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51 records in 1986
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 1987
Gleichgewicht zwischen Eigenverantwortung und Solidarität, Festbeträge bei Arzneimitteln, Beitragsentlastung der Versicherten, Leistungsausweitungen der Krankenversicherungen, Selbstverwaltung der Krankenkassen, Spitzenmedizin für alle, tarifliche Verbesserung in der Krankenpflege, Sozialklauseln bei der Gesundheitsreform
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 1987
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 1987
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 1987
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 1987
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 1987
AIDS und Ethik, Betreuung und Versorgung von symptomlos HIV-Infizierten und der Erkrankten, AIDS bei Kindern, Zielgruppenspezifische Prävention: Prävention in privaten und öffentlichen Unternehmen, bei Bundeswehr und Zivildienst, im Strafvollzug, Prävention und Tourismus, AIDS und Recht: Seuchenrecht und verfassungsrechtliche Vorgaben, Strafbarkeit des ungeschützten Geschlechtsverkehrs HIV-Infizierter, krankenhausrechtliche-, arbeitsrechtliche- und sozialrechtliche Aspekte, Öffentliches Dienstrecht und AIDS, Prostitution und AIDS, Ausländerrecht und AIDS, Sofortprogramm zur AIDS-Bekämpfung, AIDS-Forschung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, AIDS im Ausland, Sonder- und Minderheitenvoten
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 1987
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 1987
Entwicklung beim Unfallgeschehen und bei den Berufskrankheiten, Unfallkosten, Maßnahmen zur Unfallverhütung
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 1987
Konzept der Universität Witten/Herdecke (1. Bericht), Vorlage eines 2. Berichts Mitte 1991, Tätigkeit des Projektbegleiters, unkonventionelle Methoden der Krebsbekämpfung, Entwicklungen in Forschung und Lehre ( Universität Berlin und München), Naturmedizin in der ärztlichen Ausbildung, interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit, Symposien in Witten/Herdecke
Germany · German Bundestag · 1 January 1987
Integration psychisch Kranker in die Gesellschaft, psychiatrische Versorgung, Rehabilitation, Arbeit und Berufsförderung, Verbesserung der Ausbildung psychiatrisch Tätiger, Personalbedarf im außerstationären Bereich, legislative Änderungsempfehlungen bei flg. Gesetzen: Gesundheitsreformgesetz, Bundessozialhilfegesetz, Arbeitsförderungsgesetz, Weiterentwicklung der Versorgung psychisch Kranker
France · Senate · 18 December 1986
European Union · European Commission · 14 November 1986
Germany · German Bundestag · 24 October 1986
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986
Malpractice Dispute Resolution Act of 1986 - Directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, during the four-year period starting January 1, 1988, to conduct between one and three projects under the Federal employees' health benefits program which will demonstrate alternatives to the tort liability system of compensating persons for injuries or illness incurred and aggravated as a result of health care received under such a plan. Makes participation in such a project by an enrollee voluntary. Authorizes such projects to include: (1) binding arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution procedures; (2) contractual modifications of existing substantive rules governing tort claims; or (3) compensation for specified injuries or illness on a no-fault basis. Specifies considerations required before a project may be approved. Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to report to the Congress by December 31, 1991, any recommendations regarding implementation of alternatives to the tort liability system in Federal health benefit plans. Authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY 1988 through 1992.
United States · United States Congress · 17 October 1986
Comprehensive Health Care Reform Act of 1986 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the National Commission on Health Care Reform to: (1) study the national health care system and its ability to provide quality cost-effective health care; (2) examine methods of restructuring the national health care system; and (3) examine the potential cost of implementing a restructured system. Requires the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Congress and the Secretary by January 1, 1988. Terminates the Commission on January 1, 1988.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1986
Antibiotic Safety Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the use of subtherapeutic doses of penicillin, chlortetracycline, or oxytetracyline in animal feed.
United States · United States Congress · 16 October 1986
Federal Employees Long-Term Health Care Act of 1986 - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to conduct, during calendar years 1988 through 1990, a demonstration project to determine the feasibility and desirability of establishing, on a permanent basis, the concept of a social health maintenance organization for Federal employees and their families. Limits the contractor for such a project to certain comprehensive medical plans. Specifies the terms and conditions of the project contract, including benefits: (1) without any deductible; and (2) limited to expenses totalling at most $18,000 per calendar year, with the individual being liable for 25 percent of any such expenses. States that the project shall be designed by OPM, participating carriers, and a consultant contracted for by the OPM. Requires periodic written evaluations of the project by the consultant, to be submitted to OPM and certain congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990.
United States · United States Congress · 9 October 1986
Back Injury Commission Act of 1986 - Establishes the Commission on Back Injuries to study the causes and consequences of occupational back injuries and recommend actions to prevent and alleviate such injuries. Requires the Commission to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the President and the Congress. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submitting such report.
