infection by the virus that causes AIDS.

Bill· SS. 672 (100th)open

United States-Mexico Border Health Education and Training Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1987

United States-Mexico Border Health Education and Training Act of 1987 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, from amounts allotted to each State, to make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine and osteopathy to establish and operate health education and training center (border center) programs along the border with Mexico (in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). Requires such border center programs to be cooperative programs between such schools and one or more private or public health education centers located along the border. Requires each border center to have an advisory board. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.

Bill· HRH.R. 1470 (100th)referred

Compassionate Pain Relief Act

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1987

Compassionate Pain Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program under which heroin shall be made available to individuals for the relief of pain from terminal cancer. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, to provide for the manufacture of heroin for such program. Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations making heroin available for use in such program. Directs the Secretary to assure the purity of such drug. Permits physicians, hospital pharmacies, and hospice pharmacies registered under the Controlled Substances Act to prescribe heroin to terminally ill cancer patients. Requires the registration, by the Attorney General, of: (1) manufacturers of heroin to be used in the program; (2) hospice and hospital pharmacies which dispense such drug; and (3) physicians who prescribe it. Provides penalties for those who knowingly violate regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees regarding: (1) activities under the program; and (2) research and training in pain management funded by the National Institutes of Health. Provides for the program's termination.

Bill· SS. 638 (100th)open

Health Risk Notification Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1987

Health Risk Notification Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate standards governing the provision of notice by the Department of Health and Human Services to study subjects (persons who were the subject of a risk study) and nonstudied individuals (persons who were not the subjects of a risk study but whose exposure to a hazardous substance was similar to that of study subjects). Lists items that must be incorporated in such standards, including: (1) specified factors to be considered in determining whether to provide notice to study subjects, and the relative importance of each factor; (2) procedures for ascertaining whether the results of a risk study can be applied to nonstudied individuals in accordance with specified factors and generally accepted scientific principles; and (3) criteria concerning the appropriate type and contents of notice, including health monitoring information, to be given to study subjects and to nonstudied individuals. Subjects the promulgation of the notice standards to hearing and rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Requires the Secretary to obtain recommendations from panels of specified experts and interest group representatives as part of the mandatory hearing. Requires the Secretary to establish procedures for appointing scientific peer review groups to review risk studies subject to the above notification standards. Directs such peer review groups to make recommendations to the Secretary relating to specified topics. Requires the Secretary to publish a notice of administrative rulemaking to implement such recommendations. Requires the Secretary, through the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to establish procedures consistent with peer group review for the review of risk studies conducted or supported by the Department before the effective date of the notice standards. Directs the Secretary to establish priorities for the review of each such risk study, and sets forth criteria for determining such priorities. Mandates that the Secretary by regulation require each applicant for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under which a risk study will be conducted to provide assurances that such applicant will disclose to the Secretary any: (1) results of a risk study indicating any potential risk that study subjects will contract a disease; and (2) information that would assist in providing notice to study subjects. Directs the Secretary to prepare and distribute certain materials: (1) containing medical information relevant to any disease or condition that is the focus of notice provided under this Act; and (2) relating to health promotion and disease prevention. Provides immunity to the United States and its officers and employees from monetary damages related to acts or omissions under this Act. States that findings, notice, and other acts or omissions under this Act shall not constitute a legal basis for damages or be admissible as evidence in any legal action or in any workers' compensation proceeding. Requires preparation and submission to the Congress of specified reports and recommendations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1372 (100th)referred

Professional Medical Liability Reform Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1987

