Healthcare

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to establish flexible income contribution and resource standards for couples in which one spouse is in a nursing home.

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to authorize a State plan to disregard from income and resources, in determining the income and resources of a married couple (one spouse of which is in a skilled nursing facility or intermediate care facility), such amounts as the State determines by law.

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit payment under the medicare program for certain types of foot care.

United States · United States Congress · 18 March 1981

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize payment for routine hygienic foot care (excludes trimming club nails, and the cutting and removal of corns, warts, and calluses).

Children and Youth Camp Safety Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981

Children and Youth Camp Safety Act - Establishes in the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services an Office of Youth Camp Safety to be headed by a Director of Youth Camp Safety. Confers upon the Director the primary responsibility for the promulgation and enforcement of youth camp safety regulations. Provides for Congressional disapproval of such proposed regulations. Requires any State which desires to assume responsibility for the development and modification of youth camp safety standards to submit a State plan to the Director for his approval. Requires approval of a States' plan upon inclusion of specified provisions. Allows a State whose plan has been rejected to obtain review of the decision in the United States court of appeals. Authorizes the Director to make grants to States for up to 80 percent of the costs of developing youth camp safety plans. Authorizes the Director to enter and inspect youth camps and their records. Charges the Director with: (1) establishing within the Department of Health and Human Services an Advisory Council on Youth Camp Safety; and (2) reporting to the Congress and the President at least once in each fiscal year. Establishes judicial procedures to restrain any condition or practice which poses an imminent danger of serious injury at such camps. Prescribes penalties for violations by youth camp operators of the standards promulgated pursuant to this Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1985.

Health Programs Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981

Health Programs Amendments of 1981- Title I: Immunization of Children and Prevention and Control of Tuberculosis and Venereal Diseases - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984 for programs of: (1) child immunization; (2) tuberculosis prevention; and (3) venereal disease control. Title II: State Grants - Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984 for State public health services. Includes hypertension, rodent control, fluoridation, and lead paint poisoning programs within such services. Title III: Community and Migrant Health Centers - Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1983 for community health centers. Stipulates that not more than: (1) two percent of such appropriations may be used for planning and development; nor (2) more than five percent for operations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prescribe criteria for determining areas and population groups in need of community health centers. Requires an applicant to demonstrate, based upon such criteria, how a center will provide maximum services. Requires a health center grant recipient to: (1) provide for an annual audit; (2) file a report of such audit with the Secretary; and (3) maintain records as the Secretary requires. Directs the Secretary to review migrant health services provided by such centers and to report to Congress within six months of enactment of this Act. Authorizes specified appropriations for migrant health centers for fiscal years 1982-1983. Stipulates that not more than: (1) two percent of such appropriations may be used for planning and development; (2) five percent for operations; nor (3) more than ten percent for environmental health and sanitation contracts. Title IV: Health Services Research, Statistics, and Technology - Authorizes specified authorizations for fiscal years 1982-1984 for: (1) research and demonstration activities; (2) statistical and epidemiological activities; and (3) the National Center for Health Care Technology. Authorizes (currently requires) the Secretary to support certain research, valuation, and demonstration programs, including (as of fiscal year 1982) the role of market forces in the health care system. Eliminates new projects involving the use of computers in health services and information systems but continues funding for existing projects through fiscal year 1982. Revises specified pollution and environmental reporting requirements to require: (1) such reports every three (currently every two) years; and (2) their submission to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (currently to the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce). Reduces from three to two the number of required national special emphasis centers and eliminates the special designation of Health Care Management Center. Expands the scope of authorized international cooperative projects. Requires specified grants for health technology, operations, and research and demonstrations with direct costs in excess of $50,000 (currently $35,000) to be reviewed for scientific merit before being made. Title V: Medical Libraries and National Research Service Awards - Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) medical libraries; and (2) National Research Service Awards. Requires reciprocal service by recipients of National Research Service Awards of at least 12 months (currently, at least three months) duration. Title VI: Miscellaneous - Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for primary and dental care projects in nonurban areas.

