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Law· SS. 216 (98th)enacted

An act to amend title 18 of the United States Code to prohibit certain tampering with consumer products, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1983

Federal Anti-Tampering Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause or attempt to cause injury or death to any person, or injury to any business' reputation, by adulterating a food, drug, cosmetic or other product. Provides for a prison term of up to 20 years and a fine of up to $20,000 if personal injury results, or a prison term of up to life if death results. Establishes a separate offense, with similar penalties, for any person who willfully or maliciously conveys false information concerning an attempt at such adulteration, if injury, fear of injury or death results, or if a governmental or commercial recall occurs.

Bill· SS. 241 (98th)open

Medical Facility Dependent Care Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1983

Medical Facility Dependent Care Act of 1983 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and provide technical assistance to medical facilities for dependent care services. Gives priority to those facilities providing infant care (three and under) or care for other dependents 24 hours a day seven days a week. States that: (1) the Federal share of such costs shall be 75 percent; and (2) the non-Federal share may be provided in cash or services and equipment. Authorizes grants to medical facilities to establish dependent care information clearinghouses and referral networks. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through FY 1986.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 6 (98th)open

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Federal government should maintain current efforts in Federal nutrition programs to prevent increases in domestic hunger.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1983

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Federal nutrition programs, including the food stamp, child nutrition, and elderly feeding programs, should be protected from budget cuts; (2) the WIC (supplemental food program for women, infants, and children) should continue to be fully funded; and (3) the Federal Government should maintain primary responsibility for nutrition programs.

Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 40 (98th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the federal government should maintain current efforts in federal nutrition programs to prevent increases in domestic hunger.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1983

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Federal nutrition programs, including the food stamp, child nutrition, and elderly feeding programs, should be protected from budget cuts; (2) the WIC (supplemental food program for women, infants, and children) should continue to be fully funded; and (3) the Federal Government should maintain primary responsibility for nutrition programs.

Law· SS. 126 (98th)enacted

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1983 - Redesignates existing title V (Miscellaneous) of the Public Health Service Act as title XXI. Establishes a new title V entitled Administration and Coordination of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Directs the Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (Administration) to disseminate current information about the health hazards of alcohol and drug abuse. Establishes in the Administration an Associate Administrator for Prevention to promote and coordinate prevention research programs of the National Institutes of Mental Health, Drug Abuse, and Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Requires an annual report to Congress. Requires the Administrator to establish procedures for information-collecting and action on scientific fraud and violations of the rights of human research subjects. Transfers to the Public Health Service Act statutory authority establishing the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act), and other provisions of such Acts. Consolidates specified reporting requirements. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for technical and scientific peer review of grants and cooperative agreements, and research, administered through the National Institutes of Mental Health, Drug Abuse, and Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and 1984 for alcohol and drug abuse research. Abolishes the Interagency Committee on Federal Activities for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Repeals title V (Marihuana and Health Reporting Act) of the Medical Facilities Construction and Modernization Amendments of 1970. Requires the Secretary to submit alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health reports to Congress by January 15, 1984. Requires the President to submit to Congress a biennial drug abuse strategy report. Includes Native Hawaiians and Native American Pacific Islanders within alcohol and drug abuse grant priority groups.

Bill· SS. 198 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide payments under certain Federal employee health benefit plans for community mental health care services.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Authorizes Federal employee health benefit plans to provide community mental health center services benefits. Entitles enrollees in plans that provide such benefits to: (1) unrestricted selection of, and access to, a community mental health center; and (2) direct reimbursement for center services.

Bill· SS. 209 (98th)open

Federal Debt Recovery Act of 1985

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a temporary heroin program under which confiscated heroin shall be made available to hospitalized cancer patients for the relief of pain. Sets forth application requirements for qualified hospitals designed to protect against the illicit diversion of distributed heroin. Authorizes the Secretary to import opium to manufacture heroin if amounts confiscated are insufficient to meet hospital needs. Requires the Secretary to report to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources within specified time periods. Requires the Director of the National Cancer Institute to secure an exemption from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for heroin to be used in certain Institute investigations.

Bill· SS. 189 (98th)open

Health Care Protection Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Health Care Protection Act of 1983 - 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 layperson representation on such panels. Requires panel decisions to be made within 30 days after a hearing. Requires such a panel to determine the amount of malpractice damages owed under State law 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 conflict of interest or fraud. Requires that any party to a claim decided by a panel be entitled to trial de novo on such claim in State court. Specifies damage award payment methods. 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 appropriate State licensing or certification board. 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. Limits contingent fees. 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 to employ a risk management program for the reporting and investigation of all known or suspected incidents of malpractice 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 for: (1) program development; and (2) malpractice screening panels. Directs the Governors 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 FY 1984.

Bill· SS. 185 (98th)referred

A bill to establish the position of Associate Director for Minority Concerns in the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Amends the Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act to establish the position of Associate Director for Minority Concerns within the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Requires the Associate Director to develop policies and programs to assure increased emphasis on the drug abuse and drug abuse-related needs of minority populations.

