Healthcare

Preventive Health Services Block Grant Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1981

Preventive Health Services Block Grant Act of 1981 - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of the Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to replace the current grant programs for health planning and public health services, preventive health services, paint poisoning, and venereal disease with a Preventive Health Block Grant program. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1985. Sets forth the allotment formula and application requirements. Authorizes the use of such funds for: (1) hypertension control; (2) health incentive activities; (3) risk reduction and health education; (4) venereal disease; (5) fluoridation; (6) rat control; (7) family planning; and (8) adolescent health services. States that such funds do not have to be used to provide services in the same manner as provided prior to October 1, 1981. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide technical assistance to the States. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) cash payments to health services recipients; (2) construction or land purchase; and (3) satisfying non-Federal funding requirements. Authorizes any State to transfer up to five percent of block grant funds for use under other Federal law providing for health or social services or for meeting home energy and emergency assistance needs. Requires States to report and to prepare an audit at least every two years on activities under this Act. Permits States for fiscal year 1982 to choose between operating programs under the block grant established by this Act or operating programs under the provisions repealed by this Act. Repeals various Federal laws authorizing categorical grants and other assistance in related fields.

A joint resolution designating the week of October 4 through October 10, 1981, as "National Diabetes Week".

United States · United States Congress · 29 April 1981

Requests the President to designate the week of October 4 through October 10, 1981, as "National Diabetes Week."

Compassionate Drug Availability Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 27 April 1981

Compassionate Drug Availability Act of 1981 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define: (1) "orphan drug" as a drug which is or may be unique or provide an advance in the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of a human disease or condition of low incidence and has little or no projected commercial value; and (2) "individual compassionate drug treatment" as those treatments primarily intended to provide diagnosis, treatment, or prevention for users rather than to assess the risks and effectiveness of the drug product. Exempts orphan drugs and compassionate drug treatments from application and certification requirements under such Act, except that practitioners administering such care shall maintain case records of medical treatment and conform to applicable rules and regulations pertaining to investigational use. Allows orphan drugs to be exported if the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that such drugs are not contrary to public health and safety and are approved by the countries intended for export.

Merchant Seamen Health Services Repeal Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1981

Merchant Seamen Health Services Repeal Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the entitlement to health services for merchant seamen. Repeals provisions of the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1974, which provide for the operation of certain Public Health Service hospitals.

Health Services Block Grant Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1981

Health Services Block Grant Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a block grant program for States for the provision of health services and related activities for migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, medically underserved populations, mothers and children, coal miners, and individuals at home, and related to sudden infant death syndrome, hemophilia, medical emergencies, mental health, and alcohol and drug abuse. Repeals various Federal laws authorizing categorical grants and other assistance in such areas. Prohibits the block grants from being used for inpatient services, cash payments, improvement of land or facilities, or as satisfaction for any non-Federal match. Authorizes any State to transfer up to ten percent of block grant funds for use under other Federal law providing for health promotion and disease prevention or social services, or for meeting home energy and emergency assistance needs. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes $1,137,600,000 for each of fiscal years 1982 through 1985 to carry out this Act.

Preventive Health Block Grant Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1981

Preventive Health Block Grant Act - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to replace the current grant programs for health planning and public health services, preventive health services, paint poisoning, and venereal disease with a Preventive Health Block Grant program. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1985. Sets forth the allotment formula and application requirements. Authorizes the use of funds for health promotion and disease prevention including technical assistance. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) cash payments to health services recipients; (2) construction or land purchase; and (3) satisfying non-Federal funding requirements. Authorizes any State to transfer up to ten percent of block grant funds for use under other Federal law providing for health or social services, or for meeting home energy and emergency assistance needs. Requires States to: (1) report on intended expenditures; and (2) report and to prepare an audit at least every two years concerning activities under this Act. Repeals various Federal laws authorizing categorical grants and other assistance in related areas.

Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation extending the Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of registration of congenital abnormalities (medical and public health research)

European Union · EUR-Lex · 9 April 1981

Native Hawaiian Health Care Needs Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1981

Native Hawaiian Health Care Needs Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare a report for Congress within one year of enactment of this Act on the physical and mental health care needs of native Hawaiians.

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

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1981

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

A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to establish a temporary program under which heroin would be made available through qualified hospital pharmacies for the relief of pain of cancer patients.