A bill to amend the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend to December 31, 1982, the ban on actions by the Secretary of Health and Human Services respecting saccharin.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981

Amends the Saccharin Study and Labeling Act to extend until December 31, 1982, the period during which the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not take certain actions to restrict the continued use of saccharin or of any food, drug, or cosmetic containing saccharin.

Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1981

Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to eliminate specified health maintenance organization (HMO) funding provisions including: (1) feasibility studies; (2) planning and initial development; (3) ambulatory health facility construction; (4) program evaluation; and (5) annual reports. Eliminates HMO grant or contract authority (continues current loan authority). Makes HMO application requirements applicable to the National Health Maintenance Organization Intern Program. Extends loans and loan guarantees for initial operating costs through fiscal year 1986. Permits interest rates to be adjusted for HMO loans. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984. Authorizes specified appropriations for training (including the National Health Maintenance Organization Intern Program) and technical assistance for fiscal years 1982-1984. Eliminates certain mental health and alcohol and drug abuse services from the definition of "basic health services" and includes them in the definition of "supplemental health services" for HMO-related purposes. Repeals specified policymaking body membership requirements. Permits nonmetropolitan HMOs to provide certain basic health services outside their service areas if such services are not otherwise available. Removes certain restrictions on contracting with individual physicians. Revises HMO dual choice provisions.

A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that community mental health center services shall be covered under part B of medicare and shall be a required service under medicaid.

United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1981

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII for community mental health services and to require such services under a State's Medicaid plan.

Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1981

Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1981 - Amends title XIII (Health Maintenance Organizations) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize necessary appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984 for health maintenance organization (HMOs) grants, contracts, and loan guarantees for planning and initial development and for training and technical assistance. Stipulates that an entity may not receive funds appropriated for: (1) planning purposes unless it received such funds or feasibility study funds in fiscal year 1981; and (2) initial development purposes unless it received such funds, planning funds, or feasibility study funds in fiscal year 1981. Authorizes: (1) appropriations (with an annual limit) for the Treasury loan fund for purposes of such Act; and (2) appropriations through fiscal year 1984 for planning and initial development loan guarantees. Eliminates: (1) open enrollment period; and (2) policymaking body membership requirements. Permits pay rates to be alternatively determined on a per-class basis under the "community rating system" definition. Makes private HMOs that are not nonprofit eligible for initial operation cost loans and loan guarantees. Increases the aggregate and 12-month amounts of such loans and guarantees and extends their availability through fiscal year 1985. Repeals the provision prohibiting cumulative loan guarantees to a private HMO from exceeding fund obligations in any fiscal year. Repeals existing ambulatory facility acquisition and construction loan provisions. Requires an employer: (1) subject to this Act to include in his employee health benefits plan the option of membership in each qualified HMO providing basic health services in an area in which at least 500 employees of such employer reside; and (2) who includes certain insurance carrier-owned HMOs in such plan to include an additional HMO (if one exists) which has residing in its service area at least 25 employees of such employer. Eliminates: (1) loan and grant priorities for nonmetropolitan areas and medically underserved populations; (2) the National Health Maintenance Organization Intern Program; and (3) certificate of need exemptions (for certain State health services) for HMOs or specified health care facilities with an enrollment of at least 50,000 persons.

A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to restrict the export of goods which have been found to be hazardous to the public health.

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1981

Amends the Export Administration Act of 1979 to prohibit the export of goods the sales of which are prohibited or restricted in the United States by specified public health and safety laws, unless specified conditions are met. Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to issue export licenses permitting the export of such goods if: (1) all statutory requirements are met; (2) the Secretary and the head of the agency regulating the sale of such goods in the United States concur that: (A) the country has requested such export and has been fully informed of any U.S. restrictions and possible hazards; and (B) the potential benefits outweigh the possible hazards; and (3) the sale in the importing country would be subject to restrictions comparable to those imposed in the United States. Requires such exported goods to include all information required by U.S. law. Prohibits the export of such goods if such information is likely to be ineffective. Prohibits the export of any goods to be used in manufacturing prohibited goods.

