Health

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 [S.980]
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow payment under Medicare for certain services furnished to hospice patients by rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). With respect to a patient who elects to receive hospice care under Medicare, current law generally limits payment for services that are either duplicative of such care or related to the treatment of the individual's terminal illness. However, current law exempts from this limitation: (1) physicians' (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/27/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to records of public bodies. [HB-1539]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); public access to records of public bodies. Clarifies the definition of public record. The bill also (i) defines "personal contact information" that is excluded from FOIA's mandatory disclosure provisions in certain cases; (ii) clarifies that a requester has the right to inspect records or receive copies at his option; (iii) clarifies language in certain record exclusions under FOIA that certain records may be disclosed at the discretion of the custodian; (iv) consolidates the personnel record exclusion (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James LeMunyon Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0778) on 04/05/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Cannabinoid Research [HB-130]
Cannabinoid Research

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bradley Daw Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/25/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products. [HB-57]
Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Cosper Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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US Congress 115th Congress

Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017 [S.977]
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct an initial or comprehensive assessment for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare. Specifically, an occupational therapist may conduct the assessment if the physician's referral order does not include skilled nursing care but does include: (1) occupational therapy, and (2) physical therapy or speech language pathology.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2619-2620; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2620) on 04/27/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Prohibiting the use of a tanning device by a person under the age of eighteen [HB-2520]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of a tanning device by a person under the age of eighteen.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Fleischauer Chapter 192, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to non-medical exemptions from immunization requirements. [HB-120]
Relating to non-medical exemptions from immunization requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Villalba Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Health Care Debt Collection Amendments [HB-128]
Health Care Debt Collection Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Curtis Bramble Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/24/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Permitting medication administration by unlicensed personnel in nursing homes [HB-2497]
The purpose of this bill is to permit medication administration by unlicensed personnel in nursing homes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Criss Filed For Introduction on 02/16/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry. [HB-243]
Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a health care practitioner counseling requirement for persons claiming an immunization exemption on the basis of conscience, including a religious belief. [HB-241]
Relating to a health care practitioner counseling requirement for persons claiming an immunization exemption on the basis of conscience, including a religious belief.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Requiring all DHHR-licensed facilities access WV Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database [SB-333]
The purpose of this bill is to require all facilities licensed under the provisions of chapter sixteen to access the controlled substances monitoring database.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Stollings Chapter 43, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Tests for infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B, C virus; order of magistrate. [SB-885]
Testing for infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B or C virus; order of magistrate. Allows a magistrate to issue an order requiring a person to provide a blood specimen for testing for human immunodeficiency virus or the hepatitis B or C virus when exposure to bodily fluids occurs between a person and a health care provider, person employed by or under the direction and control of a health care provider, law-enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical services personnel, or school board employee and the person whose blood (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mamie Locke Stricken At Request Of Patron In Education And Health (15-y 0-n) on 01/26/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Required immunizations; meningococcal conjugate. [HB-1533]
Required immunizations; meningococcal conjugate. Requires the Board of Health to include in regulations governing the immunization of school children a requirement for one dose of meningococcal conjugate (MCV4) administered before the child enters the sixth grade. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2018.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Hope Left In Health, Welfare And Institutions on 02/07/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent. [SB-895]
Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent. Removes the prohibition on inpatient psychiatric hospital admission for defendants who have already been ordered to receive treatment to restore their competency to stand trial. This bill was incorporated into SB935.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dave Marsden Incorporated By Courts Of Justice on 01/16/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Medical Device Safety Act [HB-2164]
Medical Device Safety Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to declare that an action for damages or a person's liability under state law is not affected by the federal prohibition on state or local requirements regarding medical devices. This bill is retroactively effective and applies to pending civil actions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the creation of an open burn pit registry for certain service members and veterans. [SB-158]
Relating to the creation of an open burn pit registry for certain service members and veterans.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Juan Hinojosa Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/12/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Health Insurance Right to Shop Amendments [HB-127]
Health Insurance Right to Shop Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Norman Thurston House/ Filed In House File For Bills Not Passed on 03/09/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Medicaid program compact [HB-2519]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Health and Human Resources to enter into a compact to ensure payment for health care services provided to other states’ Medicaid participants.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roy Cooper Chapter 127, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017

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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Medical Device Guardians Act [HB-2163]
Medical Device Guardians Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Louise Slaughter Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/05/2017

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