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1981

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a temporary heroin program under which confiscated heroin shall be made available to pharmacies of qualified hospitals for dispensing to cancer patients for the relief of pain. Sets forth application requirements for such program for qualified hospitals designed to protect against the diversion of distributed heroin into illicit channels. Authorizes the Secretary to import opium to manufacture heroin, if amounts confiscated are insufficient to meet the needs of qualified hospitals. Amends specified provisions of law to conform to provisions of this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources within specified time periods on the activities under the temporary heroin program.

A bill to provide Federal financial assistance to States for programs to identify women who received diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant and the children of such women, to establish a voluntary registry of such women and children, to provide screening of such women and children for cancer related to such drug, and to provide information respecting the health hazards of such drug.

United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1981

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a program of grants to applicant States for programs to: (1) identify women who received diethylstilbestrol (DES) while pregnant and the children of such women; (2) establish a voluntary registry of such women and children to help inform them of medical data, available assistance, and followup care; (3) provide periodic screening for cancer related to such drug; and (4) provide information to health professions personnel. Limits the amount of any such grant to 75 percent of the cost of the program.

81/240/EEC: Council Decision of 9 April 1981 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation extending the Agreement on a concerted action project in the field of registration of congenital abnormalities (medical and public health research)

European Union · EUR-Lex · 9 April 1981

A bill to transfer the National Institute of Mental Health to the National Institutes of Health.

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1981

Amends the Public Health Service Act to make the National Institute of Mental Health a division of the National Institutes of Health (currently within the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration).

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide medicare coverage for influenza vaccine and its administration.

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1981

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage for influenza vaccine and its administration.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and clarify eligibility for reimbursement of expenses, of travel for Veteran's Administration health care, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1981

Excludes from repayment the first $5 of travel expenses to and from a Veterans' Administration facility for medical care except for veterans with service-connected disabilities of 50 percent or more.

A joint resolution to establish "National Nurse-Midwifery Week".

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1981

Declares the week of April 19 through 26, 1982, as National Nurse Midwifery Week.

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to remove the arbitrary age restrictions applicable to appointments to the Office of Surgeon General.

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1981

Amends title II (Administration) of the Public Health Service Act to permit the Surgeon General to: (1) be appointed from outside the Regular Corps of the Health Service; and (2) serve beyond the retirement age of 64.

Provider Payment Review Board Act

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1981

Provider Payment Review Board Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to replace the Provider Reimbursement Review Board with the Provider Payment Review Board. Sets forth the composition of the Provider Payment Review Board. Permits the Board to establish its own divisions, to determine the character of cases to be heard initially by the Board or its divisions, and to review any decision rendered by one of its divisions. Permits a provider of Medicare services to obtain a hearing before the Board when the provider is dissatisfied with a refusal of its fiscal intermediary to reopen or revise its reimbursement decision. Adds to the requirements for appeals by groups of providers a requirement that the amount in controversy must be $50,000 or more for all cost reporting periods in dispute. Sets forth the rules regarding the parties to a hearing of the Board. Grants the right to obtain judicial review of a Board decision to any parties to the hearing other than the fiscal intermediary. Makes the final decision of the Board binding on all parties to the hearing for the cost reporting periods covered by the decision. Makes such decision binding on the Secretary of Health and Human Services and on the party intermediary with respect to all other parties for all subsequent cost reporting periods unless the Secretary promulgates a regulation inconsistent with the Board's decision. Provides, in the case of entities not parties to a hearing, that a final Board decision shall be binding on the Secretary of Health and Human Services and all fiscal intermediaries with respect to determinations for which the same issues and facts pertain. Requires the Board to provide for publication of its decisions and to submit an annual report on its activities to Congress. Permits judicial review of a regulation or instruction of the Secretary or of the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration if such action is brought within a certain period of time and if the regulation or instruction financially affects either a provider of services of $100,000 for any cost reporting period or a group of providers of services of $500,000 for any such period.

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange for an independent epidemiological study of persons exposed to the chemical, dioxin, used in the herbicide known as "Agent Orange".

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1981

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange for the conduct of an epidemiological study of the long-term health effects in humans from exposure to dioxins produced during manufacture of phenoxy herbicides, including Agent Orange. Requires such study to give particular attention to Vietnam veterans. Directs the Secretary to request the National Academy of Sciences to design and analyze the data from such a study or, if the Academy refuses, another appropriate public or nonprofit entity. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on such study. Stipulates that such study shall be conducted in lieu of the study authorized by Public Law 96-151.

A joint resolution designating the week beginning June 21, 1981, as "National Deaf Awareness Week".

United States · United States Congress · 8 April 1981

Requests the President to designate the week beginning June 21, 1981, as "National Deaf Awareness Week."

