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Bill· HRH.R. 2598 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2001
Underserved Adult and Adolescent Immunization Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 2002 through 2005 for project grants for preventive health services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give priority to adults and adolescents who are medically underserved and at risk for vaccine-preventable diseases. Specifies that the purposes for which such amounts appropriated are available include (with respect to immunizations for adults and adolescents) payment of the costs of storing vaccines, outreach activities, and other program expenses necessary for the establishment or operation of immunization programs. Directs the Secretary to: (1) coordinate with public and private entities, and develop and disseminate guidelines, to ensure that immunizations are routinely offered to adults and adolescents by public and private health care providers; (2) cooperate with public and private entities to obtain information for required annual evaluations; (3) increase (relative to FY 2001) the extent to which the Secretary collects data on the incidence, prevalence, and circumstances of diseases and adverse events that are experienced by adults and adolescents that may be associated with immunizations; (4) ensure that the entities with which the Secretary cooperates include managed care organizations, community based organizations that provide health services, and other health care providers; and (5) provide for projects to identify racial and ethnic minority groups and other health disparity populations for which immunization rates for adults and adolescents are below such rates for the general population, and to determine the factors underlying such disparities.
Bill· HRH.R. 2594 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2001
Nursing Shortage Response Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, upon determining that a significant number of public and nonprofit private hospitals have shortages of tertiary-care nurses, to accept such nurses as National Health Service Corps members and provide for their participation in the Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs. Authorizes the Secretary, in establishing criteria for the designation of health professional shortage areas, to: (1) include tertiary-care nurses in determining the number of health professionals; and (2) establish criteria for otherwise considering such nurses in designating health professional shortage areas.
Bill· HRH.R. 2592 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2001
States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act - Transfers marijuana from schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act to schedule II of such Act. Declares that, in a State in which marijuana may be prescribed or recommended by a physician for medical use under applicable State law, no provision of the Controlled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict: (1) the prescription or recommendation of marijuana by a physician for medical use; (2) an individual from obtaining and using marijuana from a physician's prescription or recommendation of marijuana for medical use; or (3) a pharmacy from obtaining and holding marijuana for the prescription or recommendation of marijuana by a physician for medical use under applicable State law. Prohibits any provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act from prohibiting or restricting a State entity from producing or distributing marijuana for the purpose of its distribution for prescription or recommendation by a physician in a State in which marijuana may be prescribed by a physician for medical use.
Bill· HRH.R. 2593 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2001
Commission to Universally Reduce and Eradicate Disease Act of 2001 - Establishes the National Commission for the New National Goal: The Advancement of Global Health to: (1) recommend a national strategy for coordinating governmental, academic, and public and private health care entities for the purpose of the global eradication of disease; and (2) address how the United States may assist in the global control of infectious diseases through the development of vaccines and the sharing of health research information on the Internet. Authorizes appropriations to the National Institutes of Health to carry out coordination activities with the Commission, the National Science Foundation, and other appropriate groups to make available on the Internet information concerning the benefits of the infectious disease vaccine development program and health research information.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 190 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 23 July 2001
Declares that Congress supports the goals and ideas of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (September 2001).
Bill· HRH.R. 2582 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2001
Ecstasy Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to give priority in the award of certain grants to States on a pass-through basis to communities that have taken measures to combat club drug use, including passing ordinances restricting rave clubs, increasing law enforcement on Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine or MDMA), and seizing lands under nuisance abatement laws to make new restrictions on an establishment's use. Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to: (1) use amounts available under this Act to combat the trafficking of Ecstasy in designated high intensity drug trafficking areas; and (2) ensure that the national media campaign under the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998 addresses the reduction and prevention of abuse of Ecstasy and club and emerging drugs among young people in the United States. Provides for: (1) funding for an Ecstasy drug test which would meet Federal workplace standards; and (2) a mandatory research study by the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse that evaluates the effects that Ecstasy use can have on an individual's health. Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to establish an interagency Task Force on Ecstasy/MDMA and Emerging Club Drugs.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 189 (107th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 20 July 2001
Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to inflammatory bowel disease.