United States · United States Congress · 3 October 1986
Requires the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and the Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration to: (1) research and develop a method which accounts for complications and morbidity variations among diagnosis-related groups in determining payments for inpatient hospital services under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act; and (2) report the results to the Congress by the close of FY 1987.
United States · United States Congress · 2 October 1986
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the States should enact legislation that: (1) requires the blood tests required before a couple may be married include negative results of a test for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the AIDS-related complex and a test to determine if an individual is a carrier of the virus which causes AIDS; (2) requires tracing and counseling of such individuals; (3) encourages designated hospitals to offer transfusions directly between the blood donor and recipient; (4) requires health care professionals to test negatively for AIDS, the AIDS complex, or the AIDS virus; and (5) makes sodomy a criminal offense.
United States · United States Congress · 25 September 1986
Amends Federal law to provide for special pay for psychologists in the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service Corps. Sets forth the rate of such special pay.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1986
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit only the U.S. manufacturer of a drug to reimport such drug into the United States. Prohibits the sale of prescription drug samples. Permits the distribution of samples only to practitioners licensed to prescribe such drugs. Requires such practitioners to return a receipt for such drug samples to the manufacturers to be kept and made available to Federal and State officials. Requires drug wholesalers to provide drug purchasers with a statement identifying the manufacturer and each sale of the drug. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue licensing standards for drug wholesalers.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1986
Pediatric Pulmonary Research Act of 1986 - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to establish a grant program to fund research, training, and patient services in pediatric pulmonary medicine. Requires the Director to establish criteria for the selection of grant recipients. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989.
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1986
Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to provide that an individual who uses, or is addicted to, illegal drugs shall not be considered a handicapped individual for the purposes of such Act (unless such individual can be considered handicapped based on other criteria within such Act).
United States · United States Congress · 24 September 1986
Requires the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to contract for temporary health care for veterans in the West Palm Beach, Florida area who will eventually be served by the West Palm Beach Veterans' Administration Medical Center, upon its completion. Requires the Administrator to implement such program and to report to the Congress a plan for such implementation within specified periods. Terminates the authority for the pilot program when a new Veterans Administration medical facility serving such area is opened.
United States · United States Congress · 23 September 1986
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act of 1986 - Title I: Council on Alzheimer's Disease - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Council on Alzheimer's Disease to: (1) coordinate research conducted by or through the Department on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; (2) establish a mechanism for the sharing of information among employees of the Department involved in programs serving the elderly; (3) identify the most promising areas of research; (4) establish mechanisms to use the results of Alzheimer's disease research; and (5) assist in developing and coordinating research plans. Requires the Council to transmit specified reports to the Congress. Title II: Advisory Panel on Alzheimer's Disease - Establishes the Advisory Panel on Alzheimer's Disease to assist the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Council in identifying priorities and emerging issues with respect to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Title III: Awards for Leadership and Excellence in Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias - Authorizes the Director of the National Institute on Aging to make awards to researchers who have made distinguished achievements in areas relating to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Title IV: Research Relating to Services for Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias and Their Families - Part A: Responsibilities of the National Institute on Aging - Requires the Director to conduct research relevant to appropriate services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families. Requires the Director to prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council a plan for such research. Requires the Director to disseminate the results of such research to appropriate professional entities and the public. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Part B: Responsibilities of the National Institute of Mental Health - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health to conduct research relevant to appropriate services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families. Requires the Director to prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council a plan for such research. Requires the Director to disseminate the results of such research to appropriate professional entities and the public. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Part C: Responsibilities of the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment - Requires the Director of the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment to conduct research relevant to appropriate services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families. Requires the Director to prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council a plan for such research. Requires the Director to disseminate the results of such research to appropriate professional entities and the public. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Title V: Dissemination - Requires the Director of the National Institute on Aging to establish the Clearinghouse on Alzheimer's Disease to disseminate information concerning services available for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families. Requires the Director to make a grant to a national organization representing individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to: (1) establish a central computerized information system to compile, translate, and disseminate information concerning initiatives regarding services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and (2) establish a national toll-free telephone line to make such information available. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Title VI: Educational Activities - Requires the Secretary to develop a mechanism to ensure that information concerning Alzheimer's disease and related dementias is provided to the Commissioner of Social Security. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Aging to conduct education and information dissemination activities concerning: (1) the special problems of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their families; and (2) Alzheimer's disease and related dementias for personnel involved in ensuring the public safety and providing public transportation. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991.