Professional Medical Liability Reform Act of 1987 - Establishes within the Department of Justice a program to fund the creation and operation of State medical liability arbitration panels. Confers upon such panels original and exclusive jurisdiction to hear all claims of medical malpractice that are not against the United States. Catalogs the powers of the panels. Sets forth standards applicable to panel decisions, including provisions relating to choice of law, timetable to govern decisionmaking, criteria relating to expert witnesses, and guidelines for the transmission of a written decision to the parties. Permits admission of evidence of collateral sources of compensation for injuries and requires a mandatory offset of amounts from such sources against damage awards. Authorizes panels to dismiss frivolous claims. Directs panels to determine the amount of damages owed to the plaintiff by a defendant found to be professionally negligent. Permits States to provide judicial enforcement of such damage awards if not promptly paid. Limits recovery for noneconomic loss to a maximum of $250,000, with provision for a cost of living adjustment every three years. Authorizes periodic payment of awards under certain circumstances. Prescribes procedures and standards to govern judicial review of a panel decision. Requires the panel to report to the State insurance commissioner and to the appropriate licensing or certification body within 30 days in cases when a defendant has been found guilty of professional negligence or when a settlement agreement is reached. Requires that the appropriate board make such report available for public inspection and that the commissioner promptly notify each liability insurance provider in the State concerning findings of negligence and the terms of any settlement agreement. Permits the State to authorize liability insurance providers to adjust their rates for persons found liable by a panel or who have entered into certain settlement agreements. Establishes a schedule of attorney fees in professional negligence actions. Provides for installment payment of such fees according to a formula specified in this Act. Subjects an attorney violating fee provisions to civil liability, with jurisdiction over such actions granted to Federal district courts. Requires each State to establish programs to: (1) study the causes of professional negligence in the interest of developing means to prevent or reduce its incidence; (2) review the authority and operations of State medical liability claims plans, risk management bodies, and appropriate health care professional licensing or certification entities; and (3) develop educational materials relating to professional negligence and standards of health care practice. Directs the State health commissioner to develop programs to identify, investigate, and report on incidents of professional negligence and to encourage facilities to take action to prevent future negligence. Fixes a statute of limitations for professional negligence actions. Encourages States to permit parties to a claim filed with a panel to enter into a settlement agreement at any time prior to a panel decision. Subjects such a settlement to the same attorney fee schedule that governs panel decisions. Directs the Attorney General to make specified payments to States eligible for medical liability panel funds according to a specified timetable and schedule. Requires the Governor of a recipient State to report to the Attorney General within one year after receipt of payment concerning the use of such payment. Authorizes the Attorney General to determine the allocation of funds to qualifying States and prescribes guidelines for such determinations. Empowers the Attorney General to make decisions concerning compliance with this Act, termination of allocations and repayment of funds in the event of noncompliance, and reallocation of funds according to guidelines in this Act. Sets forth procedures, a timetable, and standards to govern application by the Governor of any State for the certification of programs to qualify a State for funding under this Act. Makes decisions by the Attorney General concerning noncompliance, the termination of allocations, State repayment of funds, and the reallocation of funds final and not subject to judicial review. Directs the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a national data base and computer tracking system to monitor health professionals sanctioned for disciplinary reasons. Requires State health professions licensing or certification boards to report instances of disciplinary action to the Secretary within 30 days after such action. Authorizes appropriations beginning in FY 1988.

Bill· HRH.R. 1326 (100th)open

Public Health Service Infant Mortality Amendments Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1987

Public Health Service Infant Mortality Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to increase the level of FY 1988 authorizations for migrant health centers and community health centers for the purpose of reducing infant mortality by providing health care to additional children and women of childbearing age who are poor or have inadequate health insurance.

Bill· HRH.R. 1327 (100th)passed

National Health Service Corps Amendments Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1987