A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate the week of September 20 through 26, 1981 as "National Cystic Fibrosis Week".

United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1981

Requests the President to designate the week of September 20 through 26, 1981, as "National Cystic Fibrosis Week."

A bill to improve part B of the medicare program with respect to the hearing requirement applicable to a carrier, the determination of reasonable charge, and the amount of payment made under such part.

United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1981

Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XV111 (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) eliminate the $100 amount in controversy minimum applicable to a carrier with respect to the hearing requirement; (2) provide that the customary and prevailing charge levels shall be updated semiannually; and (3) increase the level for payment of benefits from 80 to 90 percent.

National Catastrophic Health Insurance Program Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 7 April 1981

National Catastrophic Health Insurance Program Act of 1981 - Title I: Catastrophic Health Insurance Program - Establishes title XXI (National Catastrophic Health Insurance Program) of the Social Security Act to provide catastrophic illness insurance benefits to all individuals, their spouses and dependents whose combined resources are less than $50,000 for their most recent previous tax year. Provides for exclusions from resources in determining eligibility. Establishes the Federal Catastrophic Health Insurance Trust Fund to finance payments for health care services under this Act and provides for a board of trustees to manage the fund. Title II: Tax on Removal of Natural Resources from Federal Lands - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to impose a tax upon individuals who remove natural resources from Federal lands of ten percent of such resources removed. Provides that 100 percent of the revenues collected through such tax shall be deposited in the Federal Catastrophic Health Insurance Trust Fund.

Judgment of the Court of 7 April 1981.#NV United Foods and PVBA Aug. Van den Abeele v Belgian State.#Reference for a preliminary ruling: Rechtbank van eerste aanleg Brugge - Belgium.#Public health inspection of fish.#Case 132/80.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 7 April 1981

Rechtfertigung des Abbaus der Zuschüsse des Bundes zur Krankenversicherung der Studenten (G-SIG: 09041526)

Germany · German Bundestag · 3 April 1981

Noninstitutional Acute and Long Term Care Services for the Elderly and Disabled Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 April 1981

Noninstitutional Acute and Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly and Disabled Act - Amends the Social Security Act by adding a new title, title XXI (Noninstitutional Acute and Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly and the Disabled), to provide a comprehensive system of noninstitutional health, developmental, and social services for individuals with chronic disabilities. Entitles an eligible individual to the following benefits: (1) home health services; (2) homemaker-home health aide services; (3) adult day services; (4) respite care services for up to 14 days, or 336 hours, in any year; (5) service coordination; (6) home help services; and (7) other services, provided on a demonstration basis, which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines may be of value. Sets forth definitions of such benefits. Provides benefits to every individual who: (1) has attained age 65; (2) is disabled and eligible for benefits under titles II (Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance), XVI (Supplemental Security Income), XVIII (Medicare), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Act; (3) was eligible for such benefits and ceased to be so eligible, but only if loss of benefits would seriously jeopardize such individual's ability to continue to live in a noninstitutional community residence and such individual's income is not sufficient to allow such individual to provide a reasonable equivalent of the services available under this Act; or (4) has been certified as eligible by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. States that no eligible individual shall be eligible to receive any benefits under title XXI or any long-term care benefits under titles XVIII, XIX, or XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Act unless such individual has a plan of care, as specified in this Act, and has been screened and assessed by a preadmission assessment and screening team (PAT) in order to determine the types and frequency of services required by such individual and in order to assure the maximum level of independence for such individual. Requires the Governor of each State to designate the State agency or agencies which shall administer or supervise the administration of the State's PAT program. Directs such agency or agencies to designate entities responsible for establishing area PATs. Directs the Secretary to determine the composition of the PAT. Directs the Secretary to reimburse any PAT, and any State, for the reasonable costs incurred under this Act. Requires beneficiaries under title XXI to make copayments. Sets limits based on income for such copayments. Exempts those below the poverty line from copayments. Directs the Secretary to pay amounts for benefits incurred by an eligible individual in accordance with specified guidelines. Creates the Federal Long-Term Care Trust Fund into which specified funds will be deposited in order to make the payments required by this Act. Coordinates the provisions of this Act with titles XVIII, XIX, and XX of the Act by providing that no payment shall be made under such titles to or on behalf of an individual who is eligible under title XXI for services available under title XXI, unless the individual seeking coverage first undergoes a preadmission screening and assessment as provided in title XXI. States that this Act shall be effective between January 1, 1982, and December 31, 1987. Directs the Secretary to monitor the effects of this Act and report to the Congress. Directs the Comptroller General to also conduct an ongoing evaluation of the effects of this Act and to report to the Congress.