United States · United States Congress · 20 September 1986
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act of 1986 - Title I: Council on Alzheimer's Disease - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Council on Alzheimer's Disease to: (1) coordinate research conducted by or through the Department on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; (2) establish a mechanism for the sharing of information among employees of the Department involved in programs serving the elderly; (3) identify the most promising areas of research; (4) establish mechanisms to use the results of Alzheimer's disease research; and (5) assist in developing and coordinating research plans. Requires the Council to transmit specified reports to the Congress. Title II: Responsibilities of the National Institute on Aging - Requires the Director to conduct research relevant to appropriate services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families. Requires the Director to prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council a plan for such research. Requires the Director to disseminate the results of such research to appropriate professional entities and the public. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Title III: Responsibilities of the National Institute of Mental Health - Requires the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health to conduct research relevant to appropriate services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families. Requires the Director to prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council a plan for such research. Requires the Director to disseminate the results of such research to appropriate professional entities and the public. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Title IV: Responsibilities of the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment - Requires the Director of the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment to conduct research relevant to appropriate services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families. Requires the Director to prepare and transmit to the Chairman of the Council a plan for such research. Requires the Director to disseminate the results of such research to appropriate professional entities and the public. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991. Title V: Dissemination - Requires the Director of the National Institute on Aging to establish the Clearinghouse on Alzheimer's Disease to disseminate information concerning services available for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families. Requires the Director to make a grant to a national organization representing individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to: (1) establish a central computerized information system to compile, translate, and disseminate information concerning initiatives regarding services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and (2) establish a national toll-free telephone line to make such information available. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991.
United States · United States Congress · 19 September 1986
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to grant the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (Network) the exclusive responsibility: (1) for the assignment in the United States of an organ to a recipient, if the organ is not transplanted into a recipient residing in the service area of the regional center for the region in which it is donated; and (2) for the arrangement and approval of the export or import of organs. Declares that an organ exported to a foreign country may only be: (1) provided by the organ procurement network of that country to a nonprofit transplant center; and (2) transplanted into a citizen or permanent resident of that country. Requires the U.S. Network, before approving an export, to determine that all possible efforts to locate a U.S. recipient have been exhausted. Requires organ procurement organizations, agencies, and programs and all persons and entities involved in organ harvesting, donation, or transplantation, to register with, and participate in, the Network to be eligible for Federal assistance. Declares it unlawful for any person to export or import human organs without approval and arrangement by the Network. Establishes a $50,000 fine, or up to five years' imprisonment, or both, for violation of this prohibition. Declares it unlawful for any person to advertise or solicit for, or cause to be advertised or solicited for, any nonimmigrant alien human organ transplant patient or any nonimmigrant alien human organ donor. Establishes a $50,000 fine, or up to five years' imprisonment, or both, for violation of this prohibition. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that each State should enact legislation to prohibit the sale, within the State, of any insurance policy which offers or purports to provide the policy holder or beneficiary: (1) with any type of preference with respect to the receipt of a human organ; or (2) with exclusive access to a pool of human organs for transplantation. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that each State should enact legislation to ensure that any person or entity in the State which is involved in the harvesting, donation, or transplantation of organs shall register with, and participate in, the Network. Amends the Medicare and Medicaid provisions of the Social Security Act to make it a criminal offense (punishable by a $25,000 fine, or up to five years in prison, or both) for anyone knowingly or willingly to solicit or receive remuneration for procuring an organ for any organ transplant. Exempts certain costs from such prohibition.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1986
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 - Title I: Vaccines - Subtitle 1: National Vaccine Program - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish in the Department of Health and Human Services a National Vaccine Program to: (1) direct vaccine research and development within the Federal Government; (2) ensure the production and procurement of safe and effective vaccines; (3) direct the distribution and use of vaccines; and (4) coordinate governmental and nongovernmental activities. Requires the Director of the Program to report to specified congressional committees. Establishes the National Vaccine Advisory Committee to recommend: (1) ways to encourage the availability of an adequate supply of vaccines; and (2) research priorities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Subtitle 2: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program - Part A: Program Requirements - Establishes the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program as an alternative remedy to judicial action for specified vaccine-related injuries. Prescribes the contents of any petition for compensation. Grants U.S. district courts authority to determine eligibility and compensation. Requires the district court in which the petition is filed to designate a special master to serve as an adjunct to the court. Sets forth the responsibilities of the court. Lists factors to be considered when determining the amount of a compensation award. Sets forth a table of injuries deemed vaccine-related for compensation purposes. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) promulgate regulations to revise such table; and (2) recommend changes to the vaccines covered by the table. Provides that compensation awarded under the Program shall be paid out of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. Limits awards for actual and projected pain and suffering and emotional distress to $250,000. Prohibits awards for punitive damages. Establishes the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines to: (1) advise the Secretary on the implementation of the Program; (2) recommend changes to the Vaccine Injury Table; and (3) recommend research priorities. Part B: Additional Remedies - Sets forth procedures under which the person who filed a petition for compensation under the program may elect to file a civil action for damages. Provides that no vaccine manufacturer shall be liable in a civil action for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death: (1) resulting from unavoidable side effects; or (2) solely due to the manufacturer's failure to provide direct warnings. Provides that a manufacturer may be held liable where: (1) such manufacturer engaged in the fraudulent or intentional withholding of information; or (2) such manufacturer failed to exercise due care. Permits punitive damages in such civil actions under certain circumstances. Part C: Assuring a Safer Childhood Vaccination Program in the United States - Requires each health care provider who administers a vaccine listed in the Vaccine Injury Table to record certain information with respect to each such vaccine. Requires each health care provider and vaccine manufacturer to report certain information to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to develop certain vaccine information materials for distribution to the legal representatives of any child receiving a vaccine listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. Directs the Secretary to promote the development of safer childhood vaccines. Sets forth recordkeeping and reporting requirements for vaccine manufacturers. Imposes civil and criminal penalties for destroying, altering, or concealing any such report or record. Part D: General Provisions - Allows any person to commence a civil action against the Secretary where the Secretary allegedly has failed to perform a duty under this Act. Provides for judicial review of the Secretary's regulatory actions in a court of appeals of the United States. Allows the Secretary to provide licensing for unpatented vaccines for naturally occurring human infectious diseases under certain circumstances. Requires the Secretary to conduct studies on pertussis, rubella, and radiculoneuritis vaccines and publish the results of such studies. Directs the Secretary to study the risks to children associated with each vaccine listed in the Vaccine Injury Table and establish guidelines respecting the administration of such vaccines. Directs the Secretary to periodically review and revise such guidelines. Directs the Secretary to review the warnings, use instructions, and precautionary information presently used by manufacturers of vaccines listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. Directs the Secretary to require manufacturers to revise and reissue any warning, instruction, or information found inadequate. Grants the Secretary recall authority with respect to any licensed virus, serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, or other licensed product which presents a danger to public health. Establishes civil penalties for recall violations. Title II: Amendments of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Part 1: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. Provides that amounts in the Trust Fund shall be available only for purposes of making expenditures relating to the national vaccine injury compensation program. Transfers certain funds to the Trust Fund. Grants the Trust Fund authority to borrow necessary funds. Provides that any claim filed against the Trust Fund may be paid only out of such Fund. Appropriates initial funding for the Trust Fund. Part II: Revenue Sources for National Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund - Imposes a tax on any childhood vaccine sold by the manufacturer, producer, or importer thereof. States that certain exemptions from manufacturers excise taxes are not applicable to the childhood vaccine tax. Provides that vaccine sales to the United States are not exempt from such tax. Title III: Miscellaneous - Provides that certain Federal provisions designed to reduce paperwork shall not apply to information required to carry out this Act.
United States · United States Congress · 18 September 1986
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act of 1986 - Title I: Council on Alzheimer's Disease - Establishes the Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease as a Council of the Department of Health and Human Services through FY 1991. Sets forth the duties of such Council which include assisting the National Institute on Aging, the National Institute of Mental Health, and the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment in developing a coordinated agenda for the activities authorized by this Act and in making necessary adjustments in planned research programs. Directs the Council to report to the Congress and the public within nine months of enactment of this Act on the proposed agenda, and annually thereafter regarding the Alzheimer's disease research authorized by this Act. Title II: National Institute on Aging - Requires the National Institute on Aging to initiate a services-relevant research program on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias which stresses research in: (1) epidemiology and the identification of risk factors in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and (2) the development and evaluation of reliable and valid multidimensional diagnostic and assessment procedures and instruments. Directs the National Institute on Aging to: (1) cooperate with the Council in coordinating its program with the others authorized by this Act; and (2) disseminate its findings. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Title III: National Institute of Mental Health - Requires the National Institute of Mental Health to initiate a services-relevant research program on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias which stresses research in: (1) mental health services relevant to the problems associated with such dementias; (2) discovery of the optimal range and cost effectiveness of community and institutional services relevant to such dementias; (3) assessment of the efficacy of the various special care units developing around the country for Alzheimer's disease victims; (4) discovery of the ways formal support services provided by health care professionals can be combined with informal support services provided by family and friends as well as ways to provide relief to family caregivers; and (5) discovery of the best methods of delivering the varied services available to dementia victims. Directs the National Institute of Mental Health to: (1) cooperate with the Council in coordinating its program with the others authorized by this Act; and (2) disseminate its findings. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Title IV: National Center for Health Services Research - Requires the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment to initiate a services-relevant research program on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias which: (1) inventories and analyzes existing data sets and studies relevant to such dementias; and (2) develops estimates of costs borne by dementia patients and their families, stressing what distinguishes the needs of dementia victims from the needs of other patients with long-term care needs. Directs the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment to: (1) cooperate with at the Council in coordinating its program with the others authorized by this Act; and (2) disseminate its findings. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991. Title V: Dissemination - Directs the National Institute on Aging to establish a clearinghouse to organize and disseminate services-relevant information on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and annually publish a summary of such information. Requires the Institute to establish a project, through a grant or contract with a nonprofit organization, to assist it in disseminating nontechnical information about State and private initiatives providing care to Alzheimer's disease victims and support to families caring for such individuals. Requires such nonprofit organization to demonstrate that it will undertake activities to become financially independent at the close of FY 1991. Directs the Institute to: (1) compile information and translate research and technical information about government and private sector initiatives relating to services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and (2) establish a national toll-free telephone line for information dissemination, but set an appropriate fee for other information dissemination. Provides for clearinghouse reports summarizing the findings of the research programs mandated by this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1991.