Bill· SS. 1204 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2001
Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to remove time limitations on the coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for individuals who have received organ transplants. (Current law provides coverage for such drugs only for certain time periods after the transplant procedure.) Amends SSA title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) to: (1) continue entitlement to prescription drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy furnished to an individual who receives a kidney or other organ transplant for which payment is made under Medicare; and (2) extend Medicare secondary payer requirements for end stage renal disease beneficiaries. Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to set forth requirements for group health plans to provide coverage of immunosuppressive drugs.
Bill· SS. 1208 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2001
Ecstasy Prevention Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to give priority in the award of certain grants to States on a pass-through basis to communities that have taken measures to combat club drug use, including passing ordinances restricting rave clubs, increasing law enforcement on Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine or MDMA), and seizing lands under nuisance abatement laws to make new restrictions on an establishment's use. Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to: (1) use amounts available under this Act to combat the trafficking of Ecstasy in designated high intensity drug trafficking areas; and (2) ensure that the national media campaign under the Drug-Free Media Campaign Act of 1998 addresses the reduction and prevention of abuse of Ecstasy and club and emerging drugs among young people in the United States. Provides for: (1) funding for an Ecstasy drug test which would meet Federal workplace standards; and (2) a mandatory research study by the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse that evaluates the effects that Ecstasy use can have on an individual's health. Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to establish an interagency Task Force on Ecstasy/MDMA and Emerging Club Drugs.
Bill· HRH.R. 2563 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 19 July 2001
Bipartisan Patient Protection Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code with respect to health care coverage. Requires group health plans and health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage to have approved utilization review programs, claims procedures, and appeal procedures concerning claims denials. Sets forth provisions concerning group health plans and health insurers and the provision of certain advice and care, including: (1) emergency care; (2) obstetric and gynecological care; (3) specialists care; (4) prescription drugs; (5) participation in approved clinical trials; and (6) health plan information. Restricts interference by health plans and insurers with the doctor-patient relationship. Prohibits health plans and insurers from discriminating against a licensed health care professional with respect to participation or indemnification. Extends and expands provisions of the medical savings account program. Provides for: (1) the deduction of 100 percent of the health insurance costs of the self-employed; and (2) a credit for the health insurance expenses of small businesses.
Bill· HRH.R. 2560 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2001
Automatic Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act - ADAM Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant to a health care organization to establish a national information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (PAD) in schools by providing: (1) timely information on PAD program implementation and development; (2) comprehensive program materials to establish a PAD program in schools; (3) support to cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED) training programs; (4) encouragement for community partnerships with and among public and private organizations to promote PAD in schools; (5) a database to gather information in a central location regarding sudden cardiac arrest in the pediatric population and identifying or conducting further research into the problem; and (6) assistance to communities that wish to develop screening programs for at-risk youth.
Bill· HRH.R. 2553 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2001
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with regard to requirements to qualify as a disproportionate share (DSH) hospital, to waive for critical access hospitals and essential rural health care providers the requirement that a hospital have two obstetricians with staff privileges who have agreed to provide services to Medicaid-eligible individuals, when such requirement prevents a DSH designation.
Bill· HRH.R. 2549 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 18 July 2001
Medicare Equity and Access Act of 2001 - Amends part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) elimination of reduction in Medicare+Choice payment rates by neutrality adjustments; and (2) an increase in the baseline of the national per capita Medicare+Choice growth percentage for years after 2001.
Bill· SS. 1188 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2001
Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Enhancement Act of 2001 - Amends the Department of Veterans Affairs employee incentive scholarship program to: (1) repeal a provision requiring commencement of participation in the program prior to December 31, 2001; (2) reduce from two years to one the required period of continuous Department employment for program participation; (3) revise scholarship amounts; and (4) increase from three to six years the number of school years for which a scholarship may be paid while limiting the total payment to the cost of three years of full-time coursework. Repeals a provision terminating on December 31, 2001, the education debt reduction program. Increases the maximum debt reduction amount under such program and allows the annual adjustment of such amount. Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, until December 31, 2001, to expand the number of individuals eligible under such program. Authorizes additional pay for Saturday duty for health care professionals in the Department's Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Allows unused sick leave to be included in the annuity computation for VHA registered nurses. Directs the Secretary to: (1) evaluate the efficacy of the Department's nurse managed health care clinics; (2) establish a nationwide policy on the staffing of Department medical facilities; (3) report on the use of authorities for retaining experienced nurses; and (4) report on mandatory overtime required of licensed nurses and nurse assistants providing direct patient care.
