Health
US Congress 115th Congress
Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2017 [HB-354]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2017 This bill prohibits, for a one-year period, the availability of federal funds for any purpose to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any of its affiliates or clinics, unless they certify that the affiliates and clinics will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion during such period. This restriction does not apply in cases of rape or incest or where a physical condition endangers a woman's life unless an abortion is performed. The Department of
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Establishing a statewide call-in center to receive assistance with healthcare [HB-2823]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish a statewide call-in center for all state residents to utilize as an access point to get advice for medical conditions. The call-in center will allow an initial review of a health condition and may if authorized by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Public Health, allow reference by the nurse for assistance from a physician. The commissioner will establish protocols and contract with a vendor to administer the on-call center.
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Utah 2017 General Session
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School Sunscreen Provision [HB-288]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
School Sunscreen Provision
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a study on sexually transmitted diseases among elderly persons in this state. [HB-942]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Relating to a study on sexually transmitted diseases among elderly persons in this state.
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State Health Flexibility Act of 2017 [HB-352]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
State Health Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Social Security Act (SSAct) to replace federal requirements for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) with health care block grants to states. A state may use block grant funds to: (1) provide health care services to indigent individuals; (2) fund risk adjustment mechanisms for the purpose of subsidizing the cost of private health insurance for the high-risk population; and (3) support other welfare-related programs, as specified by the bill. In addition to repealing
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Eliminating provisions and repealing statutes related to the West Virginia Health Information Network [HB-2826]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
The purpose of this bill is to eliminate provisions and repeal statutes related to the West Virginia Health Information Network and health information exchanges.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the establishment of the Transgender Healthcare Advisory Committee. [HB-943]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Rights ]
Relating to the establishment of the Transgender Healthcare Advisory Committee.
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Recognizing July 28, 2017, as "World Hepatitis Day". [HR-32]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[International ]
Recognizing July 28, 2017, as "World Hepatitis Day". Recognizes World Hepatitis Day. Expresses support for broad access to hepatitis treatments and for raising awareness of the risks and consequences of undiagnosed hepatitis infections. Calls for a robust governmental and public health response to protect the health of the 5 million people in the United States and 400 million people worldwide who suffer from chronic viral hepatitis.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs. [HB-940]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Charity health care services; liability protection for administrators. [HB-1748]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Charity health care services; liability protection for administrators. Provides that persons who administer, organize, arrange, or promote the rendering of services to patients of certain clinics shall not be liable to patients of such clinics for any civil damages for any act or omission resulting from the rendering of such services unless the act or omission was the result of such persons' or the clinic's gross negligence or willful misconduct. This bill is identical to SB 981.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to emergency medical air transportation funding. [HB-935]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to emergency medical air transportation funding.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Dispensing of naloxone; patient-specific order not required. [HB-1750]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Dispensing of naloxone; patient-specific order not required. Provides that a pharmacist may dispense naloxone in the absence of a patient-specific prescription pursuant to a standing order issued by the Commissioner of Health authorizing the dispensing of naloxone or other opioid antagonist used for overdose reversal in the absence of an oral or written order for a specific patient issued by a prescriber and in accordance with protocols developed by the Board of Pharmacy in consultation with the Board of Medicine and the Department of Health.
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Health Care Choice Act of 2017 [HB-314]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Health Care Choice Act of 2017 This bill repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Provisions of law amended or repealed by those provisions are restored. This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to provide that the laws of a state designated by a health insurer (primary state) apply to individual health insurance coverage offered by that insurer in any state (secondary state) if
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Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act [HB-326]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to establish, administer, and coordinate a national consortium on neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which is a neurological disease that can cause blindness and paralysis. The consortium must: award grants for research on the causes of, and the risk factors and biomarkers associated with, NMO; assemble a panel of experts to provide guidance and recommendations on research design and protocols; and designate a central laboratory
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected. [HR-26]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that restored the original black lung benefits eligibility requirements should not be reduced but should be preserved and protected. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that in the event Congress drafts provisions to amend or repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the provisions of PPACA that restored the original eligibility requirements for black lung benefits should be preserved and
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Death certificate; amendments other than correction of information. [SB-1048]
[Public Health ]
Death certificate; amendments. Establishes a process for amending death certificates to change the name of the deceased, the deceased's parent or spouse, or the informant; the marital status of the deceased; or the place of residence of the deceased when the place of residence is outside the Commonwealth. This bill is identical to HB 2276.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Direct to Consumer Food Sales Modifications [HB-277]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Direct to Consumer Food Sales Modifications
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
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Relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles. [HB-920]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
Relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Authorizing a medical power of attorney representative to sign a binding arbitration agreement [HB-2861]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize a medical power of attorney representative to sign a binding arbitration agreement with an extended care facility operated in conjunction with a hospital, an assisted living facility, or a nursing home and their related entities and employees.Â
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Utah 2017 General Session
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Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Awareness Day [SB-177]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita Awareness Day