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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to conditions of employment for fire protection personnel of emergency service districts; creating criminal offenses. [HB-2685]
Relating to conditions of employment for fire protection personnel of emergency service districts; creating criminal offenses.
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Montana 2017 Regular Session
Provide for suicide prevention among American Indian and rural youth [HB-23]
Provide for suicide prevention among American Indian and rural youth
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Montana 2017 Regular Session
Interim study on healthcare and health insurance costs [HJR-39]
Interim study on healthcare and health insurance costs
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Physical Activities Recommendations for Americans Act of 2017 [HB-1519]
Physical Activities Recommendations for Americans Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish a report at least every 10 years that contains physical activity recommendations for the general public based on the most current scientific and medical knowledge, including information for population subgroups, as needed. HHS must publish updated reports that detail evidence-based practices and highlight continuing physical activity issues between the publications of full reports. Updated reports may focus
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Montana 2017 Regular Session
Interim study of the legalization and control of recreational marijuana [HJR-35]
Interim study of the legalization and control of recreational marijuana
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Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 [S.619]
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. The bill makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
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Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2017 [S.629]
Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to refuse a new animal drug application if the drug is a medically important antimicrobial used to treat humans and the applicant fails to demonstrate that the drug meets specified criteria for use in animals, including that: (1) the drug is effective, (2) the drug is targeted to animals at risk of developing a specific bacterial disease, (3) the drug has a defined duration of therapy, and (4) there
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to information regarding fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. [HB-2695]
Relating to information regarding fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
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Protecting health coverage for all Americans. [HR-193]
Protecting health coverage for all Americans. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that any replacement for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act must keep costs to health care consumers at or below their current rates and keep the uninsured rate at or below its current level.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the provision of information and other services relating to emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors. [SB-1189]
Relating to the provision of information and other services relating to emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors.
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Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 [HB-1480]
Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations within 180 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy that: is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada; is purchased for personal use in quantities not greater than a 90-day supply; is filled using a valid prescription issued by a physician licensed to practice in the United States;
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Gun Violence Research Act [HB-1478]
Gun Violence Research Act This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to eliminate the prohibition on the Department of Health and Human Services using federal funds to advocate or promote gun control.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to food managers in food establishments in certain counties. [SB-1158]
Relating to food managers in food establishments in certain counties.
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To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. [HB-1436]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to terminate the Prevention and Public Health Fund. The bill increases funding for community health centers. The Department of Health and Human Services may not collect fees or make payments under the transitional reinsurance program. The bill makes appropriations for grants to states to address substance abuse or urgent mental health needs. This bill amends the
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Jessie's Law [S.581]
Jessie's Law (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and disseminate best practices for health care providers and state agencies regarding the display of a patient's history of opioid addiction in the patient's medical records. In doing so, HHS must identify: (1) the circumstances under which information provided by a patient to a health care provider should, upon patient request, be displayed in the patient's medical records; (2) what constitutes a patient request; and (3) the process and methods
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Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 [S.568]
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.
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Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 [HB-1421]
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to deem an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital to be an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty. [HB-2524]
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. [HR-176]
Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week. Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to ending multiple sclerosis by promoting awareness about individuals affected by multiple sclerosis and supporting research and education programs. Recognizes people living with multiple sclerosis and salutes the health care professionals and medical researchers who assist those so affected and continue to work to find ways to stop the disease, restore what has been
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Increasing State Flexibility in Care Coordination for the Most Vulnerable Act of 2017 [HB-1389]
Increasing State Flexibility in Care Coordination for the Most Vulnerable Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program to require enrollment with a managed care entity as a condition of Medicaid enrollment with respect to individuals who: (1) are younger than 19 years of age and have certain special needs, or (2) are dually eligible for Medicare.