Consumer Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1981

Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate: (1) minimum standards for the accreditation of educational programs to train individuals to perform radiologic procedures; (2) minimum standards for the certification of persons who administer radiologic procedures; and (3) Federal radiation guidelines with respect to radiologic procedures. Directs the Secretary to provide a model law for radiologic procedure safety to the States which makes it unlawful for non-certified individuals to perform radiologic procedures and limits educational requirements for certification to accredited programs. Requires the Secretary to reduce financial assistance under the Public Health Service Act to States which fail to meet the minimum Federal standards within three years of the effective date of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt specific assistance in the public interest. Applies standards promulgated under this Act to all Federal agencies but directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to prescribe regulations making the standards applicable to veterans' facilities. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on the regulations promulgated under this Act.

A bill to prohibit the payment of any Federal funds to or for the benefit of any entity which provides abortion counseling to minors without the consent of their parents or guardians.

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1981

Prohibits funding of any entity which provides abortion services or counseling to persons under the age of eighteen without the consent of their parents or guardians.

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

United States · United States Congress · 11 March 1981

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

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

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981

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

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow States to provide for competitive bidding for the purchase of certain items under the medicaid plans.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit a State, under certain circumstances, to purchase, either through a competitive bidding process or otherwise: (1) laboratory and X-ray services; (2) family planning supplies; (3) dentures; (4) prosthetic devices; or (5) eyeglasses.

A bill to permit relatives of Medicaid eligible individuals residing in nursing homes to contribute voluntarily to a State fund for the provision of such care.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit a State to establish a program under which relatives of a Medicaid beneficiary receiving skilled nursing facility services or intermediate care facility services may contribute to a fund used to provide such services.

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to terminate eligibility for medicaid medical assistance for up to one year for individuals determined to have abused the medicaid program.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit a State to terminate an individual's benefits for up to one year after notice and opportunity for hearing, if it is determined, by a preponderance of the evidence, that such individual has committed specified Medicaid abuses.

Community Home Health Services Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981

Community Home Health Services Act of 1981 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make loans to proprietary entities (in addition to the home health grants now available) for home health programs to meet the initial cost of establishing and operating such programs. Authorizes appropriations for home health programs through fiscal year 1984. Directs the Secretary to submit a report concerning home health programs to the appropriate committees. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide that home health services may be furnished by a nonprofit hospital; (2) provide coverage for homemakers services when required; (3) provide coverage for transportation related to home health items and services; and (4) include as a home health service any service furnished as an alternative to institutional care. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act to require a State plan to include home health services.

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide that the Federal medical assistance percentage will be 100 per centum for individuals during periods in which they have been incorrectly certified as supplemental security income recipients, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1981

Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide complete medical coverage to any individual during any period in which that person is considered eligible for supplemental security income benefits because of an incorrect determination by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Requires the Secretary to promptly give notice and explain any termination of payment of supplemental security benefits to the State agency which administers that individual's State Medicaid Plan.

National Catastrophic Illness Protection Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1981