Bill· SS. 1185 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2001
Seniors Prescription Insurance Coverage Equity (SPICE) Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a voluntary Seniors Prescription Insurance Coverage Equity (SPICE) program. Establishes the Seniors Prescription Insurance Coverage Equity Office in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to be administered by a Board, under which all eligible Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in the SPICE program shall be entitled to obtain SPICE prescription drug coverage. Provides for financial assistance to enable Medicare beneficiaries to obtain enrollment coverage, with such assistance varying depending upon beneficiary income. Creates the SPICE Prescription Drug Account in the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to pay for SPICE benefits. Directs the SPICE Board to develop an Employer Incentive Program to encourage employers to provide adequate prescription drug benefits to retired individuals. Outlines rules for the offering of SPICE coverage under Medicare+Choice plans under SSA title XVIII part C. Provides for SPICE Medigap (Medicare Supplemental) policies. Directs the HHS Secretary to contract with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to assess the practicality and viability of establishing a Medigap policy that only provides SPICE coverage. Directs the SPICE Board to conduct a demonstration project to increase the use of Personal Digital Access Technology in prescribing covered outpatient drugs for eligible Medicare beneficiaries receiving SPICE coverage.
Bill· HRH.R. 2513 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 2001
Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act of 2001 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to any State-conducted demonstration project approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services before January 1, 2001, that waives compliance with, or makes inapplicable, certain State plan requirements for establishing an outpatient prescription drug program for residents of the State not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under Medicaid (SSA title XIX). Provides that any expenditures by the State for covered outpatient drugs under the demonstration project will be treated as payments under the State Medicaid plan for covered outpatient drugs for purposes of a rebate agreement, regardless of whether such expenditures are offset or reimbursed, in whole or in part, by rebates received under such an agreement. States that such expenditures are consistent with the objectives of the Medicaid program and are to be considered amounts expended for medical assistance in the form of prescribed drugs under the State Medicaid plan. Makes certain Medicaid requirements inapplicable to any enrollment fees, premiums, deductions, copayments, cost sharing, or similar charges imposed upon individuals participating in the demonstration project.
Bill· HRH.R. 2503 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2001
Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act of 2001 - Requires the U.S. Government to: (1) disable and dismantle all its nuclear weapons and refrain from replacing them at any time with weapons of mass destruction; (2) undertake vigorous good faith efforts to eliminate war, armed conflict, and all military operations; (3) actively promote policies to induce all other countries to join in these commitments for world peace and security; and (4) redirect resources that are currently being used for nuclear weapons programs to constructive, ecologically beneficial peacetime activities and to address human and infrastructure needs such as housing, health care, education, agriculture, and environmental protection. Makes this Act effective when the President certifies to Congress that all foreign countries possessing nuclear weapons have established legal requirements comparable to those set forth in this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2505 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2001
Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001 - Prohibits any person or entity, in or affecting interstate commerce, from knowingly: (1) performing or attempting to perform human cloning; (2) participating in such an attempt; (3) shipping or receiving an embryo produced by human cloning or any product derived from such embryo; or (4) importing such an embryo or product.
Bill· SS. 1177 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2001
Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act of 2001 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to any State-conducted demonstration project approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services before January 1, 2001, that waives compliance with, or makes inapplicable, certain State plan requirements for establishing an outpatient prescription drug program for residents of the State not otherwise eligible for medical assistance under Medicaid (SSA title XIX). Provides that any expenditures by the State for covered outpatient drugs under the demonstration project will be treated as payments under the State Medicaid plan for covered outpatient drugs for purposes of a rebate agreement, regardless of whether such expenditures are offset or reimbursed, in whole or in part, by rebates received under such an agreement. States that such expenditures are consistent with the objectives of the Medicaid program and are to be considered amounts expended for medical assistance in the form of prescribed drugs under the State Medicaid plan. Makes certain Medicaid requirements inapplicable to any enrollment fees, premiums, deductions, copayments, cost sharing, or similar charges imposed upon individuals participating in the demonstration project.