United States · United States Congress · 17 September 1986
Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 - Title I: Promotion of Professional Review Activities - Provides protection from liability under Federal and State laws for members of a professional review body and their staffs who, in the reasonable belief that the action was in the furtherance of quality health care, warranted by the facts known, and after a reasonable effort to obtain the facts, take actions which adversely affect the clinical privileges or professional society membership of a physician. Provides such protection to those who provide information to professional review bodies. Sets forth certain standards for professional review action is proposed by a health care entity; and (2) specified hearing requirements. Allows the court to award the payment of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs to a prevailing defendant or plaintiff. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human services to establish voluntary guidelines to assist the professional review bodies. Title II: Reporting of Information - Requires any entity (including an insurance company) making a payment in a medical malpractice action to report certain information to the Secretary and to State licensing boards, including: (1) the name of the physician or health care practitioner; (2) the amount of payment; (3) the name of any hospital with which the physician or health care practitioner is associated; and (4) a description of the acts and injuries upon which the claim was based. Establishes civil penalties for the failure to report such information. Directs the Secretary to study whether information respecting small payments should continue to be reported, and transmit the results of such study to the Congress. Requires each Board of Medical Examiners which revokes or suspends a physician's license for reasons relating to the physician's professional competence or conduct to report such information to the Secretary. Requires each health care entity which takes a professional review action that adversely affects the clinical privileges of a physican to report such information to the Board of Medical Examiners. Allows health care entities to report professional review actions taken against health care practitioners who are not physicians. Requires each health care entity which takes a professional review action that adversely affects the clinical privileges of a physican to report such information to the Board of Medical Examiners. Allows health care entities to report professional review actions taken against health care practitioners who are not physicians. Requires each health care entity which takes a professional review action that adversely affects the clinical privileges of a physician to report such information to the Board of Medical Examiners. Allows health care entities to report professional review actions taken against health care practitioners who are not physicians. Specifies sanctions to be taken against health care entities and Boards of Medical Examiners which fail to comply with such requirements. Requires hospitals to request certain information from the Secretary regarding staff physicians and health care practitioners (or physicians and health care practitioners being considered for staff positions). Requires the Secretary to provide: (1) for the disclosure of such information to the physician or health care practitioner; and (2) procedures to correct inaccurate information. Directs the Secretary to make such information available to: (1) State licensing boards; (2) hospitals; and (3) other health care entities. Title III; Definitions and Reports - Defines certain terms for the purposes of this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress annually on the implementation of this Act. Directs the Secretary to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with: (1) the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to apply the provisions of this Act to hospitals and other facilities and health care providers under their jurisdiction; and (2) the Administrator of Drug Enforcement to provide information respecting physicians and other practitioners whose registration to dispense controlled substances has been revoked or suspended under the Controlled Substances Act. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on such memoranda.
United States · United States Congress · 12 September 1986
Medical Device Improvements Act of 1986 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make class II devices for which it can be determined whether or not a performance standard is appropriate rather than requiring a performance standard as under current law. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reclassify class III devices (devices requiring premarket approval) into class I (devices requiring general controls) or class II as appropriate to assure the safety and effectiveness of such devices. Revises the procedures for establishing performance standards for devices. Authorizes the Secretary to waive application requirements for premarket approval for a class III device. Defines "substantially identical" for purposes of classifying devices, requiring same intended use and same technological characteristics. Requires the submission of clinical data demonstrating the substantial equivalence of a device, defined as having the same intended use as another device, but different technological characteristics. Requires a person seeking substantial identity or equivalence to a class III device to certify that a search of published information on such device has been concluded and may be required to include relevant adverse safety and effectiveness data. Requires the Secretary within five years to reclassify class III devices into class I or into class II or to state that the classification is appropriate. Requires devices placed in class III as a transitional measure to be reclassified into class I or class II. Removes the non-state-of-the-art design and manufacture basis for repair, replacement, or refund remedy. Eliminates devices from the color additives regulation. Authorizes the Secretary to charge fees for the filing of reports and device application approval. Establishes in the Treasury the Medical Devices Trust Fund for such fees to used in administering devices regulation. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report to the Congress annually for the next five years on such Fund. Makes it discretionary rather than mandatory to refer device applications to a panel for evaluation. Amends the Orphan Drug Act to include medical devices.
United States · United States Congress · 9 September 1986
Designates the week beginning November 30, 1986, as National Home Health Care Week.
