Healthcare

Health Research, Library, and Promotion Programs Extension Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982

Health Research, Library, and Promotion Programs Extension Act of 1982 - Title I: Health Research - Amends title IV of the Public Health Service Act to establish as an agency of the Public Health Service the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (abolished as statutory entity by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966), consisting of the following 11 categorical institutes: the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute on Aging; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Institute of Dental Research; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish additional research institutes. Provides that: (1) the NIH shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) the Secretary acting through the Director shall be responsible for the overall direction of NIH, including specified administrative and supervisory functions; and (3) the Director shall delegate to an Assistant Director certain program promotion and coordination functions, including the formulation of a long-range disease Prevention Plan. Directs the Secretary to appoint a National Institutes of Health Advisory Board to: (1) advise and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director; and (2) prepare a biennial report on its activities. Requires a biennial report to be submitted by the Secretary to the President and to Congress consisting of: (1) a description of the NIH's activities and a five-year plan for future activities and policies; (2) the biennial report of the Advisory Board; and (3) the biennial reports of the directors of each of the national research institutes and the biennial reports of their advisory councils. Requires the Director of NIH to establish Centers for Research and Demonstration of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Provides that the Director of the National Cancer Institute shall be appointed by the President, and the Directors of the other national research institutes shall be appointed by the Secretary. Sets forth the general duties of the Secretary (acting through the director of each national research institute) with respect to the aspect of human health for which the institutes were established. Authorizes activities and programs to be supported through grants and contracts approved by each Director. Directs the Secretary to appoint an advisory council for each institute. Sets forth the duties of such advisory councils, including the periodic review of research. Requires the director of each institute to prepare a biennial report. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. States the general purpose and defines the scope of the National Cancer Institute. Requires that cancer control programs under the Institute include demonstration methods for disseminating cancer prevention information to the public. Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the Institute, to establish an information and education center to collect and disseminate information on cancer. Authorizes the Director to: (1) support production or distribution of therapeutic substances for cancer research, including biological materials, and set standards for their use; (2) support certain cancer research by foreign nationals outside the United States, encourage collaborative research involving American and foreign participants, and train Americans abroad or foreign nationals in the United States; (3) support education and training programs; (4) coordinate certain research by industrial concerns; (5) hire experts and consultants; (6) acquire, repair, or construct facilities, including facilities in the District of Columbia; (7) appoint advisory committees; (8) enter into contracts, leases, or other transactions; and (9) submit an annual budget estimate to the President. Deletes the existing limitation on aggregate payments respecting cancer research and demonstration centers, and extends the period of support for a center to five years (with additional extensions of not more than five years). Eliminates the existing requirement that at least two members of the President's Cancer Panel be scientists or physicians, and requires the filling of vacancies within 90 days. States the general purpose and defines the scope of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Requires the Secretary, through the Director of the Institute, to establish an information and education center to collect and disseminate information on research, treatment, and prevention of such diseases. Requires special emphasis to be placed on cardiovascular diseases and programs designed for children. Deletes the existing limitation on aggregate payments respecting research and demonstration centers for heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases. States the general purpose of the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Establishes in such Institute: (1) the National Arthritis Information Clearinghouse; (2) the National Digestive Diseases Data System; (3) the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse; (4) the National Kidney Diseases Data System; and (5) the National Kidney Diseases Information Clearinghouse. Authorizes the Associate Directors of the Institute to carry out research and training support programs in their respective areas. Establishes: (1) a Kidney and Urologic Diseases Coordinating Committee; and (2) a Skin Disease Interagency Coordinating Committee. Establishes the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory Board. Extends the terms of such Institute's Advisory Boards through FY 1985. Transfers responsibility for multipurpose arthritis and diabetes centers from the Secretary to the directors. Extends the initial assistance period to five years, with additional extensions of up to five years. Establishes: (1) digestive diseases and kidney and urologic diseases research centers; and (2) Advisory Council subcommittees. Requires such Institute to include in its biennial report a description of activities under the arthritis, diabetes, and digestive diseases plans. Sets forth the general purpose of the National Institute on Aging. Transfers the responsibility for public information and education programs on aging from the Secretary to the Director of such Institute. Sets forth the general purposes of the National Institutes of: (1) Allergy and Infectious Diseases; (2) Child Health and Human Development; (3) Dental Research; (4) Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; (5) General Medical Sciences; (6) Environmental Health Sciences; and (7) Mental Health. Sets forth the general purpose of the National Eye Institute. Establishes an Interagency Committee on Spinal Cord Injury. Requires a report to Congress not later than 120 days after the end of each fiscal year. Terminates such Committee on September 30, 1985. Authorizes appropriations for National Research Service Awards through FY 1985. Limits the scope of the Institutional Review Board's authority to review federally-financed research. Exempts research which does not involve human risk from such review authority. Requires the Director of NIH to establish procedures for periodic, technical and scientific peer review of NIH research. States that such procedures shall require that: (1) the reviewing entity be given a written description of the research to be reviewed; and (2) such entity shall provide the advisory council of the institute involved with the results of such review. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) accept certain conditional gifts for the NIH or a national research institute; and (2) establish suitable memorials for donations of $50,000 or more. States that the National Center for Health Services Research and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are agencies of NIH. Terminates the National Advisory Health Council. Eliminates FY 1983 and 1984 funding authorizations for the National Center for Health Care Technology. Transfers the National Center for Health Statistics from the Public Health Service to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health of the Department of Health and Human Services for FY 1983 and 1984. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to report to the appropriate congressional committees by December 31, 1982, regarding expanded Institute research. Provides for a study of the effects of commercialization on biomedical research. Requires completion of this study by September 30, 1984. Requires the NIH to: (1) assist (through September 30, 1984) scientists associated with small businesses in preparing grant and contract applications under title IV of such Act; (2) insure that such scientists are invited to participate on peer review committees; and (3) report on these activities to the appropriate congressional committees by September 30, 1984. Establishes an Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities. Requires such Committee to report to Congress within 18 months. Title II: Assistance to Medical Libraries - Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985 for the National Library of Medicine. Title III: ADAMHA and the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse - Redesignates existing title V of the Public Health Service Act as title XXI and adds a new title V (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). Transfers statutory authority for the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and for the National Institute of Drug Abuse to the Public Health Service Act. Delineates alcohol and drug abuse authorities under such Act. Consolidates various congressional reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985. Title IV: Health Information and Health Promotion - Authorizes appropriations for health information and health promotion programs for FY 1983 through 1984.

