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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 [HB-1822]
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to shield a health care professional from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by any act or omission if: (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) the act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the professional's capacity as a volunteer, and in a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services. This protection from liability does not apply
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Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017 [HB-1831]
Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a hospital that meets specified criteria and is located in a state with no rural areas to be considered a Medicare-dependent hospital. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall establish and implement a process for reimbursing impacted hospitals for any underpayments resulting from this bill's implementation.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Permitting school nurses to possess and administer opioid antagonists [SB-36]
Permitting school nurses to possess and administer opioid antagonists
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Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 [HB-1834]
Cancer Care Payment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish the Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project, through which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall make special payments to participating oncology practices that coordinate patient care and meet other specified requirements. During the first two years of the project, CMS shall pay a care coordination management fee to each such practice. After the third, fourth, and fifth years of the project, CMS shall pay
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Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2017 [S.787]
Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends titles XI (General Provisions) and XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish: (1) a telehealth service model, and (2) Medicare payment rules with respect to certain services tested under the model. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall test Medicare coverage of expanded telehealth services, as defined by the bill, in conjunction with existing models that test the use of accountable care organizations, bundled payments, and other coordinated care
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Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017 [S.794]
Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the process by which Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) issue and reconsider local coverage determinations (LCDs) that: (1) are new, (2) restrict or substantively revise existing LCDs, or (3) are otherwise specified in regulation. (MACs are private insurers that process Medicare claims within specified geographic areas.) Before such an LCD may take effect, the MAC issuing the determination must, with respect
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017 [S.778]
Prescription Drug Monitoring Act of 2017 This bill requires a state that receives grant funds under the prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) or the controlled substance monitoring program to comply with specified requirements, including a requirement to share its PDMP data with other states. The Department of Justice (DOJ) or Department of Health and Human Services may withhold grant funds from a state that fails to comply. To facilitate data sharing among states, the bill directs DOJ to award a grant under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Exempting certain employers from discriminating against tobacco users [SB-47]
Exempting certain employers from discriminating against tobacco users
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To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. [HB-1832]
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention. This bill authorizes FY2018-FY2023 appropriations for the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention to conduct or support research on firearms safety or gun violence prevention.
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Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 [HB-1828]
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'
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to care of aborted fetuses [SB-21]
Relating to care of aborted fetuses
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Raising legal age for purchase of tobacco, alternative nicotine and vapor products to 21 [SB-37]
Raising legal age for purchase of tobacco, alternative nicotine and vaper products to 21
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Requiring recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program be issued a photo identification card [HB-2175]
Requiring recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program be issued a photo identification card
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Relating generally to midwifery [SB-23]
Relating generally to midwifery
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Providing that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources may not change the state Medicaid program plan [HB-2113]
The purpose of this bill is to provide that the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources may not change the state Medicaid program plan, without legislative approval if the change results in a gain or loss of $250,000.
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Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act [S.786]
Student and Student Athlete Opioid Misuse Prevention Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support programs for schools, athletic programs, or communities to prevent prescription drug misuse and addiction related to opioids and other medications for pain or injury recovery. SAMHSA must report annually on federal programs to prevent pain medication misuse and addiction.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Crohn's disease, colitis, etc.; identification cards and information. [SB-401]
Crohn's disease, colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome; identification cards and information. Directs the Department of Health to develop a process for issuing identification cards to individuals diagnosed by a health care provider as having Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or any other inflammatory bowel disease which shall include information about the symptoms of such conditions and the need for emergency access to restroom facilities of individuals diagnosed with such conditions. The bill also requires the Department to make information
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Utah 2017 General Session
Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program Reauthorization [HB-31]
Utah Health Care Workforce Financial Assistance Program Reauthorization
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Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 [HB-1838]
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) require the payment system for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services to feature certain positive annual adjustments equivalent to those made with respect to hospital outpatient department (OPD) services; (2) revise quality reporting requirements to permit publicly available, side-by-side comparisons of quality measures for ASCs and OPDs in the same geographic area; and (3) require the Department of Health and Human
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Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act [HB-1776]
Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This bill amends provisions of various laws relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill: expands reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of patient-assistance programs on prescription-drug pricing and expenditures; requires
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/05/2017