Medicaid Formula Modernization Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1981

Medicaid Formula Modernization Act of 1981 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to revise the "Federal medical assistance percentage" by: (1) changing the multiplier from .45 to .35; (2) eliminating squaring per capita income; and (3) accounting for cost-of-living differences among States. Stipulates that in order to qualify for the use of the revised formula a State must establish a minimum benefit level for its AFDC program (part A of title IV of the Act, Aid to Families with Dependent Children). Sets forth a formula for determining the cost-of-living index for any State. Requires the minimum benefits to be at least 75 percent of the official poverty line. Provides for additional payments to a State if the State incurs additional expenditures in meeting the minimum benefit amount. Requires under both Medicaid and AFDC that additional Federal funds be passed through the State to local government.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for an exclusive remedy against the United States in suits based upon medical malpractice on the part of the medical personnel of the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Homes.

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1981

Includes the medical personnel of the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home among those military medical personnel covered by an exclusive remedy against the United States in suits based upon medical malpractice.

Vietnam Era Veterans Health Care and Benefits Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 1 April 1981

Vietnam-era Veterans' Health Care and Benefits Act of 1981 - Entitles to hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary care any veteran determined to be in need of such care for the treatment of a condition that may be associated with exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Vietnam. Permits the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to furnish medical services on an outpatient or ambulatory basis to such veterans. Amends the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to expand the scope of the epidemiological study of the health effects of Agent Orange to include an evaluation of the long term adverse health effects on humans serving in the armed forces of the United States in Vietnam during the Vietnamese conflict or other factors involved in such service, including exposure to other herbicides, chemicals, medications, or environmental hazards or conditions. Directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to expand the scope of the literature analysis and review to include an analysis and review of the literature covering other studies relating to the effects of such factors. Extends through September 30, 1983 (two additional years) the period during which Vietnam-era veterans may initially request psychological readjustment counseling. Extends educational assistance without a delimiting period for vocational training for veterans of the Vietnam era determined to be in need of such assistance.

A bill to amend the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to extend the programs under that Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1981

Amends the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to authorize specified appropriations through fiscal year 1984 to: (1) States for programs and services for persons with developmental disabilities, and for the development of systems to protect and advocate the rights of such persons; and (2) university affiliated facilities assisting such persons. Revises evaluation system provisions to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make allotments to the States for management information and evaluation systems regarding such programs. Requires a State to include in its overall plan a plan for such management and evaluation system. Provides that allotments for such purposes shall be proportional to the overall State allotment. Revises special grant provisions to permit the Secretary to make grants for: (1) demonstration projects that are of national significance or are conducted in more than one State or involve two or more Federal agencies; (2) demonstration projects to improve protection and advocacy services; and (3) certain evaluation projects. Requires a State to have an approved plan before an application may be approved. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts (under the same conditions as grants) under such Act.

Comprehensive Health Care Improvement Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1981