Health Planning Amendments of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 11 May 1982

Health Planning Amendments of 1982 - Amends title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act to extend authorizations of appropriations for State health planning through FY 1985. Permits the Governor of any State to request the Secretary of Health and Human Services to exclude portions of the State from the health service areas. Eliminates the requirement that health service areas be established throughout the United States. Permits health service areas to be made up of less than 500,000 persons if the Governor determines that such population is essential for effective health planning. Requires a health system agency (HSA) to have a professional staff of at least five. Reduces the functions of the HSAs. Permits the Governor of any State to terminate existing HSAs. Requires the approval of the governor for the designation of any new HSAs. Requires, for an HSA to be eligible for Federal funds in FY 1983, that the Governor submit a plan for the collection by the HSA in FY 1984 and 1985 of non-Federal funds to meet matching requirements. Sets forth grant formulas. Requires that the State planning agency and the HSAs comply with the new requirements of this Act by September 30, 1983, to remain eligible for Federal funding. Revises Statewide Health Coordinating Council membership provisions. Eliminates certain triennial review requirements. Directs the Governor to make Council appointments (currently chosen from health systems agencies' nominees). Eliminates the one year conflict of interest prohibition on voting. Consolidates grant application procedures for specified planning and operating grants. Permits States with specified Social Security Act hospital cost review programs to apply to the Secretary for the authority to: (1) prescribe how State certificate of need programs will be carried out; and (2) determine which equipment, services, and capital expenditures and minimum amounts will be subject to such programs. Requires applications to specify the fiscal year in which such authority will be exercised. Requires States with approved applications to report annually to the Secretary. Eliminates health systems changes review authority for Statewide Health Coordinating Councils. Reduces from five to three the number of authorized health planning centers. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985. Eliminates the requirement that the Secretary make certain health systems agencies information available to the appropriate congressional committees. Eliminates specified reporting requirements. Eliminates special application provisions for certain States and territories.

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of the week of October 17 through October 23, 1982 as "Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week".

United States · United States Congress · 10 May 1982

Designates the week of October 17 through October 23, 1982, as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Week.

projet de loi modifiant l'article L. 680 du code de la santé publique relatif aux activités du secteur privé dans les établissements d'hospitalisation publics

France · Senate · 7 May 1982

Nichtexmatrikulierung von Studenten nach bestandenem Examen zur Aufrechterhaltung der Mitgliedschaft in der studentischen Krankenversicherung (G-SIG: 09046323)

Germany · German Bundestag · 30 April 1982

A bill to specify the manner in which uncompensated services provided by a skilled nursing facility or an intermediate care facility shall be calculated for purposes of titles VI and XVI of the Public Health Service Act, and to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations under section 1621 (b) (1) (k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300s-1 (b) (1) (k)).

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Specifies the manner in which uncompensated services provided by a skilled nursing facility or an intermediate care facility shall be calculated for purposes of titles VI (Assistance for Construction and Modernization of Hospitals and Other Medical Facilities) and XVI (Health Resources Development) of the Public Health Service Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate admission requirements for these facilities which are identical to those in effect for medicaid and medicare-certified facilities.

A bill to permit psychologists to enter the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit psychologists to enter the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service.

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide more adequate coverage of the services of clinical psychologists under the medicare supplemental benefits program.

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment for certain clinical psychologists' services under the supplemental medical insurance program. Increases the level of payment for outpatient mental health services to $1,000 annually.

Health Research, Library, Planning and Promotion Programs Extension Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1982

