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United States · United States Congress · 28 January 1981
Appropriates funds for fiscal year 1982 for the National Institutes of Health to carry out lupus erythematosus research.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981
Federal Interagency Medical Resources Sharing and Coordination Act of 1981 - Establishes the Federal Interagency Medical Resources Committee to be composed of the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs or their designees. Directs the Committee: (1) to evaluate the opportunities for the interagency sharing of health resources between the Department of Defense and the Veterans' Administration; (2) to prescribe policies and procedures for such interagency sharing; and (3) within 180 days after enactment of this Act, to prescribe guidelines for such interagency sharing to the directors of health care facilities of the Department and the Administration. Requires such guidelines to provide that: (1) the director of each facility shall enter into cooperative arrangements for providing health care to beneficiaries of other facilities; (2) the availability of medical care to beneficiaries of an agency other than the providing agency shall be on a referral basis; and (3) an agency shall be reimbursed for a medical service provided to a beneficiary of another agency. Directs the Committee to submit to the Committees on Appropriations of each House of Congress an annual report regarding interagency medical resource sharing activities.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit judicial review of actions of the Provider Reimbursement Review Board, involving more than one provider, in the judicial district of the principal party as well as in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981
Reye's Syndrome Act of 1981 - Amends title XI (Genetic Disease, Hemophilia Programs, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, through the National Institute of Neurological, Communicative Disorders, and Stroke, the Reye's Syndrome Coordinating Committee. Directs such Committee to: (1) make grants and enter into contracts for clinical research and treatment; and (2) establish mobile research teams. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984 for such activities. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress within six months following the end of the Committee's authorization.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981
Voluntary Family Planning Services and Population Research Amendments of 1981 - Amends title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the Public Health Service Act to: (1) include natural family planning methods under the coverage of training and research programs; (2) permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide recipients of grants or contracts for contraceptive development with exclusive development and marketing rights; (3) require that family planning services be available to both sexes; (4) provide for appropriate linguistic or cultural services in areas with substantial nonEnglish speaking populations; and (5) authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984 for basic family planning services, training, research, and education and information services.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981
Amends the program of medical and dental care for members and certain former members of the uniformed services and for their dependents to include certain former spouses of members of the uniformed services.
United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide, under the supplementary medical insurance program, payment for nutritional counseling as part of the home health services.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 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 of the Congress. 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.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include the services of licensed practical nurses.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to permit payment for eye care, eyeglasses, hearing aids and related examinations, and dental care and dentures under the supplementary medical insurance program. Increases the Government contribution to the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund by twice the amount of premiums that are presently paid into the Fund each month, while decreasing the portion of the Fund comprised of premiums from one-half to one-third. Excludes from the coverage of the supplementary medical insurance program expenses relating to referrals of individuals by a doctor of optometry for the diagnosis or detection of eye diseases.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981
Amends part B (Professional Standards Review) of title XI of the Social Security Act to permit a Professional Standards Review Organization to delegate its review responsibilities when: (1) a hospital or skilled nursing facility is able to carry out its own review responsibility; (2) some members of an institution approved by the organization can carry out such responsibilities at a related institution; or (3) the delegated long-term review staff is part of the same hospital delegated review staff. Requires such delegation of review responsibilities to be approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that the reasonable cost of physical, occupational, speech, or other therapy services shall be based on a reasonable rate per unit of service, plus expenses, rather than on a reasonable salary paid for such services. Removes the $100 limitation on "outpatient physical therapy services" furnished to an individual while an inpatient of a hospital or extended care facility.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981