United States · United States Congress · 3 September 1986
Public Health Service Technical Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for community health centers in frontier areas with not more than six individuals per square mile. States that obligations of individuals under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program for payments of damages may not released by a discharge in bankruptcy. (Current law allows such a discharge under limited circumstances.) Provides that the ex officio members of the National Cancer Advisory Board shall be nonvoting members. Makes the Director of the Office of Energy Research of the Department of Energy an ex officio member of such board. Requires the Director of the National Cancer Institute to conduct technical and scientific peer review. Includes graduate programs in clinical psychology among those programs eligible for grants and contracts for training projects in geriatrics. Makes the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center in Carville, Louisiana, eligible for payments under titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act as long as it meets applicable conditions and requirements. Provides that the Federal medical assistance percentage for care and services provided by the Center shall be 100 percent. Modifies the requirements for group health plans for certain State and local employees with respect to: (1) choice of coverage; (2) continuation coverage; and (3) termination of coverage. Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to modify provisions regarding the temporary extension of group health coverage. Amends the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 to allow any local public body which received a Rural Development Loan Fund loan after a specified date to transfer such loan to a nonprofit corporation to serve as an intermediate borrower.
United States · United States Congress · 16 August 1986
Informed Consent Act - Prohibits any individual who is employed in a health facility owned or operated by the Federal Government, in a health facility which receives Federal financial assistance, or who receives any Federal financial assistance from performing an abortion on a pregnant woman unless such individual obtained informed consent from such woman. Excepts medical emergencies from such prohibition. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to monitor compliance with this Act. Authorizes individuals aggrieved by the failure of compliance with this Act to seek appropriate relief in the U.S. district courts.
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
Health Care Financing Reform Amendments of 1986 - Title I: Medicare - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to increase the deductible under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII to $100 plus the percentage increase in the economic index used to determine increases in the prevailing charge for physicians' services. Specifies that Medicare eligibility begins at age 65 and one month. Establishes a coinsurance amount for home health services of one percent of the inpatient hospital deductible for each home health visit, except for visits: (1) occurring after the 100th visit in a year; or (2) related to a recent hospital or nursing facility stay. Revises the formula for computing the supplementary medical insurance premium. Prohibits workers' compensation laws, insurance policies, or large group health plans (covering at least 20 employees) from taking an individual's status as a Medicare beneficiary into account in providing coverage. Prohibits group health plans from taking into account an individual's end stage renal disease benefits under Medicare. Makes Medicare the secondary payor for all Medicare beneficiaries covered by workers' compensation, insurance policies, and group health plans. Authorizes the Federal Government to bring an action and collect double damages from primary payors. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax equal to 25 percent of group health plan expenses if such a plan restricts its coverage of Medicare beneficiaries in violation of this Act. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Act to reduce payments to a State contributing to group plans which provide such restrictive coverage. Specifies the benefits Medicare pays when other payors are primary but do not pay full charge. Eliminates Medicare part B payments for ambulatory surgery facility services furnished in a physician's office. Requires the payment of a deductible for services furnished in ambulatory surgical centers. Reduces the amounts paid to hospitals for the indirect costs of medical education. Prohibits a cost-of-living adjustment in payments for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests for the year beginning July 1, 1986. Provides for a special adjustment in such payments for the 6-month period beginning July 1, 1987. Excludes classroom and other educational program costs from the Secretary of Health and Human Services' determination of reasonable hospital costs for direct graduate medical education. Authorizes the Secretary to count a day on which a patient is in a labor or delivery room at the census-taking hour as a patient day for the purpose of determining hospital routine inpatient per diem costs. Prohibits, under the prospective payment system, any redetermination of any allowable operating costs of inpatient hospital services from affecting any payment for a cost-reporting period that has begun before the date of the redetermination. Incorporates modifications which were not incorporated into the prevailing charge level for participating physicians during the previous calendar year, but which are included in participating physicians' prevailing charge levels for 1987, into the 1987 prevailing charge levels for nonparticipating physicians. Makes administrative changes with respect to: (1) the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; and (2) claims of railroad retirement beneficiaries. Amends the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 to repeal a waiver of paperwork reduction rules in implementing certain Medicare hospital reimbursement provisions. Amends the Medicare program to authorize the Secretary to enter into contracts with intermediaries for Medicare claims processing without regard to any requirement of competition. Requires the Secretary to publish and give the public an opportunity to comment upon standards and criteria to be used in evaluating intermediaries' peformances. Title II: Medicaid - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to place limits on the States' entitlement to Federal funding. Reduces Federal matching rates for State Medicaid administrative costs to the extent such rates exceed 50 percent, but sets the rate for excess administrative costs at 25 percent. Repeals the requirement that States establish mechanized claims processing and information retrieval systems. Permits States to exclude certain benefits that they are presently required to provide. Revises provisions for determining eligibility for and the extent of benefits. Amends the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976 to provide continued Medicaid eligibility for individuals who cease to be eligible for benefits under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Act because of cost-of-living increases in benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Act. Requires that instead of a State's Medicaid plan being in effect Statewide, only required services must be provided to those individuals required to be covered. Limits the applicability of freedom of choice in the selection of a provider of required services for the categorically needy. Permits individuals enrolled with one of the following entities to receive benefits during a minimum enrollment period despite the fact that they would otherwise become ineligible for benefits during such period: (1) a health maintenance organization (HMO) under a Medicaid contract; (2) an entity receiving certain grants under the Public Health Service Act or the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965; or (3) a case management system approved under Medicaid. Prohibits charging any enrollment fee, premium, deductible, or like charges for required services provided to groups required to be covered under a State's plan. Permits only nominal coinsurance or similar charges with respect to such services provided to such groups. Permits a State to exempt from deduction, cost sharing, or similar charges services provided: (1) to children and youths; (2) for pregnant women; (3) to inpatients required to spend their income in order to receive services; (4) in emergencies; or (5) to individuals by HMOs. Repeals requirements that a State's plan provide for payment of services provided under the plan which are reasonable and adequate. Requires a State's plan to include a description of the methodology to be used by the State in setting payment rates. Requires a State's plan to provide for an effective method of verifying whether services billed by providers were furnished. Repeals a provision reducing payments to a State for expenditures it would not have made if certain Medicare eligible individuals had been enrolled under part B of Medicare. Revises requirements with respect to the utilization control penalty applicable for inspections of mental hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities so as to not impose the penalty: (1) (in the case of an institution with more than 50 Medicaid patients) if the lesser of ten such patients or two percent of Medicaid patients were not reviewed; or (2) (in the case of an institution with less than 50 Medicaid patients) one Medicaid patient was not reviewed.