Health Research, Library, Planning, and Promotion Programs Extension Act of 1982 - Title I: Health Research - Amends title IV of the Public Health Service Act to establish as an agency of the Public Health Service the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (abolished as statutory entity by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966), consisting of the following 11 categorical institutes; the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute on Aging; the National Instititue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Institute of Dental Research; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish additional research institutes. Provides that: (1) the NIH shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) the Secretary acting through the Director shall be responsible for the overall direction of NIH, including specified administrative and supervisory functions; and (3) the Director shall delegate certain program promotion and coordination functions to an Assistant Director, including the formulation of a long-range disease Prevention Plan. Directs the Secretary to appoint a National Institutes of Health Advisory Board to: (1) advise and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director; and (2) prepare a biennial report on its activities. Requires a biennial report to be submitted by the Secretary to the President and to Congress consisting of: (1) a description of the NIH's activities, and a five-year plan for future activities and policies; (2) the biennial report of the Advisory Board; and (3) the biennial reports of the directors of each of the national research institutes, and the biennial reports of their advisory councils. Provides that the Director of the National Cancer Institute shall be appointed by the President, and the Directors of the other national research institutes shall be appointed by the Secretary. Sets forth the general duties of the Secretary (acting through the Director of each national research institute) with respect to the aspect of human health for which the institutes were established. Authorizes activities and programs to be supported through grants and contracts approved by each Director. Directs the Secretary to appoint an advisory council for each institute. Sets forth the duties of such advisory councils, including the periodic review of research. Requires the director of each institute to prepare a biennial report. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. States the general purpose and defines the scope of the National Cancer Institute. Requires that cancer control programs under the Institute include demonstration methods for disseminating cancer prevention information to the public. Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the Institute, to establish an information and education center to collect and disseminate information on cancer. Authorizes such Director to: (1) support production or distribtuion of therapeutic substances for cancer research, including biological materials, and set standards for their use; (2) with the approval of such Institute's advisory council, support certain cancer research by foreign nationals outside the United States, encourage collaborative research involving American and foreign participants, and train Americans abroad or foreign nationals in the United States (3) support education and training programs; (4) coordinate certain research by industrial concerns; (5) hire experts and consultants; (6) acquire, repair, or construct facilities, including facilities in the District of Columbia; (7) appoint advisory committees; (8) enter into contracts, leases, or other transaction; and (9) submit an annual budget estimate to the President. Deletes the existing limitation on aggregate payments respecting cooperative agreements to establish cancer research and demonstration centers, and extends the period of support for a center to five years (with additional extensions of not more than five years). Eliminates the existing requirement that at least two members of the President's Cancer Panel be scientists or physicians, and requires the filling of vacancies within 90 days of occurrence. States the general purpose and defines the scope of the National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute. Requires the Secretary, through the Director of the Institute, to establish an information and education center to collect and disseminate information on research, treatment, and prevention of such diseases. Requires special emphasis to be placed on cardiovascular diseases and programs designed for children. Deletes the existing limitation on aggregate payments respecting research and demonstration centers for heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases. States the general purpose of the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Establishes in such Institute: (1) the National Arthritis Information Clearinghouse; (2) the National Digestive Diseases Data System; (3) the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse; (4) the National Kidney Diseases Data System; and (5) the National Kidney Diseases Information Clearinghouse. Authorizes the Associate Directors of the Institute to carry out research and training support programs in their respective areas. Establishes: (1) a Kidney and Urologic Diseases Coordinating Committee; and (2) a Skin Disease Interagency Coordinating Committee. Establishes the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory Board. Extends the terms of such Institute's Advisory Boards throguh FY 1985. Transfers responsibility for multipurpose arthritis and diabetes centers from the Secretary to the Directors. Extends the initial assistance period to five years, with additional extensions of up to five years. Establishes: (1) digestive diseases and kidney and urologic diseases research centers; and (2) Advisory Council subcommittees. Requires such Institute to include in its biennial report a description of activities under the arthritis, diabetes, and digestive diseases plans. Sets forth the general purpose of the National Institute on Aging. Transfers the responsibility for public information and education programs on aging from the Secretary to the Director of such Institute. Sets forth the general purposes of the National Institutes of: (1) Allergy and Infectious Diseases; (2) Child Health and Human Development; (3) Dental Research; (4) Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; (5) General Medical Sciences; (6) Environmental Health Sciences; and (7) Mental Health. Sets forth the general purpose of the National Eye Institute. Authorizes appropriations for National Research Service Awards through FY 1985. Limits the scope of the Institutional Review Board's authority to federally-financed research. Exempts research which does not involve human risk from such review authority. Requires the Director of NIH to establish procedures for periodic, technical and scientific peer review of NIH research. States that such procedures shall require that: (1) the reviewing entity be given a written description of the research to be reviewed; and (2) such entity shall provide the advisory council of the institute involved with the results of such review. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) accept certain conditional gifts for the NIH or a national research institute; and (2) establish suitable memorials for donations of $50,000 or more. States that the National Center for Health Services Research and the National Institution for Occupational Safety and Health are agencies of NIH. Terminates the National Advisory Health Council. Provides for a study of the effects of commercialization on biomedical research. Requires completion of this study by September 30, 1984. Requires the NIH to: (1) assist (through September 30, 1984) scientists associated with small businesses in preparing grant and contract applications under title IV of such Act; (2) insure that such scientists are invited to participate on peer review committees; and (3) report on these activities to the appropriate congressional committees by September 30, 1984. Establishes an Interagency Committee on Learning Disabilities. Requires such Committee to report to Congress within 18 months. Title II: Assistance to Medical Libraries - Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985 for the National Library of Medicine. Title III: ADAMHA and the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse - Redesignates existing title V of the Public Health Service Act as title XXI and adds a new title V (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). Transfers statutory authority for the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and for the National Institute of Drug Abuse to the Public Health Service Act. Delineates alcohol and drug abuse authorities under such Act. Consolidates various congressional reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985. Title IV: Health Planning - Eliminates the requirement that "health service areas" be coordinated to the maximum extent possible with State, regional, and Social Security Act standards. Permits State Governors to request health service area boundary revisions. Revises specified "health systems agency" (agency) staff provisions. Eliminates: (1) the annual implementation plan requirement; and (2) governing body membership requirements. Amends stated agency goals and functions. Limits the period of conditional designation of any agency to not beyond September 30, 1983, unless otherwise extended by the Secretary. Permits a Governor to request that an agency's conditional designation be terminated. Prohibits the Secretary from approving an application for conditional designation or designation as a health systems agency without prior recommendation by the Governor of the State in which such agency is located. Eliminates the 12-month limit on the length of time the Secretary may redesignate an agency as conditional due to unsatisfactory performance. Amends planning grant provisions to: (1) establish grant formulas for FY 1983 through 1985 based on serviced population and collected non-Federal funds; (2) eliminate the five percent limit on funds for extraordinary expenses; (3) eliminate the pro rata grant reduction formula; (4) require grant applications to be submitted to the Secretary through the Governor of the State; (5) require applications to include State plans for non-Federal fund collection; and (6) authorize appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Limits the period of State health planning and development agency (State agency) designation to not beyond September 30, 1983. Revises State agency review and reporting provisions. Entitles each health systems agency in a State to one representative on the Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Authorizes appropriations for State health planning and development for FY 1983 through 1984. Eliminates specified certificate of need program criteria. Reduces from five to three the required minimum number of operating health planning centers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Eliminates specified requirements of the Secretary's review of health systems agencies and State agencies. Repeals the provision providing for special consideration as States (for purposes of national health planning and development) for U.S. territories and Puerto Rico. Title V: Health Information and Health Promotion - Authorizes appropriations for health information and health promotion programs for FY 1983 through 1985.

A joint resolution designating the week of November 7 through November 13, 1982 as "National Respiratory Therapy Week".

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1982

Designates the week of November 7 through November 13, 1982, as National Respiratory Therapy Week.

Health Planning Block Grant Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1982

Health Planning Block Grant Act of 1982 - Replaces title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act with State health planning block grants. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) allotment division and use; (2) reports and audits; (3) the certificate of need program; and (4) State application review. Terminates the State health planning block grant program estblished by this Act three full fiscal years after enactment.

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases.

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1982

Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to establish in the Public Health Service a National Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to; (1) develop and expand diabetes research and training centers; and (2) evaluate such centers annually. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Directs the Secretary, with the Director of the Institute, to establish: (1) the Diabetes Data Group; (2) the Diabetes Information Clearinghouse; and (3) a diabetes data system. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985. Directs the Secretary to establish a diabetes and endocrine and metabolic disease coordinating committee to coordinate Federal activities with respect to such diseases. Requires the Committee to report annually to the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Diabetes Advisory Board, whose duration shall expire on September 30, 1985. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1985.