Bill· SS. 171 (98th)open

Native Hawaiian and Native American Pacific Islanders Health Care Needs Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Native Hawaiian and Native American Pacific Islanders Health Care Needs Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare a report for Congress within one year on the physical and mental health care needs of native Hawaiians and other native American Pacific Islanders.

Bill· SS. 167 (98th)open

A bill to provide optional medicaid coverage for individuals who would have qualified for AFDC but for amendments to the earned income disregard and related programs.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit a State to treat as an individual receiving aid under part A of title IV of the Act (Aid to Families with Dependent Children), an individual who would be eligible for AFDC but for certain limitations.

Bill· SS. 166 (98th)open

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that services furnished by a clinical psychologist shall be reimbursable under medicare when furnished by a health maintenance organization to a member of that organization.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for services furnished by a clinical psychologist when furnished by a health maintenance organization.

Bill· SS. 162 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to conduct studies and demonstration projects to develop incentives for economy in the administration of the civilian health and medical programs of the uniformed services while maintaining or improving the quality of health and medical care available under such program.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Directs the Secretary of Defense to conduct studies and demonstration projects on the administration of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). Authorizes appropriations.

Bill· SS. 163 (98th)referred

Emergency Child Health Services Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Emergency Child Health Services Act of 1983 - 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, 1987, regarding such programs. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986.

Bill· SS. 159 (98th)referred

A bill to amend section 1086 (c) of title 10, United States Code, to provide for payment under the CHAMPUS program of certain health care expenses incurred by certain members and former members of the uniformed services and their dependents to the extent that such expenses are not payable under medicare.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) to provide payments for the differences between expenses incurred for health services and the amount paid for such services under another plan.

Law· SS. 89 (98th)enacted

Saccharin Study and Labeling Act Amendment of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Saccharin Study and Labeling Act Amendment of 1983 - Amends the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend until 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act the period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take certain actions to restrict the continued use of saccharin or of any food, drug, or cosmetic containing saccharin.

Bill· SS. 184 (98th)referred

A bill to establish the position of Associate Director for Minority Concerns in the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

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.

Bill· SS. 168 (98th)open

A bill to specifically include Native Hawaiians within a group of underserved populations for the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to include Native Hawaiians within the category of "underserved populations" for purposes of treatment and prevention services.

Bill· SS. 93 (98th)open

Food and Drug Administration Approval Status Amendment of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Food and Drug Administration Approval Status Amendment of 1983 - Repeals the provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act prohibiting the use in drug or device labeling and advertising of representations of approval under such Act.

Bill· SS. 74 (98th)open

Reye's Syndrome Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Reye's Syndrome Act of 1983 - 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 FY 1984 through 1986. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress within six months following the end of the Committee's authorization.

Bill· SS. 7 (98th)open

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend medicaid eligibility to certain low-income pregnant women and newborn children.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance to: (1) any woman whose resources do not exceed specified limitations, for care and services provided during pregnancy and during the 60-day period following the last day of such pregnancy; and (2) any child born as a result of such pregnancy, until the end of such 60 day period.

Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 4 (98th)referred

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that it is in our national interest that a comprehensive review now be conducted by the General Accounting Office (GAO) regarding importance of ensuring that our nation's merchant seamen have ready access to quality health care.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Expresses the sense of Congress that it is in the national interest for the General Accounting Office to conduct a comprehensive review of the importance of ensuring that U.S. merchant seamen have ready access to high quality health care.

Bill· HRH.R. 968 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend the period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not prohibit or restrict the sale or distribution of saccharin or products containing saccharin.

United States · United States Congress · 26 January 1983

Amends the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend until December 31, 1985, the period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take certain actions to restrict the continued use of saccharin or of any food, drug, or cosmetic containing saccharin.

Bill· HRH.R. 850 (98th)open

National Health Care Reform Act of 1983

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983

National Health Care Reform Act of 1983 - 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 category factors. Requires the Secretary to delineate 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. Provides 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 for contributions paid by an eligible individual's employer toward the premium of such plan. Sets forth exclusion conditions. Allows a taxpayer a tax credit for such membership premium. Directs the Secretary to make a contribution to electing individuals in lieu of medicare benefits. Entitles an individual whose family income is below specified guidelines to receive a direct health care contribution. Limits contributions to one eligible individual per family. 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 such transfer of funds from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Allows the Secretary to enter into a contract with any State under which the State will determine contribution eligibility and amount. Directs the Secretary to issue a health care voucher to eligible individuals in the amount of the contribution. Requires the Secretary to make payments to a plan presenting such vouchers. 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 within 30 days. Directs the Secretary to provide a plan with a written explanation and a hearing in the event of disapproval. Requires a plan to provide a written membership agreement. Limits membership to eligible residents of the health care area in which a plan is located. Requires each plan to establish an annual premium for each actuarial category. Sets a maximum individual cost per plan year for basic health services. Allows group premium reductions. 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 a plan brochure with the Secretary. Allows: (1) members of a plan to refuse services by a plan provider; 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. 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. Requires the Secretary to provide information about qualified plans and to help process applications for health care vouchers. Permits only a chartered health care contribution agent to serve as an authorized agent for more than 25 persons. 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. 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. 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 Secretary to reimburse a plan for nonmember services. Sets forth arbitration procedures. Provides for judicial review of any agency action by the Health Court. Establishes the Health 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. 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. 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. Repeals provisions of the Social Security Act concerning professional standards review, uniform reporting, capital expenditure limitations, hospital utilization and bylaws, and customary charges. Repeals specified provisions of the Public Health Services Act concerning health maintenance organizations, health planning, and health resources development. 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 Medicare 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.