National Voluntary Health Insurance Act of 1979 - Creates a National Voluntary Health Insurance Agency to operate a National Voluntary Health Insurance Plan with funds supplied by voluntary subscriptions and matching United States Treasury funds, to pay reasonable costs of all medically necessary and appropriate medical and hospital services for all enrollees. Stipulates that the Agency shall issue no rules or regulations, but shall be governed solely by this Act and its amendments. Authorizes appropriations of $50,000,000 for the first calendar year after this Act becomes effective for the Agency to carry out its duties. Eliminates hospital and medical service insurance benefits or payments provided by other Government agencies, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Civilian Health and Medical Plan of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). Extends coverage to: (1) medical services, wherever furnished, including psychiatric medicine, surgery, obstetrics, radiological and electrical procedures, pathology tests, transfusions, medication and immunization, injections and anesthesia, and osteopathic services; (2) reconstructive oral surgery; (3) podiatric surgery; (4) laboratory services; and (5) inpatient or outpatient hospital service, supplies, medication, transfusions, and food provided by approved hospitals, including general or special category hospitals, outpatient clinics, emergency wards, convalescent hospitals, nursing homes, and acute alcohol or drug toxification treatment centers. Excludes from coverage: (1) cosmetic surgery not approved under this Act; (2) certain services which are not medically necessary; (3) services for the benefit of a second party other than enrollee; (4) certain employer responsibilities, such as a workmen's compensation insurer; (5) services which are already covered by another plan; (6) unapproved hospital or laboratory services; and (7) certain other medical advice and services. Sets the amount of premium payments at $25 per month for each adult and one-half of such amount for each child. Entitles subscribers with a total earned and unearned family income of less than $12,000 per year to have their premiums calculated at 2.5 percent of such income for each adult and one-half of such amount for each child. Provides for the payment of premiums by employers and for the reinstatement of coverage on account of unpaid premiums. Directs the Agency to establish a trust fund for the deposit of all premiums and at least an equal amount of money appropriated from the United States Treasury. Directs Congress to deposit in such fund the amount of $5,000,000,000 by the effective date of the Plan, but provides that the total amount of general funds appropriated to the fund shall not exceed the total amount of subscribers' premiums after the Plan's fifth year of operation. Reserves 35 percent of the total amount of subscribers' premiums for the payment of medical and laboratory service benefits; 62 percent of such premiums for hospital service benefits; and three percent for administrative costs. Entitles an enrollee in the Plan to reimbursement in the lesser amount of either the scheduled fee payable by the Plan to a participating provider or the actual fee paid by the enrollee to any qualified nonparticipating provider. Entitles every nonexcluded and licensed medical doctor, doctor of osteopathic or podiatric medicine, and doctor of dental surgery to be listed by the Plan as a participating provider by making appropriate application. Allows such providers to require an enrollee to pay a reasonable charge in addition to the fee payable by the Plan. Provides for the approval and participation in the Plan of laboratories and hospitals. Directs the Agency to: (1) set a fee for every professionally recognized diagnostic and therapeutic medical service procedure or treatment and laboratory pathological test and procedure that is proportionate to the customary and reasonable fee for such service in each general area of the United States; and (2) provide each approved hospital with a schedule or per diem rate and charges that will be paid by the Plan to such hospital for each specified and covered service which is ordered on behalf of an enrollee by an attending doctor. Requires such hospital charges to be based on each hospital's certified annual financial and operating cost statement. Specifies certain additional requirements with respect to hospital charges. Specifies information to be included in all claimed by participating providers. Sets forth requirements with respect to the auditing, payment, and assessment of claims, and utilization of plan benefits. Authorizes the Agency to temporarily or permanently exclude any enrollee or provider of services found to have made any false claim for payment for services. Requires the Congress, at the time this Act becomes operational, to amend the rates of Social Security taxes relative to the reduction in Social Security health insurance expenditures effected by this Act. Requires the arbitration of claims for damages resulting from alleged malpractice in the provision of any service that is a benefit of the plan. Stipulates that the resources of the Agency and Plan shall not be used in any way directly to regulate the quality or availability of, or to establish or operate, medical and hospital services. Details the estimated cost of the Plan for fiscal year 1980.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981
Expands the eligibility for hospital and medical services for discharged members of the allied forces who served during World War I or World War II to include members of the armed forces of the Government of Russia, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania who are permanent residents of the United States. Repeals the ten year residency requirement for all lawful permanent residents of the United States.