Medicare Long-Term Care Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1982

Medicare Long-Term Care Act of 1982 - Amends Title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a voluntary program to provide long-term care benefits for aged and disabled individuals who elect to enroll under such program, financed from premium payments by enrollees together with contributions from funds appropriated by the Federal Government and contributions by States. Lists criteria for eligibility for long-term care service benefits. States that the benefits provided to an individual under this Act shall consist of: (1) home health services; (2) homemaker services; (3) nutrition services; (4) long- term institutional care services; (5) day care and foster home services; and (6) community mental health center outpatient services. Provides that the benefits provided under this Act shall not go into effect unless a State has a certified long-term care agency. Enumerates the requirements for certification of a State long-term care agency by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, including requiring such agency to monitor the activities of each community long-term care center in the State. Provides for the payment of premiums for benefits received under this Act by individuals who elect to participate in the long-term care program. Establishes the Federal Long-Term Care Trust Fund. Creates a Board of Trustees of such Trust Fund, composed of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Labor, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, all ex officio. Requires a community long-term care center to: (1) provide the items and services listed in this Act to each eligible individual who resides in the area served by such center and is certified as requiring such services; (2) evaluate and certify the long-term care needs of an individual for whom such care may be required in order to maintain such individual in an independent living arrangement which is reasonable given such individual's state of health and other circumstances (but not including such individual's economic circumstances); (3) maintain a continuous relationship with (and evaluate periodically, but not less than annually) each individual who is receiving any of the items and services listed in this Act; (4) provide full opportunity for such individual and his family to participate in the determinations and functions under this Act; (5) provide an organized system for making its existence and location known to all eligible individuals in its service area and for making known to such individuals the method or methods by which they may most efficiently obtain and use the services which it makes available; and (6) perform such other functions as the Secretary of Health, and Human Services may by regulation prescribe in order to have such center most effectively carry out the purposes of this Act. Sets forth a formula by which payments to States for the reimbursement of community long-term care centers may be calculated. Directs the Secretary, after consultation with organizations representing the chief executives of the various States, and other interested parties, to develop and make available to community long-term care centers one or more methods of obtaining payment for the benefits covered under this Act on a prospective basis. States that once a community long-term care center elects a particular prospective method, it may not alter its election without the prior approval of the Secretary. Provides that whenever the Secretary finds that the number of community long-term care centers electing a particular prospective payment method promulgated in accordance with this Act is not sufficient to provide an adequate basis for either the operation or evaluation of that method, the Secretary shall withdraw that method and allow the community long-term care centers which have elected such method to select another method within 30 days of notice of such withdrawal. Permits a Governor of a State to certify to the Secretary a method of prospective payment other than those promulgated under this Act. States that the determination of whether an individual is entitled to benefits under this Act shall be made by the Secretary in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Provides for increases in supplemental security income benefits.

A concurrent resolution respecting Congressional oversight and agency studies of the appropriateness of continued use of the pertussis vaccine.

United States · United States Congress · 21 April 1982

Requires the appropriate congressional committees to begin oversight hearings on: (1) the safety of the use of the pertussis vaccine; (2) the activities of the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control respecting the use of the vaccine and the incidence of its side effects; and (3) the need for additional legislation respecting regulation of such vaccine. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Food and Drug Administration should begin an epidemiological study, and other appropriate studies, to determine whether or not it is consistent with public health to require or to promote the continued use of pertussis vaccine.

Veterans Administration Health Care Programs Improvement and Extension Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1982

Veterans' Administration Health-Care Programs Improvement and Extension Act of 1982 - Expands the definition of "Veterans Administration facilities" to include private facilities the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs contracts with to provide specified medical services for a woman veteran. Extends the authority of the Administrator to contract with private facilities through FY 1983. Permits the Administrator to furnish physical examinations to determine the eligibility of individuals for or the appropriate course of treatment in connection with services furnished by the Administrator. Entitles any spouse, surviving spouse, or child who loses eligibility for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) by becoming entitled to hospital insurance benefits under title I of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, but then exhausts such benefits, to regain and retain eligibility for medical care for survivors and dependents of certain veterans. Extends the pilot program for the treatment and rehabilitation for alcohol or drug dependency or abuse disabilities through FY 1983. Includes all veterans cared for in State homes in the payment procedures formulated for the care of war veterans. Permits the Administrator to extend the period for which additional pay for nurses is authorized to include a tour of duty any part of which occurs on Saturday. Permits the Administrator to use flexible and compressed work schedules for certain health professionals to obtain or retain their services. Terminates such authority at the end of FY 1987. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress within four years on the use of such work schedules. Authorizes the Administrator to provide that nurses employed at a Veterans Administration facility who work two regularly scheduled 12-hour tours of duty within a weekend shall be considered to have worked a full workweek and be paid as specified. Reduces the obligation and stipend payable to a part-time student participating in the Veterans' Administration Health Professional Scholarship Program. Increases the time for which such a scholarship may be awarded. Extends authorizations for state home facilities for furnishing domiciliary, nursing home, and hospital care to veterans through FY 1986. Directs the Administrator to publish regulations concerning increasing the amounts and periods of additional pay for health professionals in the Department of Medicine and Surgery.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for one year the authority for the provision of Veterans' Administration health care by contract in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands.

United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1982

Extends for one year the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to contract for hospital care or medical services in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands without reference to patient loads or incidence of provision of medical services for veterans treated by the Veterans Administration in the contiguous 48 states.

A bill to affirm the intrinsic value of all human life, to recognize the humanity of unborn children, and to insure that the federal government not participate in or support abortions.

United States · United States Congress · 15 April 1982

Prohibits Federal involvement in the performance of abortions, except when the life of the mother would be endangered if the child were carried to term. Includes the following activities within the scope of this prohibition: (1) performance of an abortion by a Federal agency; (2) use of appropriated funds to perform or reimburse or refer for abortions; (3) use of funds for research or training with respect to abortion; or (4) contracting for insurance which pays or reimburses for abortion. Prohibits any institution receiving Federal funding from discriminating against any employee or student because of such person's opposition to abortion. Authorizes the bringing of individual or class actions in Federal court to enforce this Act. Provides for expedited Supreme Court review with regard to this Act.

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 14 April 1982

Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1982 - Title I: Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 through 1984. Consolidates and makes triennial certain reporting requirements. Abolishes the Interagency Committee on Federal Activities for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate (rather than merely to make available) research information on alcohol abuse. Directs the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to give grant priority to projects relating to the: (1) relationship between alcohol abuse and domestic violence; (2) effect of alcohol use during pregnancy; (3) effect of alcohol abuse on the family, and on social and health systems; (4) relationship between alcohol abuse and drugs; and (5) cost and effectiveness of treatment and prevention among youth, women, and the elderly. Title II: Drug Abuse - Amends the Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1983 through FY 1984. Emphasizes the coordination of Federal, State, and local efforts as part of the national policy on meeting drug abuse problems. Eliminates the annual reporting requirement. Makes the review of national drug abuse strategy a biennial (currently annual) requirement beginning with 1982. Consolidates and makes biennial (currently annual) special Department of Health and Human Services drug program reports, beginning with 1984. Includes current information of the health consequences of marihuana use and appropriate administrative and legislative action within such reports. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to disseminate National Institute on Drug Abuse information on the health hazards of drug abuse.