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
Orphan Drug Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to permit more than one seven year exclusive marketing privilege for an orphan drug when simultaneous development has resulted in more than one company filing a new drug application before the first company receives Federal approval for its drug.
United States · United States Congress · 15 August 1986
Reclassification of Transitional Devices Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reclassify devices placed in class III (devices requiring premarket approval) as a transitional measure into class I (devices requiring general controls) or into class II (devices requiring performance standards), except as specified. Permits the filing of objections by persons adversely affected by such reclassifications.
United States · United States Congress · 14 August 1986
School-based Adolescent Health Act of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a new title XXI (School-based Adolescent Health Demonstration Projects). Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to establish school-based adolescent health demonstration projects to provide health education, prenatal care, family planning, follow-up care, testing for sexually-transmitted diseases, and other health services. Requires grant recipients to provide health care services: (1) on a year-round basis; and (2) within (or adjacent to) schools located in the project area (or at a location which better serves the needs of the adolescents). Sets forth grant application requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990.
United States · United States Congress · 14 August 1986
President's Media Commission on Drug Abuse Act - Establishes the President's Media Commission on Drug Abuse to: (1) examine public education programs intended to prevent narcotic and psychotropic drug abuse; (2) act as an administrative and coordinating body to assist in the implementation of new programs and national strategies for the dissemination of information intended to prevent narcotic and psychotropic drug abuse; and (3) monitor the effectiveness of such programs and strategies. Requires the Commission to report annually to the President and the Congress.
United States · United States Congress · 13 August 1986
Amends title XV (National Health Planning and Development) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for: (1) health systems agency planning grants; (2) State health planning and development agencies; and (3) health planning centers.
United States · United States Congress · 12 August 1986
New Drug Application Fee Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish fees sufficient to cover costs for reviewing human drug, antibiotic drug, and biological products applications. Permits waiver of such fees, as specified. Credits such fees for the use of HHS.
United States · United States Congress · 8 August 1986
School-based Adolescent Health Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a new title XXI (School-based Adolescent Health Services Demonstration Projects). Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to establish school-based adolescent health demonstration projects to provide health education, prenatal care, family planning, follow-up care, testing for sexually-transmitted diseases, and other health services. Requires grant recipients to provide health care services: (1) on a year-round basis; and (2) within (or adjacent to) schools located in the project area (or at a location which better serves the needs of the adolescents). Sets forth grant application requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1990.
