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101 records in 1981
European Union · European Commission · 21 September 1981
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1981
Asbestos Health Hazards Compensation Act of 1981 - States that the provisions of this Act shall apply only to disability or death of an affected person resulting from occupational exposure to asbestos or from the occupational exposure to asbestos of a member of such person's household. Establishes minimum workers' compensation standards for State and Federal asbestos-related death or disability benefits, including: (1) compensation for partial or total disability or death at not less than 66 2/3 percent of the claimant's average gross weekly wage; (2) benefits indexed on the basis of wage scale changes in the claimant's job; (3) payments for the duration of the disability, or the life of the claimant, without limitation on the dollar amount or the period of payment; (4) payment of medical and rehabilitation benefits by the responsible parties without limitation on the dollar amount or the period of payment; (5) the provision that such benefits shall not be offset by any other benefits paid to the claimant nor be considered as income for tax purposes; (6) payment to the widow or widower of a claimant for life or until remarriage; and (7) a three-year period of eligibility for filing a claim under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Labor to: (1) prescribe standards for determining whether a death or disability was asbestos-related; and (2) review State and Federal workers' compensation laws to determine whether they meet the requirements set forth in this Act. Permits a claimant who receives compensation from a State or Federal workers' compensation agency that is less than the compensation prescribed under this Act to file a petition for review with the Benefits Review Board (established under the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act). Authorizes the Board to order an employer to pay the appropriate level of compensation. Sets forth appeals provisions. Permits an employer who pays a workers' compensation award to bring other responsible parties into the proceeding to determine the amount they should contribute to the compensation. Establishes an Apportionment Criteria Commission to develop the criteria to be used by State and Federal workers' compensation agencies in such apportionment determinations. Provides that the compensation procedure established under this Act shall be the sole and exclusive remedy for asbestos-related compensation claims. Requires the Secretary to report annually to Congress regarding the provisions of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1981
Requests the President to designate the week beginning October 4, 1981, as "National Home Health Care Week."
United States · United States Congress · 16 September 1981
Amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish in the Department of Health and Human Services the Office for the Supply of Internationally Controlled Drugs, to be responsible for regulating the domestic production of marihuana and the distribution of marihuana for medical, scientific, and research purposes. Establishes procedures for the production of medicinal marihuana. Permits the distribution of medicinal marihuana only to hospitals and pharmacies registered to dispense schedule II controlled substances for the purposes of treating glaucoma or the nausea of cancer patients or research approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
Germany · German Bundestag · 11 September 1981
Germany · German Bundestag · 11 September 1981
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1981
Medicare Deductible Rollback Act - Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to decrease the multiplier in the inpatient hospital deductible formula from $45 to $40. Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII to decrease the part B deductible from $75 to $60.
Germany · German Bundestag · 7 August 1981
United States · United States Congress · 4 August 1981
Requests the President to designate the week of April 19 through April 25, 1982, as "National Nurse-Midwifery Week."
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1981
Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into loan forgiveness agreements with specified physicians who agree to practice at least two years in health manpower shortage areas. Permits such agreements to be renewed for up to four consecutive one-year periods. Sets forth the Secretary's payments schedule. Establishes annual and aggregate payments limits for any one individual. Limits the number of agreements for each of fiscal years 1985 through 1988. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1985 through 1988. Directs the Secretary to prescribe certain regulations concerning health manpower shortage areas by January 1, 1984.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1981
Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide that payment for physicians' services will be made only to a physician entering into an annual agreement with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the agreement to provide that a physician shall be paid only on the basis of an assignment for all services provided to individuals enrolled under part B. Directs the Secretary to publish a list of all participating physicians. Deems the reasonable charge for physicians' services to be the lesser of: (1) the charge determined under a fee schedule developed by the Secretary under this Act; or (2) the actual charge. Directs the Secretary to develop a relative value schedule (RVS) for physicians' services. Directs the Secretary to develop a fee schedule based upon the RVS. Directs the Secretary to develop an index, which shall be published quarterly, to measure any increase or decrease in costs associated with physicians' services. Directs the Secretary to develop a uniform claims form for use by all participating physicians. Permits carriers to develop a system to make payments to physicians utilizing direct account transfers. Permits any participating physicians to bill the carrier and receive payments using a remote terminal access system for the transfer of funds. Requires all billing and payment procedures to utilize an identification number for each enrolled individual. Requires the Secretary to make payments to participating physicians for the entire amount of the reasonable charge, including any deductibles and coinsurance. Directs the Secretary to collect any deductibles and coinsurance owed. Requires all claims to participating physicians to be made within 30 days after receiving from the physician the properly completed claims. Requires any deductibles and coinsurance owed to be paid to the Secretary. Terminates coverage if an individual does not pay deductibles or coinsurance within a certain time period. Directs the Secretary to make payments for continuing education to physicians who have entered into an agreement pursuant to this Act. Requires the education expenses to: (1) qualify as a trade or business expense tax deduction; (2) be directly related to the care of Medicare beneficiaries; and (3) not be incurred as part of the program of a teaching hospital. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress with respect to the impact of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1981
Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide for designated no smoking areas aboard aircraft holding certificates of public convenience and necessity. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to adopt rules providing for the special segregation of cigar and pipe smokers. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to require an air carrier to permit smoking aboard aircraft. Prohibits smoking aboard an aircraft whenever such aircraft's ventilation system is not fully functioning. Authorizes the Secretary to modify a carrier's rules concerning smoking on aircraft.