A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide more adequate coverage of the services of mental health specialists under the medicare supplemental benefits program and under medicaid programs.

United States · United States Congress · 6 April 1982

Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for the services of a mental health specialist. Defines mental health specialist to mean a: (1) clinical psychologist; (2) clinical social worker; (3) psychiatric nurse specialist; or (4) psychiatrist.

Health Planning Amendments of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1982

Health Planning Amendments of 1982 - Amends title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for State health planning through FY 1985. Permits the Governor of any State to request the Secretary of Health and Human Serivces to exclude portions of the State from the health service areas. Eliminates the requirement that health service areas be established throughout the United States. Eliminates the requirement that a public health systems agency (HSA) which is a public regional planning body or a unit of local government have a separate governing body for health planning. Reduces the functions of the HSAs. Permits the Governor of any State to terminate existing HSAs. Requires the approval of the Governor for the designation of any new HSAs. Requires, for an HSA to be eligible for Federal funds in FY 1983, that the Governor submit a plan for the collection by the HSA in FY 1984 and 1985 of non-Federal funds to meet matching requirements. Requires that the State planning agency and the HSAs comply with the new requirements of this Act by September 30, 1983, to remain eligible for Federal funding. Reduces from five to three the number of authorized Centers for Health Planning.

Vereinbarkeit des Entwurfs einer Änderung der Bundespflegesatzverordnung mit der Kostendämpfung im Gesundheitswesen (G-SIG: 09046063)

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 April 1982

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the week of September 19 through 25, 1982, as "National Cystic Fibrosis Week".

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982

Designates September 19 through September 25, 1982, as National Cystic Fibrosis Week.

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating October 17 through October 23, 1982, as "Lupus Awareness Week".

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982

Requests the President to designate the week of October 19 through October 25, 1982, as Lupus Awareness Week.

A joint resolution designating the week of November 7 through November 13, 1982, as National Respiratory Therapy Week.

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982

Designates the week of November 7 through November 13, 1982, as National Respiratory Therapy Week.

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the week of September 19 through 25, 1982, as "National Cystic Fibrosis Week".

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1982

Designates September 19 through September 25, 1982, as National Cystic Fibrosis Week.

A bill to require parental notification by any federally funded entity providing contraceptive device or abortion service to an unmarried minor.

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1982

Requires the notification of parents or guardians before a federally-funded program, project, or entity may provide contraceptive or abortion services to an unmarried minor.

Biomedical Research, Training, and Medical Library Assistance Amendments of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1982

Biomedical Research, Training, and Medical Library Assistance Amendments of 1982 - Title I: National Institutes of Health - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1985 for the National Cancer Institute (N.C.I.) and for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Institute). Includes developmental research and continuing care of the patient and family within the scope of N.C.I. research and control programs. Eliminates the requirement that the N.C.I, submit an annual budget and personnel estimate to the President. Increases the ceiling from $35,000 to $50,000 on grants which may be directly approved by the N.C.I or the Institute. Increases cancer research and demonstration center support authority from three to five years. Includes Cooley's anemia within the scope of Institute projects. Eliminates certain Institute personnel and appropriations reporting requirements. Establishes the National Kidney Diseases Advisory Board. Title II: Other Programs - Eliminates payback requirements for National Research Service Awards. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985 for training in medical library sciences. Replaces the provision providing for an Office of Health Information, Health Promotion and Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine with one establishing an Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. States that such Office shall: (1) coordinate Department of Health and Human Services and private activities regarding health information and promotion, preventive health services, and related educational activities; (2) serve as an information clearinghouse; and (3) provide project and research support. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985 for health information and promotion activities. Eliminates: (1) grants for State Councils on Physical Fitness; (2) grants for physical fitness improvement and research; and (3) the program on sports medicine research. Reduces the FY 1982 authorization of appropriations from $5,000,000 to $1,100,000 for the President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems and Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research. Extends the term of the Commission through 1983. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (N.I.H.) to report to the appropriate congressional committees by January 1, 1983, and annually thereafter concerning N.I.H. contracting procedures.

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim the second week in April as "National Medical Laboratory Week".

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1982

Requests the President to designate the second week of April 1983 as National Medical Laboratory Week.

A resolution expressing support for preventive health programs.

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1982

Expresses the sense of the Senate that preventive child and maternal health care programs should be adequately funded to ensure their continued effectiveness.

Federal Radiation Protection Management Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1982