Comprehensive Health Care Improvement Act of 1981 - Title I: Qualified Health Insurance Plans - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards for qualified health insurance plans and procedures for the review and certification of such plans. Certifies a plan as an "A" qualified plan if it meets any applicable State requirements with respect to accident and health insurance plans or nonprofit health service plans and meets or exceeds the following minimum standards: (1) benefits equal to at least 80 percent of the covered expenses in excess of an annual deductible not exceeding $150 per person; (2) a $3,000 annual limit on total out-of-pocket expenses for covered services; (3) a maximum lifetime benefit of at least $250,000; and (4) the $3,000 and $250,000 limits are not subject to change by use of an actuarially equivalent benefit. Includes as "covered services": (1) hospital and physician services; (2) prescription drugs; (3) nursing home care; (4) home care services; (5) use of radium or other radioactive materials; (6) oxygen and anesthetics; (7) prosthesis, other than dental; (8) medical equipment (excluding eyeglasses and hearing aids); (9) x-rays; (10) certain oral surgery; (11) physical therapy; (12) ambulance service; (13) well baby care; (14) routine physicals; (15) multiphasic screening and other diagnostic testing; (16) a second opinion on surgical procedures costing more than $500; and (17) chiropractic services. Enumerates services and items not covered, such as injuries subject to workers' compensation laws and cosmetic surgery. Deems a health maintenance organization (HMO) providing services pursuant to title XIII of the Public Health Service Act to be providing an "A" qualified plan. Certifies as a "B" plan a plan which meets the minimum standards of an "A" plan except that the annual deductible does not exceed $500 per person. Certifies as a "C" plan a plan which meets the minimum standards of an "A" plan except that the annual deductible does not exceed $1,000 per person. Certifies a plan which provides benefits to persons over 65 as a qualified Medicare supplement plan if it: (1) provides complementary or supplemental benefits to the benefits provided under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; (2) provides coverage of 50 percent of the deductibles and copayments required under title XVIII, 80 percent of the charges for services covered under this Act and is not subject to a maximum life time benefit of less than $100,000; and (3) limits to not more than $1,000 the total annual out-of-pocket expenses for services covered under this Act. Directs the Secretary to provide for the review and certification by the Commissioner of each State of qualified plans offered in the State. Prohibits any entity from describing for purposes of sale a plan of health coverage as: (1) a qualified plan unless such plan is qualified under this Act; or (2) a particular type of qualified plan unless such plan meets the standards for such type under this Act. Makes any violations of this prohibition an unfair practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. Requires an employer having an average of not less than ten employees annually to make available a plan of health coverage which: (1) has been certified as an "A" or "B" or supplemental health benefits plan; (2) is a qualified convertible plan; and (3) provides for the option of coverage of the employee's spouse and children. Defines the term "qualified convertible plan". Subjects any employer who knowingly fails to comply with such requirements to a civil penalty. Allows an employee to enjoin such violation in State or Federal court. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a State Medicaid plan to provide for the establishment and operation of a comprehensive health association in the State and a comprehensive health insurance plan. Defines the term "comprehensive health insurance plan" to mean qualified policies of insurance and contracts of HMO coverage offered in the State. Directs each State commissioner of insurance to supervise the creation of the comprehensive health association in the State and to formulate policies to advance the purposes of this title. Requires each State to establish a comprehensive health association with membership consisting of all insurers, self-insurers, fraternal beneficiary associations, and HMOs licensed in the State. Requires such entities to maintain their membership as a condition of doing accident and health insurance, self-insurance, or HMO business in the State. Allows an association to provide for the reinsuring of risks incurred as a result of issuing qualified plans by members. Requires each association through its comprehensive health insurance plan to offer: (1) policies which provide the benefits of "A", "B", and "C" qualified plans and of a qualified Medicare supplement plan; and (2) HMO contracts in those areas of the State where an HMO has agreed to make the coverage available and has been selected as a writing carrier. Specifies formulas for setting the premiums of such plans for the first 18 months of operation. Requires each association to design premium schedules thereafter which are self-supporting and based on generally accepted actuarial principles. Directs each writing carrier to submit to the association and commissioner in the State a monthly report on the operation of the State comprehensive health insurance plan. Requires such plan to be open for enrollment by residents of the State, who may enroll by submitting a certificate of eligibility containing specified information to the writing carrier. Directs each association in a State to disseminate appropriate information to residents regarding the existence of the comprehensive health insurance plan and the means of enrollment. Requires each writing carrier to pay an agent's referral fee, in an amount to be determined by the association, to each insurance agent who refers an applicant to the plan (if the application is accepted), but limits the amount paid for such purposes to 12.5 percent of the premiums paid to the carrier. Title II: Program of Assistance to States for Assisting Low-Income Individuals to Purchase Comprehensive Health Insurance - Comprehensive Health Insurance Assistance Act of 1981 - Amends the Social Security Act by adding a new title XXI: Grants to States for Assistance to Low-Income Individuals in the Purchase of Comprehensive Health Insurance. Provides grants to States for assisting low-income individuals in the purchase of comprehensive health insurance. Sets forth requirements for a State plan to receive such assistance, including that a plan make partial or full assistance available to low-income individuals, as determined by the State, for purchasing "A" or "B" qualified plans or qualified Medicare supplement plans. Directs the Secretary to pay to a State which has a plan approved under this title an amount equal to 50 percent of the sums expended each quarter which are attributable to such assistance or administrative expenses, but prohibits such amount from exceeding the product of $1.25 and the population. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary to approve a State plan which allows a portion of the income and resources of a married couple, one spouse of which is in a skilled nursing or intermediate care facility, to be disregarded for the purpose of determining such couple's income. Title III: Program of Assistance to States for Assisting Individuals Who Incur Catastrophic Expenses for Health Care - Catastrophic Health Care Expenses Assistance Act of 1981 - Amends the Social Security Act by adding a new title XXII: Grants to States for Assistance to Individuals Incurring Catastrophic Expenses for Health Care. Provides grants to States for furnishing medical assistance for catastrophic illness. Sets forth requirements for a State plan to receive such assistance. Directs the Secretary to pay to a State which has a plan approved under this title an amount equal to 50 percent of the sums expended each quarter which are attributable to such assistance or administrative expenses, but prohibits such amount from exceeding the product of $.25 and the population. Prohibits payment under this title with respect to specified expenses. Sets forth penalties for violations under this title.

