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United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Medicare Mental Illness Non-Discrimination Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to eliminate restrictions with respect to inpatient psychiatric care and the treatment of mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders of an individual who is not an inpatient.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that new drugs for human or animal use will be regulated under such Act solely to assure their safety, but not their effectiveness.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit the introduction, or delivery for introduction, of laetrile (amygdalin) into interstate commerce without the approval of a new drug application.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause injury or death to any person, or injury to any business's reputation, by adulterating a food, drug, or cosmetic product. Provides for a prison term of up to ten years and a fine of up to $100,000 for any person who adulterates a food, drug, or cosmetic. Allows for a prison term of up to life and a fine of up to $250,000, if death results from such adulteration.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Handicapped Infants Protection Act of 1982 - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to require the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect to conduct a study of child abuse or neglect in federally assisted or operated health care facilities. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) report the results of this study to the Congress within three months; and (2) give priority to information about adoption and foster care of handicapped infants. Prohibits doctors or other health care facility personnel from withholding nutrition or medical treatment from a handicapped infant. Provides a private right of action for violations of this Act. States that any punitive damage awards shall be used for the benefit of the infant involved in the suit, or if deceased, for research and treatment of handicapped infants. Directs the Center to establish and disseminate procedures for reporting violations. Provides civil and criminal immunity and job protection for persons reporting such violations. Requires health care facilities to provide parents or guardians of handicapped infants with information about agency assistance for these infants.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
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 Federal and State 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 approval. 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 the development of youth camp safety plans, such grants not to exceed 80 percent of the cost of carrying out the State plan. 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 annually. 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 FY 1984 through 1988.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Prepaid Prescription Program Negotiation Act - Establishes an antitrust exemption to permit groups of professional pharmacists to negotiate collectively with the sponsor of a prepaid prescription program concerning their reimbursement by the third-party insurer.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Repeals title XV (National Health Planning and Development) and title XVI (Health Resources Development) of the Public Health Service Act.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Excludes blood fractions used in immunoaugmentative therapy by the Immunology Researching Center, Limited, of Freeport, Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, from the definition of drug under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for a period of five years. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Federal Government and the medical profession should cooperate with Dr. Lawrence P. Burton in his cancer research and therapy.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Amends title XIX (Medicaid) and part A (General Provisions) of title XI of the Social Security Act to place Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands on the same basis as States in regard to payment under the Medicaid program.
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment for clinical psychologists' services under the supplemental medical insurance program (part B of title XVIII).
United States · United States Congress · 25 January 1983
Authorizes and requests the President to designate September 8, 1983, as National Cancer Prevention Day.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide that new drugs for human or animal use will be regulated under such Act solely to assure their safety, but not their effectiveness.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
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 services or counseling to persons under the age of 18 without the consent of their parents or guardians.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide administrative and judicial review of claims which arise under the supplementary medical insurance program (part B of title XVIII). Sets the minimum requirement for the amount in controversy for a hearing at $50 and for judicial review at $500.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Amends titles II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act and the Railroad Retirement Act to eliminate the requirement that an individual be entitled to disability benefits for at least 24 consecutive months in order to qualify for hospital insurance benefits under the Medicare program.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Prohibits any Federal agency or employee from inspecting or acquiring medical or dental records of patients whose medical or dental care was not provided directly by the Federal Government or under a program receiving Federal assistance, unless the patient has authorized the disclosure. Establishes criminal penalties for violators and authorizes aggrieved persons to seek injunctive relief.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Prohibits funding of any entity which provides abortion services or counseling to persons under the age of 18 without the consent of their parents or guardians.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Designates the month of March 1983 as National Eye Donor Month.