Federal Radiation Protection Management Act of 1982 - Title I: Federal Council on Radiation Protection - Establishes a Federal Council on Radiation Protection, to be composed of the heads of specified Federal agencies, one representative of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, and two presidentially appointed public members. Directs the Council to: (1) advise the President on radiation matters affecting health and safety; (2) review the authority of Federal agencies to regulate radiation-related activities; (3) make recommendations to the President and Congress concerning changes in the authority granted to such agencies; (4) identify the research needed by such agencies to meet their regulatory responsibilities and to transmit to the Federal Conference on Research into the Biological Effects of Radiation (established by this Act) a list of such research needs; (5) develop and recommend public education programs concerning radiation health and safety; (6) review State and local radiation control programs; and (7) keep the Congress and appropriate congressional committees advised as to the Council's activities. Directs the Chairman of the Council to establish, for at least one year, a working group on the reduction and control of occupational exposure to radiation, to be composed of the heads of specified Federal agencies and one Council member. Requires such working group, in consultation with concerned labor and management representatives and other qualified industries, to: (1) review the need for reduction or increased control of occupational exposure to radiation and suggest means for meeting any such needs, including specified reductions and improvements; and (2) study the feasibility of establishing a system for recording occupational doses of radiation received by individual workers and other occupational radiation information. Directs the Chariman to establish, for at least one year, a working group on protection from exposure to medical radiation, to be composed of the heads of specified Federal agencies and two Council members. Requires such working group to: (1) review the incidence of unnecessary patient exposure to X-rays and suggest ways of reducing such unnecessary exposure; (2) suggest means to increase practitioner and patient awareness of the utility, limitations, and risks of diagnostic X-rays and of alternative diagnostic procedures; and (3) study the use of administrative controls and reimbursement incentives to reduce unnecessary exposure to medical X-rays. Provides for such working group on protection from exposure to medical radiation to be assisted by an advisory group appointed by the Chairman and composed of seventeen people from specified professions and backgrounds. Directs such working group, within one year after its establishment, to report its activities and recommendations to the Council. Transfers to the Council all functions of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to radiation matters covered by the reorganization plan establishing the Environmental Protection Agency. Sets forth administrative provisions concerning the operation of the Council, including the authority to hold public hearings and to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of specified documents. Authorizes criminal fines and imprisonment for failure to obey such subpoenas. Directs the Council to submit to Congress an annual report that: (1) identifies inadequate Federal statutes and information programs concerning radiation safety and health; and (2) includes plans for the phased reduction of occupational radiation exposure and of radiation exposure from medical and other sources to the public. Directs the President, by July 31, 1988, to transmit to Congress a reorganization plan which transfers the functions of the Council to other Federal agencies. Terminates the Council when such plan or a succeeding plan becomes effective. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through FY 1988 to carry out this title. Title II: Federal Conference on Research into the Biological Effects of Radiation - Establishes the Federal Conference on Research into the Biological Effects of Radiation, to be composed of representatives of the heads of specified Federal agencies and two presidentially appointed public members. Sets forth the functions of such Conference, including: (1) to advise the President on Federal research activities concerning the biological effects of radiation; (2) to formulate an annual comprehensive Federal agenda for research into such effects; (3) to recommend to the President and Congress: (a) uniform standards for Federal agency peer review of such research; (b) information dissemination procedures for informing the public, Federal agencies, and State and local governments of the results of such research; (c) guidelines for public oversight of such research; and (d) any needed transfer of research capability between Federal agencies; (4) to assist the Federal Council on Radiation Protection in developing public education programs concerning radiation health and safety; and (5) to keep the Congress and appropriate congressional committees advise as to such Federal research activities. Permits the Conference to review Federal agency radiation research requests, according to specified criteria, to decide the scientific merit of such projects and whether they should be conducted by the agency or by an outside entity provided with financial assistance. Requires each Federal agency conducting or providing assistance for such research to conduct similar reviews. Sets forth administrative provisions concerning the operations of the Conference, including the authority to hold public hearings and to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of specified documents. Authorizes criminal fines and imprisonment for failure to obey such subpoenas. Directs the President, by July 31, 1988, to transmit to Congress a reorganization plan which transfers the functions of the Conference to other Federal agencies. Terminates the Conference when such plan or a subsequent plan becomes effective. Requires expenses of the Conference to be paid from funds available for the administrative expenses of the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health.

Health Research Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1982

Health Research Act of 1982 - Amends title IV of the Public Health Service Act (National Research Institutes) to establish as an agency of the Public Health Service the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (abolished as a statutory entity by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1966) consisting of the following 11 categorical institutes: the National Cancer Institute; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases; the National Institute on Aging; the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the National Institute of Dental Research; the National Eye Institute; the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; the National Institute of General Medical Sciences; and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish additional research institutes. Provides that: (1) the NIH shall be headed by a Director, who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; (2) the Secretary acting through the Director shall be responsible for the overall direction of NIH, including specified administrative and supervisory functions; and (3) the Director shall delegate certain program promotion and coordination functions to an Assistant Director including the formulation of a long-range disease Prevention Plan. Directs the Secretary to appoint a National Institutes of Health Advisory Board to: (1) advise and make recommendations to the Secretary and the Director; and (2) prepare a biennial report on its activities. Requires a biennial report to be submitted by the Secretary to the President and to Congress consisting of: (1) a description of the NIH's activities and a five-year plan for future activities and policies; (2) the biennial report of the Advisory Board; and (3) the biennial reports of the directors of each of the national research institutes and their advisory councils. Provides that the Director of the National Cancer Institute shall be appointed by the President and the Directors of the other national research institutes shall be appointed by the Secretary. Sets forth the general duties of the Secretary (acting through the Director of each national research institute) with respect to the aspect of human health for which the institutes were established. Authorizes activities and programs to be supported through grants and contracts approved by each Director. Directs the Secretary to appoint an advisory council for each institute. Sets forth the duties of such advisory councils, including the periodic review of research. Requires the director of each institute to prepare a biennial report. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1983, 1984, and 1985. States the general purpose and defines the scope of the National Cancer Institute. Requires that cancer control programs under the Institute include demonstration methods for disseminating cancer prevention information to the public. Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the Institute, to establish an information and education center to collect and disseminate information on cancer. Authorizes such Director to: (1) support production or distribution of therapeutic substances for cancer research, including biological materials, and set safety standards for their use; (2) with the approval of such Institute's advisory council, support certain cancer research by foreign nationals outside the United States, encourage collaborative research involving American and foreign participants, and train Americans abroad or foreign nationals in the United States; (3) support education and training programs; (4) coordinate certain research by industrial concerns; (5) hire experts and consultants; (6) acquire, repair, or construct facilities, including facilities in the District of Columbia; (7) appoint advisory committees; (8) enter into contracts, leases, or other transactions; and (9) submit an annual budget estimate to the President. Deletes the existing limitation on aggregate payments respecting cooperative agreements to establish cancer research and demonstration centers, and extends the period of support for a center to five years (with additional extensions of not more than five years). Eliminates the existing requirement that at least two members of the President's Cancer Panel be scientists or physicians, and requires the filling of vacancies within 90 days of their occurrence. States the general purpose and defines the scope of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Requires the Secretary, through the Director of the Institute, to establish an information and education center to collect and disseminate information on research, treatment, and prevention of such diseases. Requires special emphasis to be placed on cardiovascular diseases and programs designed for children. Deletes the existing limitation on aggregate payments respecting research and demonstration centers for heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases. States the general purpose of the National Institute of Arthritis, Diabetes, and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Directs the Secretary to establish information and education centers for: (1) arthritis; (2) diabetes mellitus; (3) digestive diseases; and (4) kidney diseases. Establishes in such Institute: (1) the National Arthritis Information Clearinghouse; (2) the National Digestive Diseases Data System; (3) the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse; (4) the National Kidney Diseases Data System; and (5) the National Kidney Diseases Information Clearinghouse. Authorizes the Associate Directors of the Institute to carry out research and training support programs in their respective areas. Establishes: (1) a Kidney and Urologic Diseases Coordinating Committee; and (2) a Skin Disease Interagency Coordinating Committee. Establishes the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Advisory Board. Extends the terms of such Institute's advisory boards through FY 1985. Transfers responsibility for multipurpose arthritis and diabetes centers from the Secretary to the Director. Extends the initial assistance period to five years, with additional extensions of up to five years. Establishes: (1) digestive diseases and kidney and urologic diseases research centers; and (2) Advisory Council subcommittees. Requires such Institute to include in its biennial report a description of activities under the arthritis, diabetes, and digestive diseases plans. Sets forth the general purpose of the National Institute on Aging. Transfers the responsibility for public information and education programs on aging from the Secretary to the Director of such Institute. Sets forth the general purposes of the National Institutes of: (1) Allergy and Infectious Diseases; (2) Child Health and Human Development; (3) Dental Research; (4) Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke; (5) General Medical Sciences; (6) Environmental Health Sciences; and (7) Mental Health. Sets forth the general purpose of the National Eye Institutes. Authorizes appropriations for National Research Service Awards through FY 1985. Limits the scope of the Institutional Review Board's authority to federally-financed research. Exempts research which does not involve human risk from such review authority. Requires the Director of NIH to establish procedures for periodic, technical, and scientific peer review of NIH research. States that such procedures shall require that: (1) the reviewing entity be given a written description of the research to be reviewed; and (2) such entity shall provide the advisory council of the institute involved with the results of such review. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) accept certain conditional gifts for the NIH or a national research institute; and (2) establish suitable memorials for donations of $50,000 or more. States that the National Center for Health Services Research and the National Institution for Occupational Safety and Health are agencies of NIH. Terminates the National Advisory Health Council. Makes technical changes in specified provisions of the Public Health Service Act and other Federal health laws. Redesignates existing title V of such Act as title XXI and adds a new title V (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). Transfers statutory authority for the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and for the National Institute of Drug Abuse to the Public Health Service Act. Delineates alcohol and drug abuse authorities under such Act. Consolidates various reporting requirements into two triennial reports to Congress. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1985 for: (1) the National Center for Health Care Technology; (2) the National Library of Medicine; and (3) health information and promotion programs. Provides for a study of the effects of commercialization on biomedical research. Requires completion of this study by September 30, 1984. Requires the NIH to: (1) assist (through September 30, 1984) scientists associated with small business in preparing grant and contract applications under title IV of such Act; (2) insure that such scientists are invited to participate on peer review committees; and (3) report on these activities to the appropriate congressional committees by September 30, 1984.