National Health Service Corps Amendments Act of 1987 - Title I: National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, under which the U.S. Government, in exchange for at least two years of Corps service in a health manpower shortage area, will repay student loans related to the medical professional education of eligible health care personnel. Sets forth eligibility requirements for participation in the loan repayment program. Directs the Secretary to provide to applicants specified information concerning the rights and liabilities of an individual whose application is approved. Requires the Secretary to give priority to the applications of individuals whose training is in a health care specialty needed by the Corps. Lists provisions that must be incorporated in the written contract between the Secretary and a successful applicant. Describes the scope of repayments available under the program, including government and commercial loans received by the individual for tuition expenses, all other reasonable educational expenses, or reasonable living expenses as determined by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to make loan repayments to a maximum of $20,000 for each year the recipient individual contracts to serve in the Corps. Requires the Secretary, by March 1 of each year, to submit to the Congress a report containing specified data relating to the loan repayment program. Establishes a formula for determining the amount of damages that the United States will be entitled to recover in the event of breach of contract by the individual loan payment grantee. Requires the Secretary to report annually on January 20 to specified congressional committees certain data relating to the personnel needs of the Corps and the means proposed for filling them. Authorizes appropriations for certain scholarships and loan repayments. Title II: Further Revisions and Extensions of the Program for the National Health Service Corps and Further Technical and Conforming Amendments - Sets forth procedures to be followed and data to be considered by the Secretary before removing certain areas from those designated as having a health manpower shortage. Adds ability to pay for health services to the criteria indicative of need for the purpose of designating health manpower shortage areas. Revises provisions relating to: (1) the private practice service option of the Corps; and (2) deadlines applicable to the Secretary when providing notice to certain individuals concerning obligated service in the Corps. Changes the program under which former Corps members may receive special loans to enter full-time clinical private practice in a health manpower shortage area by eliminating the option whereby an individual could engage in such practice for only one year in exchange for a loan of $12,500. Authorizes appropriations to the National Health Service Corps program for FY 1988 through 1990.

Bill· SS. 613 (100th)open

Congressional Advisory Panel on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987

Congressional Advisory Panel on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the development, establishment, and operation of a congressional advisory panel on acquired immune deficiency syndrome (panel). Directs the Secretary to request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to submit grant applications for the establishment and operation of such panel, with provision for grants to other appropriate nonprofit private entities if the Institute submits no application. Sets a timetable to govern the establishment of the panel. Requires the panel to: (1) advise the Congress and the President concerning acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); (2) analyze and make recommendations for changing health care services and specified public health activities relating to AIDS; (3) monitor the spread of AIDS among given populations; (4) evaluate certain research activities associated with AIDS; (5) assess various efforts, including coordination of efforts among geographic areas, to provide education and share information about AIDS; (6) study the legal and ethical issues relating to AIDS, including their civil rights implications; (7) examine problems encountered by AIDS victims in the areas of employment, education, housing, and insurance; (8) study the effect of AIDS on the armed services; (9) identify financial resources available to address various components of the AIDS issue; and (10) encourage participation by both public and private entities in efforts to prevent and treat AIDS and to assist AIDS victims. Sets forth qualifying criteria relating to the panel and its activities that must be met by applicants for grants to develop, establish, or operate the panel. Requires that the Secretary submit to the President and to each appropriate congressional committee specified data relating to the panel's activities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1992.

Bill· HRH.R. 1318 (100th)open

A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act to provide criminal sanctions for an act of sabotage of a nuclear power plant during its construction which could affect the public health and safety were it to go undetected.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987

Amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to apply certain criminal penalty provisions to persons who willfully destroy or damage a nuclear facility during its construction where the action could affect public health and safety if undetected before operation.

Bill· HRH.R. 1279 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize, with respect to certain grants to assist voluntary family planning projects, the expenditure of grant funds for the purpose of providing adoption services.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1987

Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit certain voluntary family planning projects to offer adoption services. Requires such services to be nondiscriminatory as to race, color, religion, or national origin.

Bill· HRH.R. 1266 (100th)referred

A bill to provide for a 2-year pilot program in the Peace Corps for the purpose of providing, and training foreign nationals to provide, health care services in 2 host countries.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1987

Authorizes the President to establish a health care service training pilot program for FY 1988 and 1989 in two host countries which have existing Peace Corps programs. Requires such pilot programs to: (1) train foreign nationals of the host country to deliver health care services; and (2) provide basic health care to people of the host country. Provides for a health service team composed of physicians and dentists for each host country. Authorizes appropriations.

Law· HRH.R. 1207 (100th)enacted

Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1987

Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit only the U.S. manufacturer of a drug to reimport such drug into the United States. Prohibits the sale of prescription drug samples. Prohibits the resale of any drug in bulk, except as specified. Permits the distribution of samples only to practitioners licensed to prescribe such drugs. Requires such practitioners to return a receipt for such drug samples to the manufacturers to be kept and made available to Federal and State officials. Requires drug wholesalers to provide drug purchasers with a statement identifying each sale of the drug. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue licensing standards for drug wholesalers. Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 1144 (100th)open

United States-Mexico Border Health Education and Training Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987

United States - Mexico Border Health Education and Training Act of 1987 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, from amounts allotted to each State, to make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of medicine and osteopathy to establish and operate health education and training center (border center) programs along the border with Mexico (in Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas). Requires such border center programs to be cooperative programs between such schools and one or more private or public health education centers located along the border. Requires each border center to have an advisory board. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.