United States · United States Congress · 6 January 1983
Expresses the sense of Congress that the age for drinking and purchasing alcoholic beverages should be raised to 21 in all States where the drinking age is lower.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Senior Citizens Health Insurance Standards Act of 1983 - Directs each State to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a plan specifying certain minimum standards applicable to the sale of health insurance to the elderly. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary to conduct studies for the purposes of making recommendations to Congress concerning: (1) a uniform approach for regulating all private health insurance sold to the aged and disabled; and (2) the feasibility of additional health insurance coverage under title XVIII.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage for the influenza vaccine and its administration.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Medicare Deductible Rollback Act - Amends part A (Hospital Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to decrease the multiplier in the inpatient hospital deductible formula from $45 to $40.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the governing boards of hospitals and skilled nursing facilities having an average duration of stay of more than 30 days to establish written policies guaranteeing specified rights of patients, including: (1) information on services and charges; (2) information on and participation in medical treatment; (3) conditions of transfer or discharge; (4) grievances; (5) management of personal financial affairs; (6) freedom from abuse and restraints; (7) confidentiality of records; and (8) freedom of association. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish civil penalties for the violation of such rights. Sets forth provisions concerning the processing and investigation of complaints arising from such violations.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Health Security Act - Title I: Health Security Benefits - Makes every U.S. resident and nonresident citizen eligible for covered services. Authorizes the Health Security Board to enter into reciprocal agreements for coverage of: (1) nonresident aliens when in the United States; and (2) U.S. citizens residing abroad. Entitles every eligible person to have payment made by the Health Security Board for any covered service provided within the United States by a participating provider. Extends coverage to: (1) professional physician services, including psychiatric services to outpatients under specified conditions; (2) dental services; (3) institutional services; and (4) pharmaceutical benefits. Directs the Board to establish, disseminate, and review annually: (1) a list of drugs for use in participating institutions, organizations, and associations; (2) a list of diseases and drugs for use outside such organizational settings, which shall include drug therapy for chronic conditions; and (3) lists of therapeutic devices, appliances, and equipment (including eyeglasses, hearing aids, and prosthetic appliances), and the conditions under which such items are covered benefits. Requires drugs to be listed by their established names as defined in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and also, to the extent the Board deems appropriate, by trade names. Extends coverage to other professional and supporting services, including: (1) optometrists and podiatrists; (2) diagnostic and therapeutic services of independent pathology laboratories and radiology services; (3) mental health day care services; (4) alcoholism and drug abuse treatment; (5) family planning and rehabilitation services; (6) emergency and nonemergency transportation services; and (7) other supporting services, such as psychological, physiotherapy, nutrition, social work, or health education services, which are furnished on behalf of certain approved organizations. Excludes from coverage: (1) health services furnished or paid for under Federal or State workmen's compensation laws; (2) primary or secondary school health services to the extent specified by regulation; (3) cosmetic surgery; (4) the furnishing of unapproved drugs and appliances; (5) certain medical or surgical procedures which the Board finds are experimental or too costly or scarce to provide on a nationwide basis; (6) certain services which are already furnished or available from another provider; and (7) services of a professional practitioner which are furnished in a nonparticipating hospital. Makes professional practitioners who are licensed on the effective date of enactment of this title eligible providers, but requires practitioners after such date to meet national standards established by the Board in addition to existing State standards. Specifies general eligibility requirements for participating providers, including the filing with the Board of an agreement: (1) not to discriminate in providing services to eligible persons; (2) not to make unauthorized charges; and (3) to comply with reporting requirements. Sets forth specific eligibility requirements for various types of participating providers, including: (1) general and psychiatric hospitals; (2) skilled nursing homes; (3) home health service agencies; (4) group practice organizations; (5) individual practice associations; and (6) other health service organizations and providers, including independent pathology laboratories and radiological services, ambulance services, and providers of drugs, devices, appliances, and equipment. Sets forth criteria for the utilization review of hospitals and skilled nursing homes. Requires such homes to have in effect an agreement with at least one participating hospital for the transfer of patients and medical and other information as appropriate. Limits the eligibility of providers operating newly constructed or enlarged facilities which are unnecessary for the furnishing of adequate services. Prohibits damages in malpractice judgments from being awarded for the cost of remedial services which the injured party is entitled