Bill· SS. 1169 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2001
Home Health Nurse and Patient Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) Task Force to study and report to the Secretary and Congress on the comprehensive assessment of patients to determine whether: (1) the number of assessments required during an episode of care or the number of questions asked during each assessment should be decreased to eliminate redundant and uninformative clinical information; (2) a uniform data collection standard is needed to ensure that patients who are not Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act (SSA)) or Medicaid (SSA title XIX) beneficiaries receive the same quality of care as Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries; and (3) OASIS data should be collected from Medicaid beneficiaries who are not Medicare beneficiaries. Directs the Secretary to promulgate a regulation revising the data collection requirements under the OASIS standard used as part of the comprehensive assessment of patients to: (1) make use of such requirements optional for patients of home health agencies who are not Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries; and (2) eliminate such requirements for any home health agency patient to whom only personal care services are furnished. Requires the Secretary to review each regulation relating to the demand billing process for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to determine whether it may be conducted in a manner that is efficient, allows for determination of Medicare coverage of home health services and expedient claims submission, and does not adversely affect Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries or home health agencies in determination of whether Medicare payment may be made for an item or service. Directs the Secretary to establish the Claims Review and Audit Task Force to study and report to the Secretary and Congress on the processes and policies used to review medical claims submitted by home health agencies and on other specified matters. Provides for the implementation of Task Force recommendations.
Bill· HRH.R. 2497 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2001
Managed Care Bill of Rights for Consumers Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to set forth requirements for managed care plans, including requirements concerning: (1) prohibiting limiting services (if covered) that are medically necessary and appropriate; (2) second opinions; (3) choice of providers and specialists; (4) continuation of coverage; (5) coverage of emergency services without regard to whether the provider has an arrangement with the plan and without prior authorization; (6) prohibiting financial incentives to reduce or limit medically necessary services; (7) prohibiting agreements between plans and health professionals restricting medical communications between health professionals and their patients; (8) grievance and appeals procedures; (9) prohibiting discrimination against enrollees or providers on the basis of health status, anticipated need for services, and other specified reasons; (10) confidentiality; and (11) prescription drugs. Establishes a Managed Care Consumer Advisory Commission to assist consumers in assessing services, understanding and exercising their rights and responsibilities, and making an informed and appropriate plan choice. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan (and a health insurance issuer offering group coverage) to comply with the above amendments to the Public Health Service Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2484 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2001
Medicare Vision Rehabilitation Services Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide for coverage of outpatient vision rehabilitation services under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of the Medicare program.
Bill· HRH.R. 2483 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2001
Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a system for making adjustments to payments for items and services provided under the original Medicare fee-for-service program, with specified formulae for States whose average per beneficiary amount is: (1) greater than 105 percent of the national average; or (2) less than 95 percent of the national average. Authorizes the Secretary to make specified related adjustments to geographic indices under the Medicare physician fee schedule in certain circumstances.
Bill· HRH.R. 2490 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2001
Hospital Investment Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to limit the hospital ownership exception to physician self-referral restrictions to interests purchased on terms generally available to the public.
Bill· HRH.R. 2463 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 11 July 2001
Patients' Right to Fair Compensation and Protection Against Predatory Contingency Fee Practices Act - Prohibits an attorney from entering into or enforcing a contract, whether express or implied, for attorney fees in connection with a health care liability action to the extent that the amount or payment of such fees is: (1) contingent upon the resolution of the action; and (2) in excess of the specified maximum allowed percentage (ten percent of the amount recovered by the claimant in connection with the action, subject to exception).
Bill· HRH.R. 2451 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2001
Recreational Camp Safety Act - Requires a recreational camp in a State to report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services on: (1) each medical incident that occurs at the camp; and (2) each incident of sexual abuse that is alleged to have occurred at the camp involving a camper or staff member as a victim and that has previously been reported to another governmental agency. Directs the Secretary to: (1) collect such information in a central data system in a manner that will enable compilation of separate statistics concerning incidents that involve campers, staff members, and recreational camp operators and directors; and (2) report to the President, the Congress, the National Association of Governors, and the National Association of State Legislatures on a comprehensive analysis of the information. Authorizes the Secretary to issue advisories to assist States in the prevention of deaths, injuries, and illnesses at recreational camps. Requires a recreational camp to record information in a medical log concerning an incident that is required to be reported and such other illnesses and injuries that occur at the camp as the Secretary may prescribe. Requires the Secretary to advise each State agency that has legal responsibility for public health and each State agency that issues a license to a recreational camp of any failure by a camp to comply with any requirements of this Act. Establishes the President's Advisory Council on Recreational Camps to develop model safety guidelines for recreational camps.