A bill to reduce ineffectiveness and duplication within the Department of Health and Human Services by directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make certain reorganizations within the Department relating to the health functions of the Department.

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1982

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Health Care Delivery Systems Administration (Administration). Delegates to the Administration functions currently performed by specified units of the Health Services Administration and the Health Resources Administration. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Administration a Bureau for Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Health Education. Transfers to such Bureau functions of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, the Center for Health Promotion and Education, the Office of Smoking and Health, and the Center for Environmental Health. Directs the Secretary to establish within the National Institutes of Health a National Institute of Health Statistics and Systems Research. Transfers to such Institute functions of the National Center for Health Statistics and the National Center for Health Services Research. Directs the Secretary to transfer the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to the National Institutes of Health. Directs the Secretary to establish within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health a Center for State Services to be headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for State Services. Transfers to such Office functions of specified units of the Center for Disease Control. Directs the Secretary to transfer to the Food and Drug Administration the functions of the Center for Disease Control's laboratory improvement program. Directs the Secretary to delegate specified international health functions to the Assistant Secretary for International Health.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the rights of residents in certain health care facilities.

United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1982

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the rights of residents in nursing and intermediate care facilities.

Mißbrauch von Personalpapieren legal Beschäftigter für illegal beschäftigte ausländische Arbeitnehmer bei Polizeikontrollen und gegenüber der Krankenversicherung (G-SIG: 09045860)

Germany · German Bundestag · 19 March 1982

A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide more adequate coverage of the services of mental health specialists under the medicare part B program and under the medicaid program.

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1982

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include coverage for the services of a mental health specialist. Defines mental health specialists to mean a: (1) clinical psychologist; (2) clinical social worker; (3) psychiatric nurse specialist; or (4) psychiatrist.

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for dental care, eyeglasses, and hearing aids under the part B supplementary medical insurance program.

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1982

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment under the supplementary insurance program for dental care including dentures, eye examinations including eyeglasses, and hearing examinations including hearing aids.

A joint resolution to designate the week of November 7, 1982, through November 14, 1982, as "National Hospice Week".

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1982

Designates the week of November 7, 1982, through November 14, 1982, as National Hospice Week.

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to determining the amount of payment for certain drugs under the medicare program.

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1982

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment for physician administered drugs used for treating neoplasms.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for one year the authority for the provision of Veterans' Administration health care by contract in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in the Virgin Islands.

United States · United States Congress · 16 March 1982

Extends for one year the authority of the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to contract for hospital care or medical services in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands without reference to patient loads or incidence of provision of medical services for veterans treated by the Veterans' Administration in the contiguous 48 states.

Einkauf in die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung durch Aufnahme einer Nebentätigkeit (§ 8 Abs.1 Nr. 1 des Sozialgesetzbuches) (G-SIG: 09045791)

Germany · German Bundestag · 12 March 1982

Aufkommen aus dem durch das Beschäftigungsförderungsgesetz neu zu schaffenden § 67c des Gesetzes über die Krankenversicherung der Landwirte und Höhe des Verwaltungsaufwands (G-SIG: 09045676)

Germany · German Bundestag · 5 March 1982

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating October 19 through October 25, 1982, as "Lupus Awareness Week".

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1982

Requests the President to designate the week of October 19 through October 25, 1982, as Lupus Awareness Week.

Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1982

Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act of 1982 - Amends title XVII (Health Information and Health Promotion) of the Public Health Service Act to establish in the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of Smoking and Health to inform the public of the health hazards of cigarettes. Sets forth the Office's authority and duties, including conducting research and assisting educational programs directly or through grants. Establishes an Interagency Committee on Smoking and Health to be composed of representatives from the Departments of Labor and Education, the Federal Trade Commission, and any other Federal agency designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs such Committee to meet at least four times a year and names the Director of the Office of Smoking and Health as chairman. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report annually to the Congress. Amends the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to make it unlawful to advertise or export cigarettes without the required labeling (repeals the existing export exemption). Makes it unlawful to manufacture, package, import, or export cigarettes containing any chemical substances without the label so stating. Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish a cigarette labeling system under which each brand of cigarettes shall bear a different specified health warning each year of a seven-year cycle. Eliminates certain congressional notification and reporting requirements. Increases the fine for violation of such Act from $10,000 to $100,000. Permits individual civil actions to be brought in U.S. district courts for violations of such Act. Requires a plaintiff to give 60-day notice to the FTC and the defendant. Permits intervention and consolidation. Allows the court to award attorneys fees and other costs.

Einstieg für Beamte in die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung über eine sozialversicherungspflichtige Nebenbeschäftigung; Möglichkeit für Selbständige zur Aufstockung der Pflichtbeiträge in die Rentenversicherung (G-SIG: 09045566)

Germany · German Bundestag · 26 February 1982

Einstieg von Beamten und Selbständigen in die gesetzliche Krankenversicherung über eine sozialversicherungspflichtige Nebenerwerbstätigkeit; Änderung des § 8 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 des Sozialgesetzbuchs (Viertes Buch) (G-SIG: 09045567)

Germany · German Bundestag · 26 February 1982

Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1982

Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982 - Replaces the present professional standards review program (part B of title XI of the Social Security Act) with the program established by this Act. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with utilization and quality control peer review organizations (organizations) as defined in title XI (General Provisions) of the Act. Amends title XI to redesignate part B - Peer Review of the Utilization and Quality of Health Care Services (currently, Professional Standards Review). Defines a utilization and quality control peer review organization as an entity which: (1) is composed of a substantial number of the licensed doctors of medicine or osteopathy engaged in the practice of medicine or surgery within designated areas established by the Secretary; and (2) is able to perform review functions as required by this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish geographic areas with respect to which contracts will be made. Requires such areas to be the same as those established under part B prior to enactment of the Utilization and Quality Control Peer Review Act of 1982, except that such areas shall be consolidated according to specified criteria. Requires each contract to provide that: (1) the organization shall perform the functions required under this Act; (2) the initial contract shall be for two years and shall be renewable annually afterwards; (3) the Secretary may evaluate the organization's effectiveness; (4) the contract may be terminated by the organization upon 90 days notice; (5) the Secretary may terminate a contract upon 90 days notice to the organization; and (6) the Secretary and the organization shall include negotiated objectives in the contract. Sets forth procedures the Secretary must follow prior to terminating a contract. Requires an organization to perform the following functions: (1) review the professional activities of area health care practitioners and determine whether the services provided were necessary, met professional standards and could have been provided more economically; (2) determine whether payment shall be made under Medicare; (3) notify a practitioner or provider whenever the organization determines that any services furnished or to be furnished are disapproved; (4) determine the types and kinds of cases with respect to which the organization will exercise review authority; (5) apply professionally developed norms of care, diagnosis, and treatment within its area; (6) examine the records of any practitioner or provider with respect to which the organization has a responsibility for review; (7) collect appropriate information; and (8) coordinate information exchanges. Prohibits a physician from reviewing health care services provided by the physician or any organization to which the physician is associated. Entitles any dissatisfied Medicare beneficiary and any provider or practitioner dissatisfied with an organizations's findings to a reconsideration of the findings. Requires practitioners and providers providing services under Medicare to assure that services provided will be provided economically and will be of a quality which meets professionally recognized standards of care. Authorizes the Secretary to exclude a practitioner or provider from participating in Medicare if the practitioner or provider fails to meet stated standards. Provides that no person providing information to any organization having a contract shall be held to have violated any civil or criminal law, unless: (1) the information is unrelated to the performance of the contract; or (2) the information is false and the person knew or had reason to believe the information was false. Exempts health care practitioners and providers from civil liability to any person on account of any action taken pursuant to a contract if due care was exercised in the performance of his or her profession. Directs the Secretary to make payment to an organization incurred in connection with the defense of any suit related to the performance of its duties. Authorizes a State plan approved under any title of the Social Security Act to provide for contracting with an organization to perform review functions. Provides that the Federal share of such expenditures shall be 75 percent. Provides for payment from the trust funds of the Medicare program to cover review expenses under Medicare. Declares that an organization shall not be a Federal agency for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act. Prohibits disclosure of any information acquired by an organization except for specified purposes. Sets forth criminal penalties for any person violating the disclosure provisions. Sets forth reporting requirements. Exempts Christian Science sanatoriums. Requires providers to provide an organization the data necessary for the organization to carry out its functions. Makes conforming amendments to title XIX (Medicaid). Provides for demonstration projects to determine whether the use of competitive bidding under part B of title XI would be beneficial.

A resolution to designate March 1982 as "National Eye Donor Month".

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1982

Designates March 1982 as National Eye Donor Month.

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to opposing any further reductions in medicare benefits and favoring developing a health care reimbursement system that promotes cost efficient quality health care.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1982

Expresses the sense of the House of Representative that: (1) there should be no further reductions in the Medicare program (title XVIII of the Social Security Act); and (2) Congress must develop a reimbursement system that promotes cost efficient quality health care.

Orphan Drug Act

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1982

Orphan Drug Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations to exempt from such Act drugs intended solely for drug treatment investigations. Defines "drug treatment investigation" as an investigation of a drug which involves human participants with a rare disease or condition. Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services an interagency committee known as the Committee on Orphan Drug Development. Makes it the function of such committee to promote the development of drugs for rare diseases or conditions (orphan drugs). Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to submit to the Committee an annual report on the rare disease and condition research activities of NIH. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to submit to the Committee an annual report on the use of the tax credit for experimental expenses. Requires the Committee to report by June 1 of each year to the appropriate congressional committees on its activities and the results of its evaluations, including the report submitted by NIH and the Secretary of the Treasury. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for qualified experimental expenses incurred while researching orphan drugs.

A bill to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into loan forgiveness agreements with physicians specializing in primary care or psychiatry or doctors of podiatry on the condition that such physicians serve in health manpower shortage areas, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 23 February 1982

Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into loan forgiveness agreements with specified physicians (including podiatrists) 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.