Bill· HRH.R. 1136 (100th)referred

A bill to improve the health status of Native Hawaiians, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 19 February 1987

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for FY 1989 and each year thereafter, to enter into contracts with Native Hawaiian organizations to provide funds to such organizations to establish and administer health promotion and disease prevention programs to serve Native Hawaiians (including the prevention and treatment of certain Native Hawaiian related health problems, the collection of data, and the training of Native Hawaiian community health outreach workers). Establishes the Native Hawaiian Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Advisory Board. Requires the Secretary to provide grants to Native Hawaiian organizations to develop the management capabilities of such organizations to plan and operate the health promotion and disease prevention program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and thereafter. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with a Native Hawaiian organization (or any Native Hawaiian educational institution) to provide education to Native Hawaiian children in health promotion and disease prevention. Directs the Secretary to establish a Native Hawaiian Program for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention demonstration project in Hawaii to explore ways to meet the unique health care needs of Native Hawaiians. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to the Congress for FY 1988 through 1990. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) designate Native Hawaiians as a medically underserved population; (2) provide grants to Native Hawaiian organizations for the planning of community health centers to serve the Native community; and (3) establish community health centers. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Governor of Hawaii regarding grants for the planning and developing of community health centers to serve the Native Hawaiian community. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 to provide for such grants and to provide for the establishment of community health centers. Authorizes the Secretary to designate Native Hawaiians as a population group that has a health manpower shortage for purposes of the Public Health Service Act. Directs the Secretary to provide health service scholarship assistance to Native Hawaiian students. Authorizes appropriations for 1988 and thereafter. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts with Native Hawaiian organizations for the provision of health care referral services for Native Hawaiians. Requires the Secretary to prescribe regulations that provide specified criteria for the selection of such organizations. Requires organizations that receive or expend funds pursuant to such contracts to submit quarterly reports to the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and thereafter. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of any barriers that may exist to the participation of Native Hawaiians in specified programs established under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Requires the Secretary, within one year after enactment of this Act, to submit a report to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and thereafter. Requires the Secretary to make a grant under the Public Health Service Act to the University of Hawaii for the construction of a building for a Pacific Basin disease research institute. Provides that the Secretary is not required to secure the advice of the National Advisory Council on Health Professions Education with respect to such grant. Requires a 50 percent Federal matching share for the costs of construction of such building. Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· HRH.R. 1075 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 to clarify which actions constitute the neglect of mentally ill individuals.

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1987

Amends the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986 to modify the definition of "neglect" to include: (1) failure to provide an optimum therapeutic setting for mental health facility inpatients; (2) failure to discharge and provide support services to inappropriately placed individuals; and (3) failure to inform individuals of and provide access to adequate community mental health support services.

Bill· HRH.R. 1072 (100th)referred

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Public Health Service Act with respect to continuation of health care coverage.

United States · United States Congress · 10 February 1987

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Public Health Service Act to provide that the period of continuation health coverage terminates upon reemployment and eligibility for health coverage. Requires a 90-day qualifying period to obtain continuation coverage benefits.

Bill· HRH.R. 1031 (100th)open

Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1987

Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit only the U.S. manufacturer of a drug to reimport such drug into the United States. Prohibits the sale of prescription drug samples. Permits the distribution of samples only to practitioners licensed to prescribe such drugs. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines for sample request forms. Requires such practitioners to return a receipt for such drug samples to the manufacturers to be kept and made available to Federal and State officials. Requires drug wholesalers to provide drug purchasers with a statement identifying the manufacturer and each sale of the drug. Directs the Secretary to issue licensing standards for drug wholesalers. Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act.