Law· HRH.R. 2441 (107th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2001
Amends the Public Health Service Act to redesignate the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center as the National Hansen's Disease Programs Center.
Bill· HRH.R. 2437 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2001
Deems Hillsdale County, Michigan, to be located in the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Michigan, Metropolitan Statistical Area for purposes of reimbursement under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) of disproportionate share hospitals in Hillsdale County, Michigan, with respect to the operating costs of inpatient hospital services.
Bill· HRH.R. 2449 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2001
Health Care Access Improvement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a limited tax credit to qualified primary health services providers who establish practices in health professional shortage areas.
Bill· HRH.R. 2435 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 July 2001
Cyber Security Information Act - Prohibits the disclosure of "cyber security information" (defined to include information related to the ability of any protected system, or critical infrastructure, to resist intentional interference or incapacitation through the misuse of or unauthorized access to or use of the Internet, telecommunications systems, or similar conduct that violates Federal, State, or international law, harms U.S. interstate commerce, or threatens public health or safety) that is voluntarily provided to a Federal entity. Provides that (with exceptions) any such information voluntarily provided directly to the Government about its own cyber security, a third party's cyber security, or to an Information Sharing Organization which is subsequently provided to the Government in identifiable form shall: (1) be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act; (2) not be disclosed to any third party; and (3) not be used by any Federal or State entity or by any third party in any civil action. Makes the antitrust laws inapplicable (with an exception) to conduct engaged in solely for the purpose of and limited to: (1) facilitating the correction or avoidance of a cyber security-related problem; or (2) communication of or disclosing information to help correct or avoid the effects of a cyber security-related program. Authorizes the President to establish and terminate working groups composed of Federal employees who will engage outside organizations in discussions to address or share information related to cyber security, and otherwise to serve the purposes of this Act.
Bill· SS. 1132 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to change the meaning of "authorized distributor" of a prescription drug from a distributor with whom a manufacturer has established an ongoing relationship to distribute such manufacturer's products to any distributor to which a manufacturer sells a prescription drug. Requires the wholesale distributor of certain drugs who is not the manufacturer or an authorized distributor to provide to a drug recipient a statement that the drug was first purchased from or through an authorized distributor.
Bill· SS. 1120 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
Global AIDS Research and Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise requirements for assistance for health programs in developing countries to require the agency primarily responsible for administering this Act to coordinate with specified organizations, including other Federal agencies, to develop and implement effective strategies to prevent vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to increase intervention programs and introduce voluntary counseling and testing, antiretroviral drugs, replacement feeding, and other strategies. Urges such agency to: (1) make HIV and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) a priority in the foreign assistance program for developing foreign countries; and (2) undertake a comprehensive, coordinated effort to combat HIV and AIDS, including providing programs to strengthen and broaden health care systems infrastructure and capacity to deliver HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals, prevention, and treatment to those afflicted with HIV/AIDS. Authorizes appropriations. Urges that priority be given to programs that address the support and education of orphans in sub-Saharan Africa, including AIDS orphans, and prevention strategies for vertical transmission of HIV.
Bill· SS. 1128 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
FHA-Insured Hospital Conversion and Reinvestment Act of 2001 - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to eligible FHA-insured hospitals for use only for purposes that the Secretary determines will reduce the risk of default and loss on mortgages for those hospitals. Includes among such purposes: (1) carrying out activities to convert the excess capacity of an eligible FHA-insured hospital to facilities that provide health care and supportive housing for elderly persons and families, including assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and supportive housing for the elderly; and (2) assisting in paying debt service for an eligible FHA-insured hospital, including service on debt insured under this Act. Authorizes such hospital conversions, and requires the Secretary to provide for uninterrupted continuation of a converted hospital's mortgage insurance coverage for the duration of the original term of the mortgage insurance contract. Makes available to fund conversion grants any negative credit subsidies (surplus amounts) attributable to FHA programs for full insurance for health care facilities.