to receive under this Act. Excludes institutions and employees of the Department of Defense, Veterans Administration, and institutions and employees of the Department of Health and Human Services serving merchant seamen, Indians, or Alaskan Natives, from serving as participating providers, but allows reimbursement for services furnished by such institutions to eligible persons who are not part of their normal clientele. Permits a physician, dentist, optometrist, or podiatrist licensed in one State, and meeting the national standards, to furnish Health Security benefits in any other State. Grants similar authority to other professional and nonprofessional health personnel. Establishes the Health Security Trust Fund to receive the net assets of existing (Medicare) funds taken over by the Health Security program, the yield of the Health Security taxes, and the Government's contribution from general revenues amounting to 100 percent of the yield from these taxes. Directs the Board to fix for each fiscal year the maximum amount which may be obligated for expenditure from the trust fund. Establishes in the Trust Fund a health services account, a health resources development account, an administration account, and a residual general account. Provides for the allocation of the health services account among the regions of the country. Provides that payments for covered services furnished by eligible persons by participating providers shall be made from the health services account in the Trust Fund. Sets forth specific payment requirements for the various types of participating providers. Sets forth various payment provisions for health care providers, institutions, and pharmacies. Authorizes the Board to: (1) assist in the establishment, expansion, and operation of group practice organizations, other public or nonprofit health service agencies, and nonprofit organizations furnishing comprehensive dental services; and (2) provide for the recruitment, education, and training of needed health personnel. Authorizes special improvement grants: (1) to any public or other nonprofit health agency or institution to establish improved coordination and linkages with other providers of services; and (2) to organizations providing comprehensive ambulatory care, to improve their utilization review, budget, statistical, or records and information retrieval systems, to acquire equipment needed for those purposes, or to acquire equipment useful for mass screening or for other diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Sets the terms and conditions for construction and improvement loans made by the Board. Authorizes grants for the development of programs of personal care services. Authorizes appropriations for the purposes of the health services development fund. Creates an administrative structure within the Department of Health and Human Services with exclusive responsibility for the administration of the Health Security Program. Establishes a five-member, full-time Health Security Board serving under the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sets forth the responsibilities and duties of the Board and the Secretary. Provides that this title shall be administered by the Board through the regions of the Department and, within each region, through health service areas, which shall be the same as those areas established by the Secretary under the Public Health Service Act. Establishes a National Health Security Advisory Council. Authorizes the Advisory Council to appoint professional or technical committees to assist in its functions. Directs the Board to appoint regional and local advisory councils and professional and technical advisory committees. Provides for the participation of appropriate State agencies in the administration of the Health Security program. Specifies responsibilities of the Board. Authorizes the Board, with the advice and assistance of the Commission on the Quality of Health Care, to issue and review regulations assuring the quality of care furnished under this Act. Provides for monitoring of such services by a Professional Standards Review Organization. Directs the Board to establish continuing education requirements for physicians, dentists, optometrists, and podiatrists. Sets forth conditions under which major surgery and other specialized services designated in regulations are covered under this program. Establishes the positions of a Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services and an Under Secretary for Health and Science. Authorizes appropriations for the purposes of this title. Declares that no provision of this Act shall alter any contractual obligation of an employer to provide health services to his employees and their dependents. Title II: Health Security Taxes - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to convert the existing Medicare hospital insurance payroll taxes into Health Security taxes, and raises the rates to one percent on employees and 3.5 percent on employers. Excludes from the gross income of employees, for income tax purposes, payment by their employers of part of the Health Security taxes on employees. Converts the existing Medicare self-employment tax into a Health Security self-employment tax, raising the rate to 2.5 percent. Adds a new 2.5 percent tax on health security unearned income (unless such income is less than $400 a year), subject to the same maximum on taxable income as is applicable to the employee and self-employment taxes. Denies tax deductions for services covered by this Act. Title III: Commission on the Quality of Health Care - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish in the Department of Health and Human Services a Commission on the Quality of Health Care, with the primary responsibilities of: (1) initiating and continuing development of methods of assessing the quality of health care furnished under this Act; and (2) submitting to the Secretary and the Health Security Board appropriate findings and recommendations. Directs the Commission to give special consideration to care furnished for those illnesses and