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1986
Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 - Title I: Financial Assistance to States and Communities - Amends title XIX (Block Grants) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make allotments to States for: (1) treatment and rehabilitation services for persons suffering from drug abuse; (2) substance abuse prevention education programs; (3) community-based substance abuse prevention activities for school-aged children; and (4) education programs relating to the risks of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) among individuals who use drugs. Authorizes appropriations for such allotments. Title II: Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention - Establishes in the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration the Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention. Provides that the Agency shall be headed by a Director who shall: (1) sponsor regional workshops on the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse; (2) coordinate research findings; (3) develop effective drug and alcohol abuse prevention literature; (4) create public service announcements for radio and television broadcasting; (5) support programs of clinical training of substance abuse counselors and other health professionals; (6) in cooperation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, develop educational materials to reduce the risks of AIDS among intravenous drug abusers; and (7) administer the allotment program established by this Act. Title III: White House Conference on Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking Control - Directs the President to call a White House Conference on Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking Control to develop recommendations to prevent drug abuse and make treatment services available to drug abusers and to control the illicit trafficking of controlled substances. Directs the Conference to review: (1) the impact of recently enacted laws on efforts to control trafficking in controlled substances and to prevent drug abuse and treat drug abusers; (2) the recommendations of the President's Commission on Organized Crime as they relate to drug abuse and control of trafficking in controlled substances; (3) the extent to which specified sanctions have been, or should be, used in encouraging foreign states to comply with their international responsibilities respecting controlled substances; and (4) the circumstances contributing to the initiation of illicit drug usage. Requires the Conference to report its findings to the President and the Congress. Title IV: Designer Drugs - Amends the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to include controlled substance analogs (designer drugs) as a schedule I substance. Title V: Substance Abuse Among Indians - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to coordinate the efforts of their Departments related to alcohol and drug abuse among Indian juveniles. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Indian Health Services, to develop and implement a program of comprehensive alcohol and substance abuse prevention and treatment services for Indian youth. Requires the Director to report to the Congress on the progress of such program. Directs the Secretary to utilize existing federally owned structures suitable as residential alcohol and substance abuse treatment centers for Indian youth. Directs the Secretary to make grants to the Navajo tribe to establish a demonstration program in Gallup, New Mexico, to rehabilitate adult Navajo Indians suffering from alcoholism or alcohol abuse. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI: Advisory Commission on the Comprehensive Education of Intercollegiate Athletes - Establishes the Advisory Commission on the Comprehensive Education of Intercollegiate Athletes to investigate and advise Congress regarding issues related to athletic programs at colleges and universities in the United States, including: (1) the use of drugs by athletes; (2) the impact of television on athletics; and (3) the balance between athletics and academics. Requires the Commission to report its findings to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Title VII: Alkyl Nitrites - States that alkyl nitrites and their isomers shall be treated as a drug for purposes of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
United States · United States Congress · 5 August 1986
Sets forth the rule for the consideration of H.R. 1426 (Indian health programs).
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1986
Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1986 - Title I: Rate Increases - Increases by two percent the rates of: (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and for children; and (5) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for children. Title II: Miscellaneous - Amends veterans' fiduciaries provisions to authorize the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to require the fiduciary to disclose any financial information concerning the veteran beneficiary that is within such fiduciary's knowledge. Exempts the following from certain joint reports and from inclusion in any presidential order under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gram-Rudman-Hollings Act): (1) certain benefits which are based upon the service-connected disability or death of veterans; (2) certain veterans' life insurance accounts; and (3) certain veterans' revolving funds. Provides that certain other veterans' benefits which are subject to reduction under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act shall be determined in accordance with the sequestration order in effect on the date such benefits are accrued. Exempts from any sequestration of funds ordered under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act veterans' home loan guarantee programs.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1986
Informed Consent Act - Prohibits any individual who is employed in a health facility owned or operated by the Government, in a health facility which receives Federal financial assistance, or who receives any Federal financial assistance from performing an abortion on a pregnant woman, unless such individual obtained informed consent from such woman. Excepts medical emergencies from such prohibition. Sets forth enforcement provisions for agencies which provide financial assistance under this Act. Authorizes individuals aggrieved by the failure of compliance with this Act to seek appropriate relief in the U.S. district courts.
United States · United States Congress · 31 July 1986
Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the establishment of networks of comprehensive health and support systems for individuals who have acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or are infected with the AIDS virus, including: (1) comprehensive ambulatory care services; (2) home health care, hospice, and respite care services; (3) counseling and mental health services; (4) case management services; and (5) education for health personnel. Provides that such grant shall not be used for: (1) the construction or major renovation of facilities; (2) payments for debts incurred prior to the date on which the entity received such grant; (3) payments for items or services which could be made under Medicare and Medicaid; or (4) inpatient hospital care. Sets forth grant application requirements Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987. Directs the Secretary to conduct a survey on children with AIDS.
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United States · United States Congress · 24 July 1986
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Amendments of 1986 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to designate the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration as an agency of the Public Health Service, to be headed by an Administrator appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Makes the following national research institutes agencies of the Administration: (1) the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; (2) the National Institute on Drug Abuse; and (3) the National Institute of Mental Health. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to supervise the functions of such agencies. Establishes the position of Associate Administrator for Prevention to promote the prevention research programs of the national research institutes. Requires the Administrator to transmit annual prevention reports to the Congress. Directs the Secretary to make grants to schools of health professions and social work to support training in the identification and treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. Establishes the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Advisory Board to: (1) assess the national needs for alcoholism, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and mental health services; and (2) advise the Secretary and Administrator. Requires the Board to report annually to specified congressional committees. Directs the Secretary to appoint an advisory council for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, for the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and for the National Institute of Mental Health. Terminates the following advisory councils: (1) the National Advisory Health Council; (2) the National Advisory Mental Health Council; (3) the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism; and (4) the National Advisory Dental Research Council. Allows the Secretary to exercise certain powers during public health emergencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1989 for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Provides an exception to the confidentiality requirement regarding alcohol and drug abuse records for incidents of suspected child abuse and neglect. Requires the Secretary to transmit triennial reports to the Congress on the causes and means of preventing teenage suicide. Directs the Secretary to establish guidelines for the proper care and treatment of animals used in research conducted by and through the agencies of the National Institutes. Revises the method used to determine a State's allotment for Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Block Grants (basing such amounts on FY 1985, rather than FY 1984, allotments).