National Catastrophic Illness Protection Act of 1975 - Amends the Social Security Act to establish a new title XX, National Catastrophic Illness Insurance. Part A: General Provisions - Establishes as the policy of Congress the need for a National Catastrophic Illness Insurance program to encourage State and private insurers in the development of insurance policies. Part B: Establishment of Program; State Plans - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and carry out a National Catastrophic Illness Insurance Program under the Social Security Act. Provides that: (1) the program shall involve the creation of State-wide plans providing extended health insurance; and (2) the Federal Government will reinsure insurers and pools of insurers who offer such insurance. Requires all plans to provide: (1) that extended health insurance be available to all eligible individuals at a cost which is reasonable, subject only to deductibles authorized in this Act; (2) that where an insurer does not agree to write a policy of extended insurance, or does so under various limiting conditions, the State authority is notified and provides that the policy would then be placed with a pool or otherwise assigned to insurers by the "all-industry placement facility"; (3) that data be compiled and studied in connection with the operation of the State-wide plan; (4) that certain reports be submitted to the State insurance authority by individual insurers; (5) that any cancellation of a policy provide for reasonable notice to permit coverage under a new policy to be written under the plan; and (6) that public information about the plan be readily distributed. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate premium rates on the basis of a study of the risks in question and actuarial principles. Provides that, before payments are made under an extended insurance policy, a deductible must be satisfied through an equal amount of medical expenses paid or incurred by such individual. Sets forth the formula for determining the amount of such deductible. Provides that statements pledging participation and cooperation with the State insurance authority would be required of insurers seeking reinsurance under the program. Provides that an insurer shall neither direct any agent or broker not to solicit business through such a plan nor penalize agents or brokers in any manner for submitting applications under the plan. Requires the State plan to be evaluated from time to time in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary. Part C: Reinsurance Coverage - Authorizes the Secretary to reinsure against the losses which might be incurred under extended health insurance policies. Authorizes the Secretary to make agreements with insurers and pools for reinsurance in consideration of payments of reinsurance premiums deposited in the National Catastrophic Illness Insurance Fund in excess of the estimated amount of losses under such policies. Provides a detailed procedure for implementation of the reinsurance program in a State within specified time requirements, taking into account certain State and local factors which might affect such implementation. Provides that the Government may recover in the courts any unpaid premiums lawfully payable to the Government by an insurer under provisions of a five-year statute of limitation. Part D: Government Program with Industry Assistance - Authorizes, after determination that a State-wide program cannot be carried out or that the objective of the program would be materially assisted by the Federal Government's assumption of the plan, the Government to carry out the objectives of the program. Part E: Provisions of General Applicability - Provides procedures for judicial review of disallowances of claims for losses under the reinsurance program whether State-wide or operated by the Federal Government. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with fiscal intermediaries and servicing agents. Provides for the creation of a National Catastrophic Illness Insurance Fund for purposes of receiving premiums for reinsurance. Provides that the Secretary may make periodic payments to insurers and pools in recognition of reductions in premium rates below estimated risks. Authorizes the Secretary to exercise powers similar to those vested in the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Housing Act of 1950. Provides that the Secretary may, on a reimbursable basis, utilize the services of other Government agencies. Authorizes necessary payment adjustments in connection with the program. Authorizes appropriations.

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of April 26 to May 1, 1981, as "National Occupational Health Nurse Week".

United States · United States Congress · 9 March 1981

Requests the President to designate the week of April 26 through May 1, 1981, as "National Occupational Health Nurse Week."

A bill to amend the Social Security Act with respect to professional mental health services.

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1981

Amends title XI (General Provisions and Professional Standards Review) of the Social Security Act to establish a National Professional Mental Health Services Commission (the Commission) appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sets forth the membership requirements for such Commission. Requires the Commission to determine which professional mental health services are safe, effective, and appropriate in treating specified mental problems and to make recommendations to the Secretary with respect to their reimbursement. Directs the Commission to determine the conditions for which it would recommend a physical examination by a physician. Directs the Commission to provide information and data to the National Professional Standards Review Council. Requires the Commission to make recommendations to the Secretary for the establishment of a professional review program to review regularly the validity and adequacy of professional mental health care. Directs the Commission to recommend research projects to assist it in carrying out its duties. Directs the Secretary to conduct such projects except where the Secretary specifically disapproves a requested study or requires additional information from the Commission. Establishes a physician advisory panel to assist the Commission in determining which mental health services should be performed only by a physician. Sets forth the membership of such panel. Directs the panel to report to the Secretary if it disagrees with any of the Commission's recommendations. Requires the Office of Technology Assessment to report to Congress on the Commission's effectiveness in carrying out its duties. States that the Commission shall cease to exist after December 31, 1990. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase the benefits in connection with the treatment of mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders of an individual who is not an inpatient at a hospital to a maximum of $1,000. Provides medicare coverage for the services of a mental health specialist. Directs the Commission to conduct a study on the need for: (1) inclusion under Medicare of any additional professional mental health services; and (2) safeguards relating to cost, safety, and quality of such services. Requires the Commission to report its findings to the Secretary.