conditions which have a relatively high incidence in the population and which are relatively amenable to medical or other care. Title IV: Repeal or Amendment of Other Acts - Makes conforming and technical amendments to specified Acts. Repeals the Medicare program. Provides that after the effective date of benefits received under this Act no State shall be required to furnish any service covered under Health Security as a part of its State plan for participation under Medicaid. Title V: Studies Related to Health Security - Directs the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury to study the practicability of extending the coverage of health services for U.S. residents in other countries. Directs the Secretary to study the means of coordinating the Federal health benefit programs for merchant seamen and Indians and Alaskan Natives, veterans, and members of the Armed Forces with the Health Security benefit program.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Contraceptive Labeling and Advertising Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that the labels and advertising for contraceptive drugs and devices state their effectiveness. Requires a label to also state directions for use and that professional advice should be sought to determine the most appropriate form of contraception. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards for determining the effectiveness of such drugs and devices.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize payment under the supplementary medical insurance program (part B of title XVIII) for the cutting and removal of corns, warts, and calluses and the trimming of club nails.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize payment for specified services performed by chiropractors, including x-rays, physical examinations, and related routine laboratory tests.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include as a home health service, nutritional counseling provided by or under the supervision of a registered dietitian.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Durable Medical Equipment Disclosure Amendments of 1981 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require that payment for durable medical equipment be made on the basis of an itemized bill or on the basis of an assignment under which there must be a full written disclosure to a Medicare beneficiary of the equipment supplied and its cost.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Good Samaritan Act - Provides relief from State or Federal civil liability for any licensed medical personnel or air carrier employee who renders emergency medical aid on an airplane or who continues such aid until arrival at a medical facility. Extends such relief to an airplane's crew and owner or operator for providing on-board emergency medical supplies.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Drug Benefits for the Aged Act of 1983 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Drug Benefit Program for the Aged to pay for prescription drugs from participating pharmacies. Directs the Secretary to establish a Drug Benefits List of prescription and nonlegend qualified drugs, limited to specified pharmacological therapeutic categories which the Secretary deems appropriate for older individuals. Specifies conditions under which participating pharmacies may substitute lower cost, therapeutic equivalents for prescribed drugs. Establishes a Drug Benefits Council to advise the Secretary on policy in general and the content and format of the drug benefits list in particular. Sets forth formulae and procedures for the reimbursement of participating pharmacies. Sets conditions for program participation. Specifies general administrative procedures. Prescribes criminal penalties for fraud. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include medical care, or other remedial care as defined by State law, furnished by licensed registered nurses among the services to be provided under the Medicaid and Medicare programs.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
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.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends title XVIII (Medicare ) of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare coverage of "personal emergency response services" provided by a "personal emergency monitoring agency." Defines "personal emergency response services" as the maintenance of digital electronic communication equipment in the home which signals a "personal emergency monitoring agency" for help.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
National Catastrophic Illness Protection Act of 1981 - 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 adequate health 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.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an epilepsy program. Authorizes appropriations.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include the services of licensed practical nurses.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment for psychologists' services under the supplementary medical insurance program (part B of title XVIII).
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange for an independent epidemiological study (through the National Academy of Sciences, or otherwise) of persons exposed to dioxins (produced in the manufacture of herbicides like Agent Orange), with particular attention to Vietnam veterans. Requires a related scientific analysis of existing literature on such chemical's long-term health effects. Requires reports to Congress respecting such study and literature analysis.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Families with Alcoholism Assistance Act of 1983 - Amends the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 to provide emphasis within the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for families of alcohol abusers and alcoholics.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment for optometric and medical vision care under the supplementary medical insurance program (part B of title XVIII).