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that an employer who includes in an employee health benefits plan a health maintenance organization which meets the requirements of State law shall not be required to include in such plan a federally qualified health maintenance organization.

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1981

Amends the Public Health Service Act regarding employee health benefits plans to: (1) eliminate the requirement that in an area served by more than one qualified health maintenance organization such plan include options for specified types of organizations; and (2) permit the inclusion of any other qualifying health services entity in lieu of a health maintenance organization.

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of February 7 through 13, 1982, as "National Scleroderma Week".

United States · United States Congress · 26 March 1981

Requests the President to designate the week of February 7 through 13, 1982, as "National Scleroderma Week."

National Health Service Corps Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981

National Health Service Corps Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to redefine "health manpower shortage area." Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in establishing designation criteria, to consider the unmet demand for health services by individuals in an area and the likelihood that such demand will be met within two years. Revises the procedures for designation of a health manpower shortage area. Requires the Secretary to notify the appropriate State and local agencies before the proposed designation. Requires the Secretary to determine that there is a continued demand, as well as need, for manpower before assigning health corps personnel to a health manpower shortage area. Eliminates the authority of the Secretary to: (1) waive the cost sharing requirement for any entity located in an area in which a significant percentage of individuals are unable to pay for services; and (2) provide for the furnishing of services without charge. Requires Corps members to provide services to the maximum feasible extent in a manner which is cooperative with and not competitive with other health care providers. Extends the authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1984 for the National Health Service Corps program. Requires any new or continuing National Health Service scholarship contract after September 30, 1981, to provide for conversion of such contract into a loan agreement at the Secretary's option. Authorizes the Secretary to pay the malpractice insurance for, and a partial income supplement to, individuals who choose an independent practice (formerly private practice) option.

Health Professions Educational Assistance and Nurse Training Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981

Health Professions Educational Assistance and Nurse Training Act of 1981 - Title I: Amendments to Title VII - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1984 for: (1) the collection of health professions data; (2) authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to guarantee loans (and provide interest subsidies) for the construction of teaching facilities; (3) area health education centers; (4) support services in underserved areas; (5) grants for training in physical and rehabilitative medicine; (6) grants for training in family medicine, general internal medicine, and general pediatrics; (7) financial distress grants for ailing schools; (8) advanced financial distress grants; and (9) grants for projects in public health and health administration. Increases limitations on individual federally insured loans and on Federal loan insurance. Transfers the National Health Service Corps Scholarship program to title III of such Act. Repeals specified scholarship, fellowship, and grant programs. Title II: Nurse Training - Repeals provisions of title VIII of such Act providing for: (1) capitation and financial distress grants for nursing schools; (2) grants for nurse practitioner programs; (3) traineeships for the training of nurse anesthetists; and (4) specified scholarship grants. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1984 for grants providing for: (1) support for practicing nurses; (2) advanced nurse training programs; (3) educational assistance to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds; and (4) specified traineeships and projects for strengthening nursing education.

Health Care Research and Research Training Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981