Bill· SS. 1135 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
Medicare Reform Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish the Medicare Coverage Commission to make national Medicare coverage determinations. Amends SSA part A (General Provisions) of title XI to require nine presidential appointees in addition to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to serve in such Centers. Authorizes programs for care coordination services, disease management services, competitive acquisition of items and services, bundled items and services related to specific medical conditions and surgical procedures, and preferred participants. Amends the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to revise the Medicare+Choice (SSA title XVIII part C) competitive pricing demonstration project. Amends SSA title XVIII to establish: (1) a Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Benefit Program; (2) a Prescription Drug Account in the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund; and (3) a Medicare Prescription Drug Advisory Committee. Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a Working Group on Disease Self-Management and Health Promotion. Authorizes the HHS Secretary to make healthy seniors promotion grants and conduct demonstration projects to promote disease self-management for certain conditions. Amends SSA title XVIII to outline Medicare coverage of various specified preventive services, including cessation of tobacco use, counseling for post-menopausal women, screening for diminished visual acuity and hypertension, and medical nutrition therapy services. Permits waiver of coinsurance and deductibles for certain preventive services, such as: (1) diabetes outpatient self-management training services; (2) colorectal and prostate cancer screening tests; and (3) bone mass measurement. Directs the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct a national falls prevention and awareness campaign. Prescribes requirements for clinical depression screening demonstration projects. Directs the HHS Secretary to establish a Medicare health education and risk appraisal program. Outlines an informatics systems grant program for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. Provides for indexing of the Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) deductible to inflation, and for an income-related reduction in the Medicare subsidy for the Medicare part B premium.
Bill· SS. 1119 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
Expresses the sense of Congress that steps should be taken to ensure that every member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve and such member's family have health care benefits that are adequate to: (1) ease the member's transition from civilian to full-time military life during a mobilization; (2) minimize the adverse effects of a mobilization on the member's ability to provide adequate health care to his or her family; and (3) improve readiness and retention in the Selected Reserve. Directs the Secretary of Defense to contract with a federally funded research and development center to study the health care benefit needs of such members and their families and to issue a report that shall include recommended options for extending health care benefits under the Defense Health Program or the Federal Employee Health benefits program to cover such members.
Bill· HRH.R. 2422 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
Office of Correctional Health Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Public Health Service the Office of Correctional Health. Requires the Office to carry out public health activities for employees in Federal or State penal or correctional institutions or for persons incarcerated in such institutions, including disease prevention, health promotion, service delivery, research, and health professions education activities.
Bill· HRH.R. 2367 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
Patient Care Dispute Resolution Act of 2001 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans and health insurance issuers providing health insurance coverage to have approved utilization review programs, claims procedures, and appeal procedures concerning claims denials.
Bill· HRH.R. 2395 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
FHA-Insured Hospital Conversion and Reinvestment Act - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to eligible FHA-insured hospitals for use only for purposes that the Secretary determines will reduce the risk of default and loss on mortgages for those hospitals. Includes among such purposes: (1) carrying out activities to convert the excess capacity of an eligible FHA-insured hospital to facilities that provide health care and supportive housing for elderly persons and families, including assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and supportive housing for the elderly; and (2) assisting in paying debt service for an eligible FHA-insured hospital, including service on debt insured under this Act. Authorizes such hospital conversions, and requires the Secretary to provide for uninterrupted continuation of a converted hospital's mortgage insurance coverage for the duration of the original term of the mortgage insurance contract. Makes available to fund conversion grants any negative credit subsidies (surplus amounts) attributable to FHA programs for full insurance for health care facilities.
Bill· HRH.R. 2405 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
Microbicide Development Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the Institute with respect to research on the development of microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of such Centers with respect to research on microbicides to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Bill· HRH.R. 2380 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
Melanie Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of NIH and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to expand and intensify research and related activities of the Institute with respect to postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to provide for projects for the establishment, operation, and coordination of effective and cost-efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with postpartum depression or postpartum psychosis and their families. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 2364 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
Medicaid Intensive Community Mental Health Treatment Act of 2001 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option of covering intensive community mental health treatment under the Medicaid program.
Bill· HRH.R. 2363 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
Mental Illness Consumer-Run Services Support Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to public and private nonprofit entities to establish ten regional centers to assist State and local governments, and health maintenance and other organizations develop complimentary peer-support and other nonprofessional services for persons with persistent mental illnesses. Gives preference to consumer-run organizations with appropriate background and experience.