United States · United States Congress · 22 January 1981
Requests the President to designate the week of October 4 through October 10, 1981, as "National Diabetes Week."
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include services rendered by a nurse-midwife. Defines "nurse-midwife" to mean a registered nurse who: (1) has successfully completed a prescribed course of study or has been certified by a recognized organization; and (2) performs services in the area of mother and baby care throughout the maternity cycle.
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1981
Repeals title XV (National Health Planning and Development) and title XVI (Health Resources Development) of the Public Health Service Act.
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1981
Amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to abolish the Professional Standards Review Organizations which were established to review services covered under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1981
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that new drugs for human or animal use will be regulated under such Act solely to assure their safety, and not their effectiveness.
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1981
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit the introduction, or delivery for introduction, of laetrile (amygdalin) into interstate commerce without the approval of a new drug application.
United States · United States Congress · 20 January 1981
Exempts blood fractions used in immunoaugmentative therapy by the Immunology Researching Center, Limited, of Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas from the definition of drug under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for a period of five years.
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1981
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for the services of a clinical social worker.
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1981
Prescription Drug Patent Licensing Act - Provides that whenever, upon complaint by a qualified applicant for a license under a drug patent, the Federal Trade Commission determines that such license application was not granted and that the price quoted to druggists by the patentee is more than 500 percent of the total cost of production, the Commission shall, after granting notice and the opportunity for a hearing, order the patentee (under penalty of patent cancellation by the Commissioner of Patents) to grant an unrestricted license to any qualified applicant to make, use, and sell such drug. Permits the Commission to delay the issuance of such order for up to five years to provide a fair return on the patentee's invested capital.
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1981
Contraceptive Labeling and Advertising Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that the label and advertising for contraceptive drugs and devices state the effectiveness of such drugs and devices in preventing conception in humans. Requires a label also to state directions for use and that professional advice should be sought to determine the most appropriate form of contraception. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards for determining the effectiveness of such drugs and devices.
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1981
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to eliminate all age restrictions presently applicable to individuals applying for inpatient psychiatric hospital service benefits under the Medicaid program.
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1981
Prescription Drug Labeling Act -Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that in the labeling and advertising of drugs sold by prescription the established name of such drug must appear each time the drug's proprietary name is used. Allows a pharmacist to fill or refill a prescription for a drug identified by its proprietary name with a substitute drug of the same established name or the same qualitative composition, unless the prescription requires the proprietary name drug exclusively. Requires that such substitute drugs, whether identified in the prescription by proprietary or by established name, be sold at a cost to the patient which is less than the cost of the drug so identified.
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1981
Makes it unlawful for any person engaged in the packing, labeling or distributing (other than a common carrier) of any ionization smoke detection device to distribute any such device which does not bear a specified health warning. Makes a violation of this Act an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1981
Prescription Drug Price Information Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require retailers of prescription drugs to post the prices of certain commonly prescribed drugs for the general public. Directs each drug retailer to prominently post a list of the prices of the 100 prescription drug products that had the highest dollar volume of retail sales by such drug retailer within a period to be determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the posting for each such drug to: (1) list the drug product under its established name (if any) and its proprietary name (if any); and (2) contain the lowest price at which such drug product is offered for sale by such retailer for a quantity which the Secretary determines is the quantity in which the drug product is most commonly dispensed. Prohibits the sale of any prescription drug product whose price is so posted: (1) at a unit price greater than the posted one, if the quantity sold is equal to or greater than the posted quantity; or (2) at a unit price greater than 110 percent of the posted one, if the quantity sold is less than the posted quantity. Provides for injunctive relief to enforce this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 19 January 1981