United States · United States Congress · 30 July 1981
Amends the Federal Alcohol Administration Act to require any bottled beverage intended for interstate commerce containing at least 24 percent alcohol to bear a health warning on the label.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1981
Health Care Expenditures Regulation Review Act - Requires any officer or agency in the Executive branch of the Federal Government to submit all proposed health care regulations to each House of Congress. Sets forth the procedures by which a proposed health care regulation shall become effective. States that such regulations shall take effect 90 legislative days after submission unless: (1) disapproved by either House of Congress; or (2) adopted earlier by a concurrent resolution. Directs the head of any Federal department or agency to give 60 days notice to the relevant committees of the House of Representatives and Senate prior to initial publication of any regulation which relates to: (1) costs or expenditures of, or reimbursements to, individuals or providers of health care; or (2) the fixing of any rate or charge.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 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 · 28 July 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize payment for specified services performed by chiropractors, including x-rays, physical examinations, and related routine laboratory tests.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 1981
Amends the CHAMPUS program to include chiropractic care.
United States · United States Congress · 28 July 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 · 22 July 1981
Competitive Health and Medical Plan Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the method of reimbursement to health maintenance organizations (HMO's). Provides instead for payments to competitive medical plans (CMP's). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine annually a per capita rate of payment for each class of individuals entitled to benefits: (1) under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII who are enrolled under the provisions of this Act with a CMP which he or she has entered into a risk-sharing contract; and (2) under part B alone who are enrolled with a CMP. Directs the Secretary to define appropriate classes of members on the basis of such factors as age, sex, institutional status, disability and health status, and place of residence. Provides that the payment rate for each class shall be equal to 95 percent of the adjusted average per capita cost for that class, and that the rate shall be paid monthly in advance. Defines adjusted average per capita cost to mean the average per capita amount estimated in advance that would be payable in any contract year for services convered under parts A and B, or part B only, and types of expenses otherwise reimbursable under parts A and B, or part B only, if the services were furnished by other than a CMP. Provides that payment to a CMP under this Act for individuals enrolled with a CMP and entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled under part B shall be made from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Defines a CMP as a public or private entity which: (1) is a qualified HMO; or (2) is a licensed HMO in the State in which it operates. Provides, in addition, that an entity meets the definition if it: (1) provides at least specified services; (2) is compensated on a periodic basis; (3) provides physicians' services through physicians who are employees or partners; (4) assumes the financial risk for the provision of services; and (5) makes adequate provision against the risk of insolvency. Permits a CMP to offer services in addition to those required. Requires a CMP to have an open enrollment period of at least 30 days duration annually. Prohibits a CMP from refusing an individual because of the individual's health status (except end stage renal disease). Entitles an enrolled individual to a hearing before the Secretary when the amount in controversy exceeds $100.000. Requires a CMP to have a procedure to review care and identify problems. Sets limits on a CMP's premiums and other charges. Requires each CMP to have an enrolled membership at least one half of which consists of individuals not entitled to either Medicare or Medicaid. Authorizes a waiver of this requirement where special circumstances warrant such a modification. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to carry out this Act, to enter into a risk sharing contract with any CMP which has at least 1,000 members. Requires each contract to provide either: (1) additional benefits to enrollees; (2) reduced premiums, deductibles, or copayments; or (3) rebates or dividends to enrollees, if a CMP's reimbursement exceeds a rate defined as the adjusted community rate. Requires a CMP to report to the Secretary as specified. Authorizes the Secretary to inspect a CMP. Includes within the definition of medical and other health services under title XVIII services furnished, pursuant to a CMP contract, to a member of a CMP by a physician assistant or nurse practitioner.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1981
Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate the three day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of extended care services.