Consumer Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1981

Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate: (1) minimum standards for the accreditation of educational programs to train individuals to perform radiologic procedures; (2) minimum standards for the certification of persons who administer radiologic procedures; and (3) Federal radiation guidelines with respect to radiologic procedures. Directs the Secretary to provide a model law for radiologic procedure safety to the States, which makes it unlawful for non-certified individuals to perform radiologic procedures and limits educational requirements for certification to accredited programs. Requires the Secretary to reduce financial assistance under the Public Health Service Act to States which fail to meet the minimum Federal standards within three years of the effective date of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt specific assistance in the public interest. Applies standards promulgated under this Act to all Federal agencies but directs the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to prescribe regulations making the standards applicable to veterans' facilities. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on the regulations promulgated under this Act.

Veterans Administration Health Care Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1981

Veterans' Administration Health Care Amendments of 1981 - Entitles the United States to recover the costs of certain medical care and services furnished to a veteran for a non-service-connected disability when such disability is covered by another form of insurance or compensation. Sets forth the formula and procedure for the United States' recovery against the insurer or other entity. Subrogates the United States to the rights of such veteran. Extends for one year the period during which funds appropriated for the establishment of a new State medical school may be expended. Amends the Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979 to permit the expansion of the scope of the epidemiological study of the health effects of Agent Orange to include an evaluation of the long term adverse health effects in 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. Permits 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. Directs the Administrator to prescribe regulations establishing guidelines, standards, and criteria for resolving claims for benefits based on exposure to Agent Orange and such other factors during such conflict.

A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide that a Professional Standards Review Organization shall not be considered to be an agency of the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 1981

Amends part B (Professional Standards Review) of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide that a Professional Standards Review Organization shall not be considered to be an agency of the United States.

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 4 March 1981

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to extend through fiscal year 1986 the authorization of appropriations for the child abuse prevention and treatment program. Provides protection from adverse job actions for persons reporting instances of child abuse and neglect occurring in public or private residential institutions. Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to extend through fiscal year 1986 the authorization of appropriations for the adoption reform program.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1981

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Amendments to the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 - Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to extend through fiscal year 1985 the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States, through the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, to implement State plans. Limits any such grant to 50 percent of the total State costs. Requires the Secretary, before making a grant, to review any comments submitted by the State advisory council and local governments regarding the preparation and administration of the State plan. Revises the formula for the determination of the amounts of such grants. Requires the Institute to complete its review of each State plan within 60 days after receipt. Extends through fiscal year 1985 the Secretary's authority to make project grants and contracts to public and nonprofit private entities for demonstration and evaluation projects relating to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services. Prohibits any grants to States or State agencies for such projects. Directs the Secretary to encourage applications for projects dealing especially with women, the elderly, and individuals under age 18. Limits to six the number of grants and contracts for any particular project. Provides for scaled reductions in grant or contract support for any project from 80 percent down to 30 percent over a six year period. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1985 for all such grants and for grants for research and research centers. Title II: Amendments to the Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act - Amends the Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act to extend through fiscal year 1985 the authority of the Secretary to make grants to States, through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, to implement State plans. Limits any such grant to 50 percent of the total State costs. Requires the Secretary, before making a grant, to review any comments submitted by the State advisory council and local governments regarding the preparation and administration of the State plan. Revises the formula for the determination of the amounts of such grants. Requires the Institute to complete its review of each State plan within 60 days after receipt. Extends through fiscal year 1985 the Secretary's authority to make special project grants and contracts to public and nonprofit private entities for demonstration and evaluation projects relating to prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services. Prohibits any grants to States or State agencies for such projects. Limits to six the number of grants and contracts for any particular project. Directs the Secretary to encourage applications for projects dealing especially with women, the elderly, and individuals under age 18. Provides for scaled reductions in grant or contract support for any project from 80 percent down to 30 percent over a six year period. Authorizes grants and contracts for research into: (1) the causes of drug abuse in a particular area; and (2) improved drug maintenance and detoxification techniques and programs. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1985 for all such grants and contracts. Title III: Technical Amendments - Repeals certain authorization provisions of the Controlled Substances Act. Increases from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 the authorization of appropriations for the National Commission on Alcoholism and Other Alcohol-Related Problems.