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services to include chiropractic care among the services offered members, former members, and dependents of the uniformed services. Authorizes the appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers in the Medical Services Corps of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. Entitles such officers to the same pay as dental officers.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Amends the Federal criminal code to make it a Federal offense to maliciously cause injury or death to any person by adulterating a food, drug, or cosmetic product. Provides for a prison term of up to ten years and a fine of up to $100,000 for any person who adulterates a food, drug or cosmetic. Allows for a prison term of up to life and a fine of up to $250,000, if death results from such adulteration.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
National Health Insurance Act - Title I: Benefits and Eligibility - Makes medical, dental, podiatric, home-nursing, hospital, and auxiliary services available to eligible individuals. Directs the National Health Insurance Board to survey the resources and needs of each State and develop in each State a program to assure the maximum participation and use of health personnel and facilities. Authorizes the Board to limit health services when personnel, facilities, or funds are inadequate to insure the provisions of all services. Allows every individual eligible for personal health services available under this Act to freely select the physician, dentist, podiatrist, nurse, medical group or hospital. Sets forth eligibility requirements. States that the United States shall be subrogated to all rights of an individual who receives benefits under this Act with respect to any workmen's compensation injury or disability. States that Federal grants to States under title XIX (Medicaid), and part A of title IV (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of the Social Security Act shall be available to the States for provision of personal health services for noninsured individuals. Title II: Participation of Physicians, Dentists, Nurses, Hospitals, and Others - States that any physician, dentist, or podiatrist legally authorized in a State to practice shall be qualified to render such services under this Act. Authorizes the State to enter into agreements with any qualified organization for the provision of personal health services. Sets forth payment provisions. Directs that rates for such payments be adapted to relevant regional, State, or local conditions. Authorizes patient limits. Allows health care providers entering into an agreement under this title to accept or reject patients. Title III: Local Administration - Imposes administrative responsibility under this Act on the several local health- service areas. Specifies that the local administrative agency for each local health-service area may be either a local administrative committee or a local administrative officer. Requires the establishment of: (1) local policy committees; and (2) local health services provider committees to assist such local administrative committees and executive officers. Title IV: State Administration - Expresses the intent of Congress that the benefits provided under the Act be administered whenever possible by the States. Sets forth such administrative requirements. Title V: National Health Insurance Board; National Advisory Medical Policy Council; General Administrative Provisions - Establishes a National Health Insurance Board in the Department of Health and Human Services. Establishes a National Advisory Medical Policy Council. Title VI: Eligibility Determinations, Complaints, Hearings, and Judicial Review - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to determine benefit eligibility. Establishes procedures for complaint investigation and adjudication. Title VII: Application of Act to Individuals Covered Under Medicare Program - States that in the case of any individual who is entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Medicare, the personal health services which may be made available as benefits under this Act shall be limited to those services for which such individual is ineligible under the Medicare program. Directs the Secretary to carry out a study of the interrelationship of the program of national health insurance under this Act and the program of health insurance for the aged under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act. Title VIII: Fiscal Provisions - Creates in the Treasury a separate account to be known as the "Personal Health Services Account." Appropriates funds for such account in amounts pursuant to the formula specified in the Act for fiscal year 1984 and each year thereafter. Authorizes the Board to make grants to public or nonprofit institutions or agencies engaging in undergraduate or postgraduate professional, technical or administrative education or training in the field of personal health services. Makes available for such grants $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1984 and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1985 and for each fiscal year thereafter an amount not to exceed one-half of one percent of the amount expended for benefits under this Act in the preceding calendar year. Title IX: Miscellaneous Provisions - Defines terms used in this Act. States that personal health services shall become available no sooner than October 1, 1983.
United States · United States Congress · 3 January 1983
Designates the week of November 7 through November 13, 1983, as National Reye's Syndrome Week.