Health Care Research and Research Training Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Research and Training - Amends the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the National Center for Health Care Technology and the National Council on Health Care Technology. Transfers certain duties of the Center to the National Institutes of Health and other appropriate Federal entities. Repeals the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to undertake training programs with respect to research, evaluation, and demonstration projects. Makes discretionary, rather than mandatory, the authority of the Secretary and the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of the health costs of pollution. Authorizes the National Center for Health Services Research to support research, evaluation, dissemination, and demonstration projects respecting the development of methods to improve competition among health care providers. Repeals the authority of the Secretary to assist entities in planning and operating centers for multidisciplinary health services. Eliminates the Cooperative Health Statistics System. Transfers functions of the System to the National Center for Health Statistics. Requires the report of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics to be issued biennially instead of annually. Eliminates the authority of the Secretary to plan the collection of statistical and epidemiological data on the effects of the environment on health and to establish guidelines for the collection of information to determine the effects of employment and environmental conditions on public health. Requires reports on the Nation's health and health financing, resources, and resource utilization to be issued biennially, instead of annually. Extends through fiscal year 1984 the authorization of appropriations for health service research, evaluation, and demonstration activities at the reduced level of $20,000,000 per fiscal year. Extends through fiscal year 1984 the authorization of appropriations for health statistical and epidemiological activities at the reduced level of $35,300,000 for each fiscal year. Directs the Secretary, in awarding National Research Service Awards, to give special consideration to physicians who agree to undertake a minimum of two years of biomedical research. Eliminates the current options given to National Research Service award recipients to serve in the National Health Service Corps or in a health related activity. Exempts the first 12 months of service from the payback provision. Extends through fiscal year 1984 the authorization of appropriations for National Research Service Awards at the reduced level of $150,000,000 per fiscal year. Title II: Medical Libraries - Eliminates the authority of the Secretary to establish regional branches of the National Library of Medicine and to make grants for medical library science training, special scientific projects, and biomedical scientific publications. Decreases from $200,000 to $100,000 the ceiling resource grants to individual medical libraries. Extends through fiscal year 1984 the authorization of appropriations for medical libraries at the reduced level of $6,000,000 per fiscal year. Makes discretionary the authority of the Secretary to make grants for regional medical libraries. Revises the authorized uses of such grants. Requires regional medical libraries to charge user fees. Title III: Assessment of Health Care Technologies - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to undertake and disseminate by grant or contract assessments of health care procedures, practices, or technologies.

Pregnant Womens Assistance Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981

Pregnant Women's Assistance Act - Amends the Public Health Services Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter into contracts to provide for: (1) the counseling of pregnant women on their legal rights and the benefits and services available to them; and (2) the development of information (including education materials) on family planning and the legal rights, benefits and services available to them.

A bill to provide alternatives to institutionalization.

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide, through demonstration projects payments to eligible individuals who do not require 24-hour nursing care and who desire to establish a medical, noninstitutional living arrangement: (1) post-hospital extended care services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; or (2) intermediate care facility services or skilled nursing facility services under title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act. Requires payments received to be used to finance appropriate medical, noninstitutional living arrangements. Provides that such payments shall not be includable in gross income under the Internal Revenue Code. Requires the Secretary to design the demonstration projects to determine: (1) the feasibility of transferring inpatients of skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities to noninstitutional living arrangements; (2) the types and percentage of such inpatients who could live effectively in a noninstitutional living arrangement; and (3) the types and percentages of such inpatients who would benefit economically and qualitatively from a noninstitutional living arrangement. Directs that funds for such payments be made from the Federal Hospital Insurance Fund established under the Social Security Act and from funds appropriated for Medicaid.

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that an employer who includes in an employee health benefits plan a health maintenance organization which meets the requirements of State law shall not be required to include in such plan a federally qualified health maintenance organization.

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981

Amends the Public Health Service Act regarding employee health benefits plans to: (1) eliminate the requirement that in an area served by more than one qualified health maintenance organization such plan include options for specified types of organizations; and (2) permit the inclusion of any other qualifying health services entity in lieu of a health maintenance organization.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and clarify eligibility for reimbursement of expenses of travel for Veterans' Administration health care, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 25 March 1981

Excludes from repayment the first $5 of travel expenses to and from a Veterans' Administration facility when a person receives beneficiary travel involving programs administered by the Department of Veterans' Benefits.

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the programs of assistance for family planning and programs relating to genetic diseases, to extend the program of assistance for pregnant adolescents, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1981

Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize specified appropriations through fiscal year 1985 for: (1) family planning services, including training, research, and information and education; and (2) genetic disease (including sudden infant death syndrome) testing, counseling, and information and education programs. Authorizes specified appropriations through fiscal year 1985 for adolescent pregnancy programs. Eliminates specified reporting requirements.

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and other Federal officials should cooperate with State and local officials in their efforts to solve the recent murders of black children in Atlanta, Georgia, and to provide for the safety and well-being of children in Atlanta who are threatened by this crisis.

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1981

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, should take appropriate action under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to assist local and State officials to solve the recent murders in Atlanta, Georgia, protect children there, and help families there cope with stress; and (2) other Federal officials should continue to cooperate and assist in such efforts.