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 1981
Requests the President to designate November 27, 1981, as "National Lifeliner Day."
European Union · EUR-Lex · 20 July 1981
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1981
Establishes within the National Institutes of Health the Office of Drugs of Limited Commercial Value under the direction of the Director of the National Institutes of Health. Establishes within the Office an advisory council to advise the Director and make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services respecting the time required for drug approval under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Authorizes the Director to provide financial assistance to entities for the development of drugs of limited commercial value, defined as a drug for a condition or disease of low incidence, to undertake the development of such drugs, undertake studies to determine the potential and need for specific drugs, and coordinate the efforts of public and private entities engaged in the development of such drugs. Requires the submission and approval of an application containing the scientific basis for the development and the proposed therapeutic use of the drug and other specified information before financial assistance is provided. Requires each entity receiving funds to keep specified records. Requires the Director to report to Congress within two years on the effectiveness of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish the Special Commission on Quality Assurance and Utilization Control in Home Health Care. Outlines the duties of the Commission including: (1) a study, investigation, and review of the provision of home health care and services; and (2) the development of a detailed plan for quality assurance and utilization control in home health care. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations modifying the standards, conditions, and requirements of titles XVIII, XIX (Medicaid) and XX (Grants to States for Services) relating to home health agencies and home health care as may be necessary to implement such plan.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 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 · 17 July 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment for optometric and medical vision care under the supplementary medical insurance program.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment under the supplementary medical insurance program for one comprehensive physical examination a year, dental care including dentures, eye examinations including eyeglasses, hearing aids including examination, and treatment of foot conditions. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to take steps to eliminate unnecessary or excessive medical appliance expenditures under the Medicare program by implementing appliance leasing, auditing of medical appliance manufacturers and providers, and by cross-referencing prevailing medical appliance rates. Includes under the term "medical appliance" hearing aids, eyeglasses, dentures, and similar health aids. States that the Federal Trade Commission should continue and increase scrutiny of the medical appliance industries in the interest of consumer protection. States that the Secretary should provide increased assistance to encourage the continuing education and training of hearing specialists, clinical audiologists, and physicians to improve the quality of hearing care, and to encourage the provision by State and local governments of more and better hearing care for the elderly, including a network of examination and treatment sites.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1981
Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for demonstration projects for support services and research relating to adolescent pregnancy and parenthood. Includes within such services: (1) pregnancy testing and maternity counseling; (2) adoption counseling; (3) health services including prenatal and pediatric care; (4) education and family planning; and (5) other related health, referral, and educational services. Requires that such projects: (1) provide, supplement, or improve the quality of such services; and (2) use methods to strengthen the capacity of families to deal with adolescent pregnancy or parenthood. Limits the use of funds under this program to: (1) provide services to eligible persons; and (2) coordinate and plan necessary services. Prohibits the use of funds for family planning services (other than counseling and referral) unless not otherwise available. Requires grantees to charge income-based fees for such services. Requires the Secretary to give priority to certain applicants, including those who serve areas: (1) where there is a high incidence of adolescent pregnancy; and (2) where the incidence of low income families is high and the availability of programs of care for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents is low. Prohibits grants for more than five years duration. Establishes a decreasing maximum Federal financial participation, which the Secretary may waive. Sets forth application requirements. Requires a grantee to make periodic project reports to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to coordinate Federal policies and programs relating to the prevention of adolescent pregnancies, including assistance to State and local entities receiving Federal aid. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts for research projects and information dissemination. Limits such projects to a maximum of five years and an annual amount of $100,000. Requires: (1) the Secretary to establish a panel to review such grant and contract applications; and (2) recipients to transmit project reports to the Secretary. Reserves between one and three percent of funds appropriated under this Act for program evaluation. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982 through 1984. Prohibits funds under this Act from being used for abortion related purposes, except for research concerning the consequences of abortion. Repeals title VI (adolescent pregnancy grant program), title VII (coordination of Federal and State programs), and title VIII (study of adolescent pregnancy) of the Health Services and Centers Amendments of 1978.