Alcohol Beverage Labeling Act Amendment

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1981

Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act Amendment - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem an alcoholic beverage misbranded if it consists of more than 24 percent alcohol by volume and does not bear a health warning on its label, labeling, and advertising. Requires such health warning to state that use of such product may cause sickness or death, impair driving ability, create dependence or addiction, and harm the unborn during pregnancy. Requires the label to state that legal age is required for purchase.

Reyes Syndrome Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1981

Reye's Syndrome Act of 1981 - Amends title XI (Genetic Disease, Hemophilia Programs, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, through the National Institute of Neurological, Communicative Disorders, and Stroke, the Reye's Syndrome Coordinating Committee. Directs such Committee to: (1) make grants and enter into contracts for clinical research and treatment; and (2) establish mobile research teams. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984 for such activities. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress within six months following the end of the Committee's authorization.

A joint resolution to provide for the designation of February 7 through February 13, l982, as "National Scleroderma Week".

United States · United States Congress · 3 March 1981

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

A bill to amend section 402 of the Social Security Amendments of 1967 to provide for demonstration projects for provision of preventive health services to the elderly.

United States · United States Congress · 2 March 1981

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for demonstration projects (in at least three States, including a rural area) for the provision of preventive health services to the elderly through traveling health care practitioners (other than a physician). Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the results of the demonstration projects.

Federal Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1981

Federal Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Act of 1981 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide financial assistance to: (1) appropriate entities for the planning, development, and operation of eight regional preventive medicine centers; (2) public and private entities for research, development, and demonstrations in specified health promotion areas; and (3) public and nonprofit private educational organizations and agencies and regional preventive medicine centers for (A) demonstration projects designed to provide children with information about health risks and with behavioral skills to eliminate such risks; and (B) development and training of health manpower for faculty, administrative, and traineeship support of preventive medicine personnel. Directs the Secretary to report to the President and Congress on the impact of this Act and specified subjects relating to health promotion. Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984.

A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair hearings on disputed medicare claims by an impartial person other than a carrier.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1981

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for hearings on disputed Medicare claims by an impartial person other than the carrier designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer benefits under such title.

A bill to amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the inpatient hospital deductible under the medicare program to its 1978 level.

United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1981

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to reduce the inpatient hospital deductible specified under such title to its 1978 level.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for recovery by the United States of the cost of certain health care provided by the Veterans' Administration.

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

Grants the United States the right to recover the costs of care and services furnished by the Veterans' Administration to veterans for non-service connected disabilities to the extent that such veterans have similar insurance contracts or rights to such care. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of such recovery. Sets forth the procedures for pursuing such recovery.

Military Veterans Administration Medical Sharing Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

Military Veterans' Administration Medical Sharing Act of 1981 - Requires the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to direct the Chief Medical Director of the Veterans' Administration and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs to form an interagency committee to oversee opportunities for sharing the medical resources of the Veterans' Administration and the Department of Defense. Directs the Administrator and the Secretary to jointly establish guidelines for the sharing of medical resources by health care facilities of the Administration and the Department. Requires such guidelines to include provisions for cooperative sharing agreements with such health care facilities explicitly defining the care to be provided on a reimbursable basis. Directs the Administration and the Secretary to submit an annual joint report to Congress setting forth the guidelines prescribed, the opportunities for interagency sharing agreements, and the progress of interagency activities to share medical resources.