Comprehensive Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1981

Comprehensive Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation - Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to replace the current State formula grant framework, including the requirements of a single State administrative agency and State plan, with a technical assistance program for the purposes of: (1) data collection; (2) program management; (3) personnel and facility certification or licensure; and (4) compliance monitoring. Extends the grant program for implementation of the Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment Act through fiscal year 1982. Places special emphasis on new treatment and rehabilitation methods as priorities for alcoholism prevention grants and contracts. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give special consideration to programs for minorities, elderly women, youth, handicapped individuals, and the families of alcoholics. Prohibits such grants: (1) to a State or State entity without authorization of the Governor; (2) to exceed five years in duration; or (3) to exceed 75 percent of a project's cost. Permits such grants to be used to combat drug abuse. Authorizes specified appropriations for such grants for fiscal year 1982. Obligates at least 25 percent of such funds for drug and alcohol abuse prevention. Authorizes specified appropriations for alcohol abuse research for fiscal year 1982. Title II: Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation - Amends the Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act to eliminate the current State formula grant framework. Replaces the current special grant program with a program of block grants and contracts for the demonstration of new prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. Permits such grants to be used to combat alcohol abuse. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal year 1982. Obligates at least 25 percent of such funds for prevention purposes. Directs the Secretary to give special consideration to programs for minorities, elderly women, youth, handicapped individuals, and the families of drug abusers. Prohibits such grants under conditions similar to title I grants. Includes prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation within the scope of drug research grants. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal year 1982.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1981

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act to authorize specified sums for alcohol and drug abuse education projects for fiscal years 1982-1985. Extends multiple year project funding through fiscal year 1985. Includes the prevention of alcohol and drug related deviant behavior within the purposes of such Act. Eliminates the requirement of an annual report to Congress. Authorizes up to five percent (presently three percent) of annual appropriations for project evaluation.

A bill to authorize the use of heroin for terminally ill cancer patients.

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1981

Amends the Controlled Substances Act to permit specified practitioners to register to dispense heroin for an inpatient who has been diagnosed as being terminally ill with cancer.

A joint resolution designating July 17, 1981, as "National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day".

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1981

Requests the President to designate July 17, 1981, as "National P.O.W.-M.I.A. Recognition Day."

A joint resolution to designate the third week of September as "National Cystic Fibrosis Week".

United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1981

Requests the President to designate the third week of September of each year as "National Cystic Fibrosis Week."

Bericht der Bundesregierung über Erfahrungen mit den ergänzenden Maßnahmen nach dem Fünften Strafrechtsreformgesetz (Strafrechtsreform-Ergänzungsgesetz) vom 28. August 1975 (G-SIG: 09000409)

Germany · German Bundestag · 19 March 1981

Inanspruchnahme von Leistungen gem.§ 200e und § 200f RVO (Schwangerschaftsabbruch), Ausgaben der Krankenversicherungsträger, Sicherstellung der ärztlichen Versorgung, Verwendung des Bundeszuschusses, ergänzende Maßnahmen der Sozialhilfeträger

Stellungnahme der Bundesregierung zum Bericht der Sachverständigen-Kommission über die Lage der Psychiatrie in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland - Zur psychiatrischen und psychotherapeutischen/psychosomatischen Versorgung der Bevölkerung - unter Berücksichtigung der inzwischen eingetretenen Veränderungen - Drucksachen 7/4200, 7/4201 - (G-SIG: 09000412)

Germany · German Bundestag · 19 March 1981

Prioritäten einer Reform der psychiatrischen und psychotherapeutischen Versorgung, Stellungnahme zu einzelnen Empfehlungen der Sachverständigenkommission, Planungsstudie zum Bericht der Sachverständigen-Kommission, Sachstand zum Maßnahmenkatalog des Zwischenberichts (Drs 7/1124), Entwicklung und Erprobung neuer Arbeitsformen und Organisationsstrukturen zur Reform der psychiatrischen Versorgung, Projekte des Modellverbundes "Ambulante psychiatrische Versorgung"

Medical Assistance Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981

Medical Assistance Amendments of 1981 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate all the deductibles, coinsurance, and time limitations presently applicable to benefits thereunder. Eliminates medicare taxes as the method of financing hospital insurance benefits and premium payments as the method of financing supplementary medical insurance benefits. Includes within the coverage of title XVIII eye care, dental care, hearing aids, prescription drugs, prosthetics, one physical checkup a year, preventive care, diagnosis of breast cancer, services of clinical psychologists, and services of registered nurses. Provides for the administrative and judicial review of claims which arise under the supplementary medical insurance program. Amends title VII of the Social Security Act to prohibit sex discrimination under any program or activity authorized by the Act or under any program receiving Federal assistance under this Act.