United States · United States Congress · 17 July 1981
Medicaid Community Care Act of 1981 - Authorizes a State with a plan approved under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services to have Federal payments for home health care services, nursing services, home health aid services, medical equipment for use in the home, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology services, endiology services, adult day health services, respite care, short-term full-time nursing care, homemaker services, and nutrition counseling made at a higher rate than the rate for other care and services provided under the State plan. Specifies that the Federal medical assistance percentage for such services and the comprehensive assessments provided for in this Act shall be the lesser of: (1) the Federal medical assistance percentage determined under title XIX plus 25 percent; or (2) 90 percent of the cost of such services and assessments. Requires an application to be accompanied by a community care plan which: (1) provides for a comprehensive assessment of each individual eligible or applying for Medicaid who is likely to need long-term skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility services; (2) makes available, under title XIX, the care and services for which the higher Federal payment may be made to individuals determined pursuant to a comprehensive assessment to be in need of long-term facility services and for whom such assistance is a feasible alternative to long-term facility services; and (3) coordinates the services provided under this Act with similar services provided under the Older Americans Act of 1965, and under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Social Security Act. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress with respect to the program established under this Act. Permits a State, for the purposes of title XIX, to treat a noninstitutionalized individual the same as an individual who is in a long-term care facility if the noninstitutionalized individual meets the income and resources standards for long-term facility residents and has been determined, pursuant to an assessment under this Act, to need long-term facility services.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1981
GI Medical Research Protection Act of 1981 - Requires all human subjects used in experiments conducted by or for the Department of Defense to be informed in understandable language of the nature of the experiments. Requires the documentation of their consent through a written form. Establishes a Research Review Board in the Department to oversee the implementation and enforcement of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1981
Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for a limited waiver of ERISA's general preemption of State laws relating to employee benefit plans in the case of the Hawaiian Prepaid Health Care Law. Directs the Secretary of Labor to conduct a study and report to Congress within two years on the feasibility of extending such exemption to include other State laws which establish health care plans.
United States · United States Congress · 26 June 1981
Amends the Public Health Service Act to eliminate age restrictions on appointment and mandatory retirement for the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
Germany · German Bundestag · 26 June 1981
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981
Provides that under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act prevailing charge levels, as applicable to items and services furnished in Michigan, shall be determined on a statewide basis and not on the basis of any particular locality within the State.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study to determine whether there is a relationship between the exposure of members of the U.S. armed forces to nuclear radiation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and any abnormal health symptoms currently exhibited by such individuals. Requires a report to Congress within two years of enactment of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 June 1981
Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the grant and contract authority of the Director of the National Cancer Institute.
United States · United States Congress · 19 June 1981
GI Medical Research Protection Act of 1981 - Requires all human subjects used in experiments conducted by or for the Department of Defense to be informed in understandable language of the nature of the experiments. Requires the documentation of such consent through a written form. Establishes a Research Review Board in the Department to oversee the implementation and enforcement of this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for the services of a licensed or certified acupuncturist.
United States · United States Congress · 17 June 1981
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for the professional services of a licensed or certified acupuncturists.
United States · United States Congress · 15 June 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare ) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of "personal emergency response services" provided by a "personal emergency monitoring agency." Defines "personal emergency response services" as the maintenance of digital electronic communication equipment in the home which signals a "personal emergency monitoring agency" for help.
Germany · German Bundestag · 12 June 1981
Zusammenhang zwischen der gesundheitlichen Situation in den Entwicklungsländern und dem Erfolg von Entwicklungsprojekten, Entwicklung der "Gesundheitshilfe" im BMZ, Programm der "Primary Health Care", Konzentrierung auf bestimmte Regionen der Dritten Welt, effektivere medizinische Ausbildung ausländischer Studenten, Weiterbildung von Fachkräften in den medizinischen Problemen der Entwicklungsländer
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981
Saccharin Study and Labeling Act Amendment of 1981 - 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.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981
Commends Doctor Howard A. Rusk on his lifetime service to the handicapped.