Mental Health Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1981

Mental Health Act of 1981 - Title I: Mental Health Benefits - Entitles residents and non-resident citizens to mental health benefits under this Act. Enumerates mental health services covered by this Act, stipulating that payments for such services shall be made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on the recipient's behalf. Sets forth qualifications of psychiatric hospitals for participation in the program under this Act, including the provision of active diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services, and accreditation by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals. Directs that the program under this Act be administered by the Secretary with the advice and assistance of a Committee on Mental Health responsible for approval of all providers under this Act and the establishment of relevant guidelines and qualifications. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a national program of mental health insurance and to submit a report of the findings to the President and Congress. Creates a mental health trust fund in the Treasury. Appropriates to the fund specified tax revenues. Creates a Board of Trustees of such fund, with the Secretary of the Treasury as the Managing Trustee, to hold the fund, report annually to Congress on the operation and status of the fund, report to Congress when the amount of the fund is unduly small, and review general policies followed in managing the fund. Makes it the duty of the Managing Trustee to invest such portions of the trust fund, according to specified instructions as are not required to meet current withdrawals. Title II: Mental Health Taxes - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a series of mental health taxes on employees' income, employers' income, self-employment income, and unearned income. Sets forth rules applicable to the nondeductibility of mental health taxes from the employee's exempt wages. Excludes from an individual's gross income an employer's payment of such tax.

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 · 25 February 1981

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

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Capotorti delivered on 25 February 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 · 25 February 1981

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1981

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Amendments of 1981 - Amends title XI (Genetic Diseases, Hemophilia Programs, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) of the Public Health Service Act to extend funding authorizations for the sudden infant death program through fiscal year 1984.

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Opportunities Amendments of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1981

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Opportunities Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to extend through fiscal year 1986 the authorizations of appropriations for the child abuse prevention and treatment program and for centers to treat problems relating to sexual abuse of children. Continues provisions for earmarking such funds through fiscal year 1986. Requires that a State, in order to receive assistance under such Act, have in effect a State law which provides protection from adverse job actions for persons reporting instances of child abuse and neglect occurring in public or private residential institutions. Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 to declare that title II of such Act may be cited as the "Adoption Opportunities Act of 1978." Extends the authorization of appropriations under such Act for the adoption reform program through fiscal year 1986.

Reyes Syndrome Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1981

Reye's Syndrome Act of 1981 - Amends title XI of the Public Health Service Act (Genetic Diseases, Hemophilia Programs, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, through the National-Institute of Neurological, Communicative Disorders, and Stroke, the Reye's Syndrome Coordinating Committee to make grants to and enter into contracts with public and nonprofit private entities for a three-year project to establish two comprehensive Reye's Syndrome diagnostic and treatment centers. Includes among the duties of such centers: (1) the conduct of basic and clinical research; (2) the development of new and improved treatments; (3) the provision of physician training programs; and (4) informational services, with respect to the detention, diagnosis, and treatment of Reye's Syndrome. Directs the Secretary to submit a report to Congress within six months of the project. Authorizes the Committee to provide financial assistance to public agencies, nonprofit private entities, and entities and individuals not associated with the centers to conduct research on Reye's Syndrome. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982-1984.

A bill to amend title XIV of the Public Health Service Act to authorize States with primary enforcement responsibility for drinking water standards to grant variances from turbidity requirements for certain public water systems.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1981

Amends title XIV (Safety of Public Water Systems) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize a State with primary enforcement responsibility for drinking water standards to grant variances from turbidity requirements to public water systems within their jurisdictions upon a finding that due to compelling factors, including economic factors, the public system is unable to comply with such requirements with respect to not more than one percent of the users of such system and such variance will not result in an unreasonable health risk.

A bill to provide coverage for eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dentures under the medicare program.

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1981

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment under the Medicare program for eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dentures, including examinations for the purpose of prescribing or fitting such items.

Department of Defense Veterans Administration Health Care Planning and Improvements Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1981