Prescription Drug Freshness Act - Requires the prominent labeling of prescription and over-the-counter drugs and pharmaceuticals, whose effectiveness or potency becomes diminished after storage, as to the date beyond which the product shall not be used. Authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to establish the "beyond use" dates for all applicable products and the manner in which they shall be labeled.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1981
Brown Lung Benefits Act - Entitles textile workers to claim benefits for death or total disability due to byssinosis (brown Lung disease). Specifies the amounts of such payments which are to be paid by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Provides that such benefits payments shall be reduced by the amount of payments received from certain other sources, such as workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, disability insurance, or a percentage of social security benefits. Requires any such claim to be filed under the applicable State workers' compensation law. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations to assure that the United States is equitably reimbursed by textile plant operators, on the basis of their yearly tonnage of cotton consumption, for the benefits paid under this Act. Stipulates that this Act does not relieve any employer of a textile plant of the duty to comply with any State workers' compensation law and that any such law which provides greater benefits shall not be construed to conflict with this Act. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress regarding this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1981
National Health Care Reform Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish actuarial categories, including an aged and disabled actuarial category, of individuals eligible for Federal financial assistance toward the purchase of membership in a health care plan qualified under this Act (health care contributions). Sets forth the factors to be considered in establishing such categories. Requires the Secretary to delineate the United States into health care areas according to specified criteria. Title I: Health Care Contributions - Makes every individual who is a resident citizen of the United States or a lawful resident alien eligible for a health care contribution. Stipulates that dependents of eligible individuals are not eligible for health care contributions unless they are aged or disabled. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax exclusion of contributions paid by an eligible individual's employer toward the premium of such plan. Sets forth the conditions for such exclusion. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer a tax credit for the premium paid by such taxpayer during the taxable year for membership in such plan. Limits the tax credit to individuals eligible for such contribution. Specifies the maximum allowable credit for a taxable year. Sets forth additional limitations on such credit. Directs the Secretary to make a contribution to eligible disabled or elderly individuals who elect to receive such contribution in lieu of benefits under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (Medicare). Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register the amount of contributions for such individuals in each health care area. Sets forth the method for computing such contributions. Entitles an eligible individual whose family income is below specified guidelines to receive for the year in which a plan is effective (plan year) a direct health care contribution. Limits contributions to one eligible individual per family. Sets forth the conditions for receipt of such contribution. Entitles an eligible aged or disabled individual to such a contribution only if he or she has: (1) elected to receive such a contribution in lieu of Medicare benefits; and (2) waived any right for the aged or disabled for the plan year. Provides for the periodic transfer of funds from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund established under the Social Security Act to make payments for such contributions to aged or disabled individuals. Directs the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register the amount of contributions for the financially needy made for each health care area. Allows the Secretary to enter into a contract with any State under which the State will determine the eligibility for and the amount of a contribution for financially needy residents. Directs the Secretary to issue a health care voucher to eligible individuals in the amount of the contribution. Specifies the contents of such voucher and its date of issuance. Requires a plan to accept a voucher issued to an eligible individual as full or partial payment of the plan's annual premium. Requires the Secretary to make payments to a plan presenting such vouchers. Sets forth the terms for such payments. Prohibits the Secretary from withholding any portion of the health care payments to which a plan is entitled to offset any amount owed to the United States by the plan, an eligible individual, or any other person. Prohibits the Secretary from denying payment of an invalid voucher unless a plan has actual knowledge of such invalidity at the time of acceptance. Prohibits the assignment or attachment of a health care voucher. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude such health care voucher payments from gross income. Title II: Qualified Plans - Allows a plan to apply to the Secretary for certification as a qualified plan in one or more health care areas. Requires the Secretary to act upon such application (otherwise such application shall be deemed approved) within 30 days. Sets forth the factors to be considered in acting upon such application. Directs the Secretary to provide a plan with a written explanation and a hearing in the event of disapproval. Provides for the continued qualification of an approved plan until it is disqualified under this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from changing regulations for a plan year later than April 1 of the previous year unless all affected plans agree. Requires a plan to provide its members with basic health care services including: (1) medical, surgical, and obstetrical care; (2) inpatient, outpatient, and other institutional health services, plus home health or institutional services for aged or disabled individuals; (3) preventive health services; (4) prescription drugs; (5) blood; (6) emergency transportation; (7) medical equipment, including therapeutic devices and prosthetic applications; and (8) out-of-area coverage. Specifies exclusions from such required services. Requires a plan to provide a written membership agreement which sets forth the rights and obligations of the plan and its members. States that the term of each membership agreement shall be a plan year. Limits membership to eligible residents of the health care area in which a plan is located. Requires a plan to: (1) have an open membership enrollment, with specified exceptions including the number of medically high-risk individuals; (2) provide an individual with a written explanation if membership is denied; and (3) enroll a member's spouse or dependents as associate members, including the automatic enrollment of a new spouse or dependent. Requires each plan to establish an annual premium for each actuarial category. Sets a maximum individual cost per plan year for basic health services. Requires the Secretary to publish such maximum cost in the Federal Register. Allows group premium reductions. Requires a plan to permit: (1) monthly premium payments; and (2) premium transfers between qualifying plans. Entitles an aged or disabled individual who tenders a health care voucher which is greater than the premium to a refund or credit. Requires a plan to: (1) report annually to the Secretary with enrollment information; (2) submit to the Secretary any proposed coverage changes; and (3) provide financial information and make payments to the Health Benefits Assurance Corporation established under this Act. Requires a plan to file with the Secretary a brochure for a plan year describing: (1) the health care services to be provided; (2) the method by which such services will be provided; (3) the location of health care facilities; (4) the maximum amount of expenditures required of a member; (5) the health care area or areas in which the plan will be offered; (6) the premium charged for each actuarial category; and (7) the installments in which such premium may be paid. Directs the Secretary and the plan to make such brochures available to the public. Allows advertising of the health care plan. Directs the Secretary to bar the distribution of a misleading and inaccurate brochure or advertisement. Allows: (1) members of a plan to refuse services by a person designated by the plan to provide such service; and (2) health care personnel to refuse for moral reasons to provide certain services. Requires arbitration of specified grievances between an individual and a plan. Sets forth limitations on the authorities of the Secretary, the qualified plan, the plan's sponsor, and the deliverer of health care services. Requires the Secretary to disqualify a plan if any proposed changes will prevent such plan from providing basic health care services or will require excessive out-of-pocket expenditures. Allows the Secretary to: (1) disqualify a plan if the plan's sponsor has violated the antitrust provisions established by this Act; and (2) rescind such disqualification if the plan meets certain criteria. Prohibits treatment of a plan as a qualified plan after the U.S. Health Court appoints a receiver. Requires the Secretary to provide information about qualified plans and to help process applications for health care vouchers. Allows an eligible individual to authorize any person to act as his or her agent. Permits only a chartered health care contribution agent to serve as an authorized agent for more than 25 persons. Directs the Secretary to designate as chartered health care contribution agents persons who meet specified qualifications of honesty and expertise. Prohibits State payments under title III (Unemployment Compensation) and title IV (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of the Social Security Act to any eligible person who is not a member of a qualified plan. Requires membership in a plan in order to qualify for supplemental security income and food stamp benefits. Exempts specified persons from such membership requirements. Grants standing to a plan to assert the rights of its members. Deems members to have assigned their rights to a claim in specified circumstances. Repeals the provisions of Federal law relating to Federal employee health insurance. Requires the Federal Government to contribute to the premium of a health plan on behalf of Federal employees. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee an insurance policy of a qualified plan where similar insurance is not available at commercially reasonable rates. Establishes the Health Benefits Assurance Corporation to periodically review health plan applications for financial certification. Exempts the Corporation from all Federal, State, and local taxes. Sets forth the powers of the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to establish a protective fund to assure the provision of services by plans financially unable to meet their obligations. Establishes a revolving fund in the U.S. Treasury for the Corporation to use to carry out its duties. Authorizes the Corporation to issue debt obligations. Requires a plan to repay the Corporation if any amount of the protective fund is used to fulfill the obligations of such plan. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse a plan for services furnished to a nonmember. Sets forth arbitration procedures. Provides for judicial review of any agency action by the Health Court. Establishes the Health Court. Sets forth the organization of such Court. Grants such Court exclusive jurisdiction over all civil actions brought to enforce this Act and all civil claims and disputes arising under this Act and under agreements by or with qualified plans. Directs the Court to appoint a receiver for a plan if the Court determines there is a strong possibility the plan will not be able to fulfill its obligations to its members. Prohibits the commencement, or requires the suspension, of any Federal or State bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding during any period for which a receiver has been appointed. Establishes a Health Court of Appeals with jurisdiction over appeals brought from the Health Court. Allows the Supreme Court to review cases in the Health Court of Appeals by writ of certiorari. Sets forth criminal penalties for violations of this Act or specified sections of the Internal Revenue Code. Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and contracts to compensate public or private nonprofit charitable organizations for providing graduate medical education and training for health care professionals. Preempts specified State and local laws, including those which would prevent or impede the health care delivery system reforms of this Act. Revises the medical expense deduction provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to exclude the separate deduction for medical insurance and to prohibit any deduction for premiums paid to qualified health care plans. Sets forth the method of determining the adjustment amount which States that have elected to accept health care contributions instead of Medicaid assistance owe the Federal government or which the Federal government owes such States. Repeals provisions of the Social Security Act concerning professional standards review, uniform reporting, capital expenditure limitations, hospital utilization and bylaws, and customary charges. Revises the reasonable cost definition of the Medicare provisions to be costs actually incurred. Repeals specified provisions of the Public Health Services Act concerning health maintenance organizations, health planning, and health resources development. Negates the duty of an institution to provide free care and to fulfill community service obligations if 50 percent or more of the patient days of such institution were accounted for by members of qualified plans. Title IV: Effective Dates and Nonseverability - Establishes the effective date of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from making a direct health care contribution to an individual who has not made a timely election to receive the health care contribution instead of Medicare benefits. Repeals the Medicare provisions after more than 50 percent of the eligible persons elect health care contributions. Requires a State to notify the Secretary by a certain date of its irrevocable election to accept health care contributions instead of Medicaid benefits. Deems such a State to have agreed to make any necessary adjustment payments. Deems the Act invalid, except the repeals and amendments of the Social Security and the Public Health Service Acts, if any portion of this Act is found to be invalid.
United States · United States Congress · 16 January 1981
Requests the President to designate the week of October 4 through October 10, 1981, as "National Diabetes Week."
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Requires skilled nursing facilities to be adequately equipped with wheelchairs and other appropriate equipment and supplies under the Medicare and Medicaid programs (titles XVIII and XIX) of the Social Security Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act - Title I: Cost Containment Incentives - Amends the Public Health Service Act by adding a new title XIX, "Standards for Health Benefit Plans." Disallows a trade or business expense deduction or an exclusion relating to contributions by employers to accident and health plans under the Internal Revenue Code by an employer who fails to meet the requirements of this title. Requires that an employer offer to his or her employees at least one group health benefit plan (to the extent that such a plan is available) for inpatient hospital services having an annual copayment for hospital services of at least 25 percent. Excepts from such copayment requirement a period beginning on the date on which an employee and his or her family have incurred out-of-pocket medical expenses during a calendar year in excess of 20 percent of such individuals' combined income and ending on the last day of such calendar year. Requires an employer to make the same expenditure per enrollee with respect to each group health benefit plan regardless of the actual premium cost. Requires an employer to rebate to an employee any excess of the employer's expenditure amount over the premium cost either in cash or other benefits. Prohibits an employer from expending an amount for a plan on behalf of an employee in excess of the premium cost of the most costly group health benefit plan in which at least ten percent of the employees are actually enrolled at the time the expenditure is made. Requires an employer having at least 200 full-time employees to offer his employees at least three health benefit plans with different carriers. Requires the offer of a group health benefit plan to be first made to a collective bargaining representative. Title II: Catastrophic Illness Insurance - Amends title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (as added by title I of this Act) to disallow a trade or business expense deduction or an exclusion relating to contributions by employers to accident and health plans under the Internal Revenue Code by an employer having 50 or more full-time employees who fails to meet the requirements of this title. Requires a health benefit plan to provide for payment without any cost sharing by a covered individual for medical expenses beginning on the date on which an employee and his or her family have incurred out-of-pocket medical expenses during a calendar year in excess of 20 percent of such individuals' combined income and ending on the last day of such calendar year. Requires such plan to: (1) disregard any preexisting medical conditions; and (2) continue coverage for individuals for a period of six months after the member employee becomes unemployed, ceases to be full-time, or dies. Requires a carrier to enter into an arrangement in each State in which it conducts business for the purpose of providing catastrophic illness insurance and preventive care coverage to those persons who are not eligible for coverage under titles II and III of this Act, or a government program of health care program. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to remove the 150 day limitation on inpatient hospital services. Provides that the amount payable for inpatient hospital services shall be reduced by a coinsurance amount equal to 20 percent of the charges imposed with respect to such individual, but only for days not within the "benefit period" (the period beginning with the day on which the total expenses incurred by the individual for covered services exceed 20 percent of such person's income from wages and net earnings self-employment for the preceding calendar year). Provides that 100 percent of the charges or costs of the supplementary medical insurance benefits for the aged and disabled shall be paid during such benefit period. Title III: Preventive Care - Amends title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (as added by titles I and II of this Act ) to disallow a trade or business expenses deduction or an exclusion relating to contributions by employers to accident and health plans under the Internal Revenue Code by an employer having 50 or more full-time employees who fails to meet the requirements of this title. Specifies the preventive care services which a carrier who enters into an arrangement with a State pursuant to title II must provide, including maternal care, childhood immunizations, and hypertension screening. Title IV: Internal Revenue Code Amendments - Makes: (1) a deduction by an employer in providing a health benefit plan to his or her employees; and (2) an exclusion by an employer for contributions to accident and health plans, conditional upon such employer's compliance with the requirements of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act. Title V: Effective Dates - Establishes the effective dates of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Amends the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 to establish the position of Associate Director for Minority Concerns within the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Requires such Associate Director to develop policies and programs to assure increased emphasis on the drug abuse and drug abuse-related needs of minority populations.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Blood Assurance Act of 1980 - Prohibits any person from: (1) charging or collecting a fee; or (2) requiring the donation or transfer of blood, as a condition to supplying blood. Stipulates that a blood supplier may recruit donors by offering incentives such as a discount on the charge to an individual for the provision of blood as a result of a blood donation or blood drive, but limits such discount to the greater of: (1) the average cost of recruiting a donor in the area; or (2) 20 percent of the cost of processing a unit of blood. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the provision which requires a reduction of the amount payable to a provider of services by a deduction equal to the cost of the first three pints of whole blood. Requires the regulations which determine the cost of services under such program to take into account the processing fees incurred by a provider of services in the replacement of blood furnished to an individual. Prohibits any person from denying to any health care facility or blood supplier the reciprocal exchange of available required blood, unless such exchange would deplete the available blood needed by such establishment. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through a recognized private entity composed in part of national blood suppliers, to: (1) foster the exchange and availability of blood; and (2) determine the fair and reasonable exchange rates to be charged among blood suppliers. Directs the Secretary to suspend or revoke the license of any person licensed under the Public Health Service Act to prepare blood who violates provisions of this Act. Makes a provider of services who violates this Act ineligible to receive Medicare payments. Directs the Secretary: (1) to carry out health education programs regarding the nature of, and need for, blood and blood donors; and (2) to submit a report to Congress within two years.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to establish the position of Associate Director for Minority Concerns within the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Requires such Associate Director to develop policies and programs to assure increased emphasis on the alcohol and alcohol-related needs of minority populations.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Emergency Child Health Services Act of 1981 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for demonstration programs for children's emergency medical services. Sets forth eligibility requirements. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress by January 1, 1985, regarding such programs. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982-84 for such programs.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Health Care Protection Act of 1981 - Authorizes each State to establish a program for compensation and reduction of health care malpractice. Authorizes the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to carry out the purposes of this Act. Authorizes each State to establish malpractice screening panels with original and exclusive jurisdiction to hear all claims of health care malpractice by State certified or licensed health care personnel. Directs each State to publish a list of licensed health care professions. Sets forth the procedural rules governing the handling of such claims. Requires such a panel to determine the amount of damages owed under State law by a defendant found liable for a compensable injury resulting from health care malpractice and to enter an order to pay an award in that amount. Authorizes a State to provide judicial enforcement of an award that is not paid promptly. Prohibits review of a panel decision except for review of allegations of a conflict of interest by a panel member or of fraud. Specifies methods of payment of such damage awards. Requires that any party to a claim decided by a panel be entitled to trial de novo on such claim in State court. Requires that a panel or court report any findings of health care malpractice or notice of a settlement agreement to the State insurance commissioner and the State licensing or certification board with jurisdiction over the health care personnel concerned. Directs the State insurance commissioner to make such reports available to the public and to insurance carriers, who shall be authorized to adjust the rates of involved health care personnel. Sets limits on the amount of the contingent fee which may be awarded to a winning claimant's attorney. Subjects an attorney who accepts a fee in excess of such limits to civil liability. Encourages a State to develop a program requiring specified health care institutions within the State to employ a risk management program for the reporting and investigation of all known or suspected incidents of malpractice within such institutions and the identification of preventive measures to reduce the risk of such incidents. Directs the Governor of a State to certify the State's program and the Attorney General to approve such certification if such program is in compliance with this Act. Directs the Attorney General to make specified payments to a State with a certified program to support the establishment of the malpractice screening panels and the development of the State program under this Act. Directs the Governor to report to the Attorney General on the State's use of such payments. Reallocates funds paid to a State which does not have a program in compliance with this Act to those States which the Attorney General determines are most in need of additional funds. Authorizes appropriations beginning in fiscal year 1982 for the Department of Justice to carry out the provisions of this Act. Defines "malpractice" as malpractice, or professional negligence, by an individual or group that provides health care services or goods, and that is required by State law to be licensed or certified to provide such services or goods within the State.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include coverage for the services of a mental health specialist. Defines mental health specialist to mean a: (1) clinical psychologist; (2) clinical social worker; (3) psychiatric nurse specialist; or (4) psychiatrist.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include gerontological nurse practitioner services. Defines "gerontological nurse practitioner services" to mean services performed by a gerontological nurse practitioner. Defines a "gerontological nurse practitioner" as an individual who is a registered nurse, has a master's degree in gerontological nursing, and is certified as a gerontological nurse practitioner.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include professional nurse services. Defines professional nurse services to mean services performed by or under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 1981
Requests the President to designate November 14 of each year as "Operating Room Nurses Day."
United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1981
Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and the Railroad Retirement Act to eliminate the requirement than an individual be entitled to disability benefits for at least 24 consecutive months in order to qualify for hospital insurance benefits under the Medicare program.
United States · United States Congress · 9 January 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide administrative and judicial review of claims which arise under the supplementary medical insurance program. Sets the minimum requirement for the amount in controversy for a hearing at $50 and for judicial review at $500.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to extend coverage to include expenses incurred in providing a Papanicolaou test for the diagnois of uterine cancer, if the individual receiving the test has not had such a test on a routine basis during the preceding six months.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for: (1) dentures; and (2) dental care and treatment.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to hospitals meeting specified requirements for their provision of health services during a one year period to individuals who are not eligible for Medicaid (title XIX of the Act), are not covered by insurance, and are otherwise unable to pay for such services.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1981
Requests the President to designate the month of September as "National Sickle Cell Month."
United States · United States Congress · 5 January 1981
Amends title VII (Health Research and Teaching Facilities and Training of Professional Health Personnel) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to schools of medicine and osteopathy for the establishment and operation of educational programs in geriatrics. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981- 1985.