Bill· HRH.R. 989 (100th)referred

A bill to investigate alternatives to the institutionalization of Medicare and Medicaid patients.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide, through demonstration projects, to eligible individuals who do not require 24-hour nursing care and who desire to establish a medical, noninstitutional living arrangement, payment for: (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 Trust Fund established under the Social Security Act and from funds appropriated for Medicaid.

Bill· HRH.R. 977 (100th)referred

A bill to provide for a special educational program for medicare beneficiaries on the availability, costs, and financing of long-term health care policies and on limitations of coverage under the medicare program and under medicare supplemental health insurance policies.

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program to educate Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) beneficiaries regarding: (1) the availability, costs, and financing of long-term health care policies; and (2) coverage limitations under Medicare and Medicare supplemental policies (private health benefit plans covering gaps in Medicare coverage). Sets forth authorized elements of such program, including efforts directed toward long-term health care insurers and providers to facilitate private financing of such care. Requires the Secretary to develop a final plan to implement the program by 1988. Sets forth reporting requirements.

Bill· HRH.R. 955 (100th)referred

Health Care Savings Account Act of 1987

United States · United States Congress · 4 February 1987

Health Care Savings Account Act of 1987 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit individuals (employees or self-employed individuals) and employers to contribute to health care savings accounts. Limits the amount which may be contributed to a health care savings account each year to no greater than the combined amount of employee and employer hospital insurance (Medicare) payroll tax paid during that year. Provides that the employee or self-employed individual and the employer will each receive a 60 percent tax credit for their respective portion of their hospital insurance payroll tax paid. Provides that a health care savings account shall be exempt from income taxes, except for the tax on certain unrelated business income, and except where such account: (1) engages in prohibited transactions; or (2) is used to pledge as security for a loan. Excludes from gross income of the distributee amounts distributed from a health care savings account provided that these funds are used for eligible medical expenses while the individual is eligible for Medicare. Permits the tax-free rollover of contributions from one health care savings account to another for the benefit of the distributee. Imposes a penalty of ten percent of the amount of any early distributions from a health care savings account. Provides that no amount distributed out of a health care savings account may be taken as a medical expense deduction. Imposes a tax on any excess contributions to such accounts. Imposes a penalty tax on prohibited transactions involving a health care savings account. Imposes a five percent tax on distributions from a health care savings account in the taxable year which reduces the level of all such accounts with respect to the distributee below the total value of health care savings account tax credits for the distributee. Provides exceptions for certain distributions. Imposes a 100 percent tax on such distributions if the distributions are not corrected within the taxable period. Imposes a 50 percent excise tax on the difference between the value of a decedent's health care savings account at the time of death and the amount contributed into the spouse's health care savings account at the time of, and on account of, such death. Establishes certain penalties for failure to file required reports with respect to health care savings accounts. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that in the case of an individual who has established a health care savings account, the total amount of any Medicare benefits which will be paid with respect to the individual will be reduced by a health care savings account-related deductible for the year. Provides that this deductible amount will be equal to 60 percent of the amount of medical-related expenditures that could be reasonably underwritten (by an insurance company) for the average Medicare beneficiary assuming that the annual premium will equal the health care savings account annuity. Provides special rules for individuals who cannot obtain insurance to cover their added deductible at the standard premium rates. Provides that these high cost insurance beneficiaries' added deductible is reduced by a proportion reflecting 80 percent of the excess premium required above the standard rate, except that the deductible may not drop below 120 percent of the individual's health care savings account annuity amount. Provides that the health care savings account-related deductible and the annuity amount shall be recalculated upon the qualification of a younger spouse for Medicare. Establishes catastrophic health care expense protection for certain individuals qualifying for Medicare protection. Requires such individuals to have contributed at least one-third of the maximum amount possible over the course of their careers into a health care savings account and at least $100 (indexed for inflation) or 50 percent of the maximum contribution per year, whichever is greater, in ten individual years. Treats surviving spouses without a separate health care savings account as eligible for the catastrophic coverage if the deceased spouse was formerly eligible for catastrophic coverage and the surviving spouse rolls 100 percent of the health care savings account of the deceased spouse into a health care savings account.

Bill· SS. 409 (100th)open