United States · United States Congress · 11 June 1981
Health Service Act - Title I: Establishment and Operation of the United States Health Service - Establishes the United States Health Service as an independent agency of the executive branch. Directs the President to appoint an Interim National Health Board to govern the service during the months before a Permanent National Health Board is appointed. Requires the Interim Board to establish health care delivery regions throughout the United States, with an interim regional board for each region which shall in turn establish health care delivery districts and communities. Specifies procedures for the election of community boards by the community users and health care workers, and subsequent appointment of permanent district and regional boards, culminating, by this selection process from the bottom up, in the appointment of the permanent National Health Board from among regional users. Title II: Delivery of Health Care and Supplemental Services - Enumerates the basic health rights which the Service shall ensure in the delivery of services to users, among them: (1) the right to receive high quality health care and supplemental services without charge or discrimination; (2) the right to choose the health facilities from which to receive such services; (3) the right of access to all health information; (4) the right to an explanation of benefits and risks; (5) the right, in the event of terminal illness, to die with a maximum degree of dignity; and (3) the right to legal assistance to enforce these rights. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to entitle each employee of an employer subject to compensation for one hour of necessary health care services for every 35 hours of employment. Lists the range of services which the Health Service shall provide. Makes all individuals within the United States and its territories eligible to receive them. Requires: (1) each community board to establish community health care facilities providing certain primary and specialized services; (2) each district board to establish a general hospital; and (3) each regional board to establish a regional medical facility with highly specialized services. Specifies additional duties of regional, district, and community boards, including education on personal health matters and environmental monitoring services. Prohibits any individual employed by a health board from engaging in the private delivery of health care services. Title III: Health Labor Force - Makes the Health Service the sole judge of the qualifications of its employees, pre-empting all State or local laws to the contrary. Directs the National Health Board to issue guidelines for the classification, certification, and employment of health workers by job category. Requires each regional board to establish a health team school for the education of health workers in its region. Applies certain Federal Standards to labor-management relations within the Service, including collective-bargaining procedures and agreements. Provides for the defense of malpractice and negligence suits brought against Service employees. Title IV: Other Functions of Health Boards - Directs the National Board to establish a health rights legal service program to assist users and workers with legal problems related to health rights and health care services. Requires each regional, district, and community board to set up a health advocacy program to ensure full realization of health rights. Provides a grievance procedure for users and workers before a regional board or the National Board. Directs the National Board to oversee occupational safety and health programs at the regional level and to contribute to the development and administration of standards under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Requires the establishment of regional occupational safety and health programs and community safety and health action councils (OSHACs). Requires employers to provide a health facility in or near any workplace having 25 or more employees. Transfers the National Institutes of Health to the National Health Board, and requires the creation of additional National Institutes of: (1) Epidemiology; (2) Evaluative Clinical Research; (3) Health Care Services; (4) Pharmacy and Medical Supply; and (5) Sociology of Health and Health Care. Directs the National Board to formulate one-year and five-year national health plan budgets based on data collected and evaluated by the community, district, and regional boards. Requires the publication of a National Pharmacy and Medical Supply Formulary listing drugs, therapeutic devices and other medical equipment, and a comprehensive dictionary of health care terms for users. Title V: Financing of the Service - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose additional income taxes (health service taxes) on individuals and corporations to finance the health service program. Denies exclusion from gross income of amounts paid by employers on behalf of their employees to accident and health plans which provide insurance for medical expenses covered by this Act. Eliminates income tax deductions for certain health care expenses and charitable contributions to medical and hospital facilities where the services paid for could have been provided by the Health Service. Repeals the hospital insurance tax. Creates in the Treasury the Health Service Trust Fund. Transfers to such Fund all the assets and liabilities of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Directs the National Board to prepare a national health budget for each fiscal year based on plans and budgets submitted annually by the regional, district, and community boards. Title VI;; Miscellaneous Provisions - Makes conforming amendments to specified Acts.
United States · United States Congress · 10 June 1981
National Infant Screening Act of 1981 - Amends title XI (Genetic Diseases, Hemophilia Programs, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) of the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for infant screening programs to detect metabolic disorders.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1981
Amends the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend until June 30, 1983, 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.
United States · United States Congress · 9 June 1981
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) for the services of a licensed or certified acupuncturist.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1981
Veterans' Health Care Act of 1981 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Veterans' Administration to provide hospital or nursing home care to a veteran for treatment of a condition associated with exposure to Agent Orange during service in Vietnam. Extends through September 30, 1984, the Vietnam-era veterans' readjustment counseling program. Directs the Administrator to expand the scope of the epidemiological study and literature review of studies of long-term adverse health effects from exposure to Agent Orange to include an evaluation of the adverse health effects of other factors involved in such service, including exposure to other herbicides, chemicals, or environmental hazards or conditions.
United States · United States Congress · 8 June 1981
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for home health care and nursing home expenses paid by families on behalf of their relatives.
United States · United States Congress · 4 June 1981
Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate inpatient hospital coinsurance payments.