Bill· HRH.R. 920 (98th)referred

Medicare Mental Illness Non-Discrimination Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983

Medicare Mental Illness Non-Discrimination Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate restrictions with respect to inpatient psychiatric care and the treatment of mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders of an individual who is not an inpatient.

Bill· HRH.R. 778 (98th)open

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to make unlawful the adulteration of food, drugs, and cosmetics carried out for the purpose of causing death or injury.

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983

Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause injury or death to any person, or injury to any business's reputation, by adulterating a food, drug, or cosmetic product. Provides for a prison term of up to ten years and a fine of up to $100,000 for any person who adulterates a food, drug, or cosmetic. Allows for a prison term of up to life and a fine of up to $250,000, if death results from such adulteration.

Bill· HRH.R. 808 (98th)referred

Handicapped Infants Protection Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983

Handicapped Infants Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect to conduct a study of child abuse or neglect in federally assisted or operated health care facilities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) report the results of this study to the Congress within three months; and (2) give priority to information about adoption and foster care of handicapped infants. Prohibits doctors or other health care facility personnel from withholding nutrition or medical treatment from a handicapped infant. Provides a private right of action for violations of this Act. States that any punitive damage awards shall be used for the benefit of the infant involved in the suit, or if deceased, for research and treatment of handicapped infants. Directs the Center to establish and disseminate procedures for reporting violations. Provides civil and criminal immunity and job protection for persons reporting such violations. Requires health care facilities to provide parents or guardians of handicapped infants with information about agency assistance for these infants.

Bill· HRH.R. 748 (98th)referred

Youth Camp Safety Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983

Youth Camp Safety Act - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Office of Youth Camp Safety to be headed by a Director of Youth Camp Safety. Confers upon the Director the primary responsibility for the promulgation and enforcement of Federal and State youth camp safety regulations. Provides for congressional disapproval of such proposed regulations. Requires any State which desires to assume responsibility for the development and modification of youth camp safety standards to submit a State plan to the Director for approval. Allows a State whose plan has been rejected to obtain review of the decision in the United States court of appeals. Authorizes the Director to make grants to States for the development of youth camp safety plans, such grants not to exceed 80 percent of the cost of carrying out the State plan. Authorizes the Director to enter and inspect youth camps and their records. Charges the Director with: (1) establishing within the Department of Health and Human Services an Advisory Council on Youth Camp Safety; and (2) reporting to the Congress and the President annually. Establishes judicial procedures to restrain any condition or practice which poses an imminent danger of serious injury at such camps. Prescribes penalties for violations by youth camp operators of the standards promulgated pursuant to this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through 1988.

Bill· HRH.R. 752 (98th)referred

Prepaid Prescription Program Negotiation Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983

Prepaid Prescription Program Negotiation Act - Establishes an antitrust exemption to permit groups of professional pharmacists to negotiate collectively with the sponsor of a prepaid prescription program concerning their reimbursement by the third-party insurer.

Bill· HRH.R. 844 (98th)referred

A bill to exempt certain blood fractions from the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for five years, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983

Excludes 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. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Federal Government and the medical profession should cooperate with Dr. Lawrence P. Burton in his cancer research and therapy.

Bill· HRH.R. 779 (98th)referred

A bill to amend the Social Security Act to place Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa on the same basis as States for the purpose of payment under the medicaid program.

United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) and part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to place Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands on the same basis as States in regard to payment under the Medicaid program.

Bill· HRH.R. 513 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide that grants and contracts may not be made under that title to any entity which provides abortion counseling to minors without the knowledge and consent of their parents or guardians, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983

Amends title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit funding to any entity which provides abortion services or counseling to persons under the age of 18 without the consent of their parents or guardians.

Bill· HRH.R. 505 (98th)referred

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the administrative and judicial review of claims (involving the amount of benefits payable) which arises under the supplementary medical insurance program.

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983

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 (part B of title XVIII). Sets the minimum requirement for the amount in controversy for a hearing at $50 and for judicial review at $500.

Bill· HRH.R. 506 (98th)referred

A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement that an individual must have been entitled to disability benefits for at least 24 months in order to qualify for medicare on the basis of disability.

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983

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 that 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.

Bill· HRH.R. 515 (98th)referred

A bill to provide for the confidentiality of medical and dental records of patients not receiving assistance from the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983

Prohibits any Federal agency or employee from inspecting or acquiring medical or dental records of patients whose medical or dental care was not provided directly by the Federal Government or under a program receiving Federal assistance, unless the patient has authorized the disclosure. Establishes criminal penalties for violators and authorizes aggrieved persons to seek injunctive relief.

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