Department of Defense-Veterans' Administration Health Care Planning and Improvements Act - Title I: Use of Veterans' Administration Medical Resources in Treating Members of the Armed Forces Injured During a Period of War or Other Armed Conflict - Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to furnish hospital care to any member of the Armed Forces for a service-connected disability incurred or aggravated during a period of war or other armed conflict. Requires the Secretary of Defense to certify to the Administrator that the Armed Forces lack the capacity to furnish such care because of the number of casualties sustained during such conflict. Directs the Administrator to prescribe regulations, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, to ensure that such members are given priority for hospital care over all other persons except veterans in need of such care for service-connected disabilities. Title II: Interagency Sharing of Medical Resources - Establishes the Federal Interagency Health Resources Committee to be composed of the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs. Directs the Committee to: (1) evaluate the opportunities for the interagency sharing of health resources between the Department of Defense and the Veterans' Administration; (2) prescribe policies and procedures for such interagency sharing; and (3) within 180 days after enactment of this Act, prescribe guidelines for such interagency sharing to the directors of health care facilities of the Department and the Administration. Requires such guidelines to provide that: (1) the director of each facility shall enter into cooperative arrangements for providing health care to beneficiaries of other facilities; (2) the availability of medical care to beneficiaries of an agency other than the providing agency shall be on a referral basis; (3) an agency shall be reimbursed for a medical service provided to a beneficiary of another agency; and (4) sharing agreements shall be operative upon agreement by medical facility directors unless disapproved by an agency involved. Directs the Administration and the Department to submit to specified Congressional committees an annual report regarding interagency medical resource sharing activities.

A joint resolution designating May 24, 1981, through May 30, 1981, as "National Intensive and Critical Care Week".

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1981

Requests the President to designate the week of May 24 through May 30, 1981, as "National Intensive and Critical Care Week."

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to allow an individual a deduction for blood donations, and to allow an individual to take such a deduction whether or not he itemizes his deductions.

United States · United States Congress · 17 February 1981

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual taxpayer a $25.00 income tax deduction from gross income for each pint of blood donated during the taxable year.

Befreiung privat mitversicherter Ehefrauen von der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung (G-SIG: 09040866)

Germany · German Bundestag · 13 February 1981

Health Incentives Reform Act of 1981

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1981

Health Incentives Reform Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include in a taxpayer's gross income any contribution to him or on his behalf by his employer to a health benefit plan, or dental benefit plan, or both, for any month: (1) to the extent that such contribution amount exceeds a specified limitation; or (2) if such employer fails to comply during that month with any of certain specified requirements. Limits the employer's contribution to: (1) $50 for employee-only coverage, adjusted according to a specified formula for fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index medical care component; (2) $100 for employee-and-spouse coverage, adjusted similarly; and (3) $125 for family group-coverage, adjusted similarly. Requires any employer having a total of more than 100 employees covered under any health benefit plan offered by such employer to require that such plan offer at least three coverage options, each offered by a separate carrier. Requires the employer to make the same amount of contribution for each option offered. Requires continuity of coverage for family members following the death, termination, or divorce of the employee. Requires minimum benefits from each plan (or option thereof) which comprise the same types of coverage provided under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Requires each plan (or option) to provide for full payment of services during a catastrophic benefit period.

A bill to establish a task force to identify ocean sites and the nature of radioactive wastes which were dumped into the ocean prior to 1970 and to prepare a comprehensive plan for monitoring and assessing the impacts which such wastes have had on the environment and the public health.

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1981

Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Ocean Dumping of Radioactive Wastes (the task force). Directs the task force to: (1) prepare an inventory of ocean sites at which radioactive wastes were dumped between 1945 and 1970; (2) make a preliminary assessment of the adverse effects of such wastes on the environment and public health; and (3) develop a comprehensive plan for continuous monitoring of such wastes in order to assess short-and long-term adverse impacts on the environment and public health. Empowers the task force to issue subpoenas for any evidence relating to any incident of ocean dumping of radioactive waste. Requires any Federal agencies which engaged in or authorized such dumping to furnish information upon written request of the task force. Requires the task force to report to Congress by October 1, 1982, on the activities required by this Act. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set up a preliminary monitoring program on those ocean sites at which radioactive wastes which cause significant adverse impacts on the environment and public health were dumped before 1970. Authorizes appropriations to carry out such program.

A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to repeal the provision for the establishment of Professional Standards Review Organizations to review services covered under the medicare and medicaid programs.

United States · United States Congress · 5 February 1981

Amends title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to abolish the Professional Standards Review Organizations which were established to review services covered under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.