Bill· HRH.R. 2430 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
Aircraft Noise Compensation Act - Amends Federal aviation law to require each air carrier providing scheduled air transportation to or from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to contribute funds to non-profit organizations in communities impacted by noise from LAX Airport. Makes eligible for such contributions any non-profit organizations that provide educational services, health care services, environmental services, speech and hearing services, and services to persons with disabilities in communities impacted by noise from LAX Airport.
Bill· HRH.R. 2429 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2001
LAX Noise Community Accountability Act - Amends Federal aviation law to require the operator of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to mail each fiscal year a noise mitigation report to each household located in the ten-mile radius of the airport and any additional area covered under any noise compatibility program developed for the airport. Sets forth a civil penalty against the operator of LAX Airport for failure to comply with the requirements of this Act. Makes amounts collected from such penalties available to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for making grants to non-profit organizations to provide educational services, health care services, environmental services, speech and hearing services, and services to persons with disabilities in communities impacted by noise from LAX Airport.
Bill· SS. 1115 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2001
Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prescribe composition requirements for the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis, and direct it to make recommendations on: (1) a national plan to eliminate tuberculosis in the United States; and (2) a plan to guide U.S. involvement in global tuberculosis-control activities, with a focus on high incidence countries and on access to a comprehensive package of tuberculosis control measures. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, directly or through grants, to carry out tuberculosis research, demonstration projects, and public information and education programs. Requires the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make awards: (1) to faculty of schools of medicine, nursing, or osteopathic medicine for programs of information and education on preventing, managing, and controlling tuberculosis; and (2) to support the career development of clinically trained professionals committed to pulmonary infection research. Requires the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of NIH to work to develop a tuberculosis vaccine. Requires the John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences to carry out an international training program regarding tuberculosis. Requires the Secretary to ensure that a portion of funds appropriated to repay the education loans of qualified health professionals, researchers from disadvantaged backgrounds, and pediatric researchers is reserved for contracts with individuals who research tuberculosis.
Bill· HRH.R. 2342 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2001
Primary Care for Children Act of 2001 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code to provide for patient access to primary pediatric care through pediatricians under group health plans and group health insurance coverage.
Bill· HRH.R. 2332 (107th)open
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2001
Makes a member of the Selected Reserve and his or her dependents eligible for health care under the TRICARE Standard. Requires the member to pay 40 percent of the premiums for such care, and the Government to pay the remaining 60 percent. States that participation in TRICARE Standard shall not effect enrollment of the member or dependent in TRICARE Prime if the member is called to active duty. Requires the Secretary to Defense to annually specify a period of at least 90 days for election to participate in TRICARE Standard. Terminates coverage upon termination of membership in the Selected Reserve.
Bill· HRH.R. 2333 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2001
National Disaster Medical System Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Office of Public Health and Science an Office to be known as the Office of Emergency Preparedness. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to coordinate the activities of the Department of Health and Human Services with respect to planning for and responding to public health emergencies that burden the response capacity of State and local governments sufficient to require the assistance of the Federal Government in responding to the emergencies. Establishes the National Medical Disaster System. Requires such system to be a coordinated effort by Federal agencies working in collaboration with States. Requires such system to provide health services, health-related social services, other appropriate human services, and appropriate auxiliary services to respond to the needs of victims of a declared public health emergency. Provides for the appointment of temporary personnel for the purpose of assisting the Office of Emergency Preparedness and the National Medical Disaster System.
Bill· HRH.R. 2340 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2001
Patient Safety and Health Care Whistleblower Protection Act of 2001 - Prohibits retaliation or discrimination against a health care worker because the worker disclosed information, advocated for patients, or initiated, cooperated with, or participated in any governmental investigation or proceeding regarding the care, services, or conditions of a health care entity if: (1) the information is true; and (2) the information disclosed evidences a violation of a law, rule, or professional standard or relates to matters endangering patients, workers, or the public. Prohibits contracts, policies, and procedures restricting the actions for which retaliation or discrimination is prohibited. Declares that these provisions do not protect disclosures violating confidentiality law. Prohibits disclosing the identity of the worker, subject to exception. Provides for enforcement through private civil actions and, for certain willful and repeated violations, criminal penalties. Declares that this Act does not preempt other laws and allows States to enforce laws providing equivalent or greater worker protections.
Bill· HRH.R. 2346 (107th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 June 2001
Medicare Rural Ambulance Service Equity Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a 20 percent increase in payment made under the Medicare program for ambulance services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas.