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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to an educational module certificate requirement for certain immunization exemptions; authorizing a fee. [HB-126]
Relating to an educational module certificate requirement for certain immunization exemptions; authorizing a fee.
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Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 [S.808]
Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017 This bill extends the liability insurance coverage of a state-licensed medical professional to another state when the professional provides medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or team staff member pursuant to a written agreement. Prior to providing such services, the medical professional must disclose to the insurer the nature and extent of the services. This extension of coverage does not apply at a health care facility or while a medical professional licensed in the state is transporting
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Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2017 [S.815]
Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2017
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Utah 2017 General Session
Dental Managed Care Amendments [SB-51]
Dental Managed Care Amendments
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the compensation and per diem compensation of emergency services commissioners in certain counties. [HB-267]
Relating to the compensation and per diem compensation of emergency services commissioners in certain counties.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Nurse Licensure Compact [SB-48]
Nurse Licensure Compact
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the authority of a municipality to limit the possession, purchase, consumption, sale, distribution, or receipt of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products. [SB-228]
Relating to the authority of a municipality to limit the possession, purchase, consumption, sale, distribution, or receipt of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Allowing county commissions authority to amend proposed rates, fees and charges proposed by public service districts [SB-215]
The purpose of this bill is to giving county commissions the authority to amend the proposed rates, fees, and charges, in its sole discretion, proposed by public service districts.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Medicaid Expansion Amendments [SB-46]
Medicaid Expansion Amendments
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Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017 [HB-1895]
Protecting Life and Integrity in Research Act of 2017
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Utah 2017 General Session
Dental Insurance Amendments [SB-44]
Dental Insurance Amendments
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Regulating step therapy protocols [HB-2300]
The purpose of this bill is to regulate the use of step therapy protocols by providing a simple and expeditious process for exceptions to the protocols that the health care provider deems not in the best interests of the patient.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to consent to the immunization of certain children for cancer prevention or treatment. [HB-97]
Relating to consent to the immunization of certain children for cancer prevention or treatment.
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement. [HB-1898]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B of the Medicare program by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement. This bill specifies that certain Medicare payment rules applicable to imaging services shall apply to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry services used in bone mass scans beginning in 2017. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish national minimum payment amounts for such services.
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Property Tax Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-1871]
Property Tax Reduction Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to reduce federal Medicaid funding for certain states that require political subdivisions to contribute funds towards medical assistance. Specifically, the bill applies to states that received, for FY2016, disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments greater than six times the national average. (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.) Excepted from the bill are contributions
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Providing for confidentiality of patients' medical records [SB-187]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for confidentiality of medical records for patients’ physical, mental or emotional conditions.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a human papillomavirus immunization report. [HB-107]
Relating to a human papillomavirus immunization report.
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Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 [HB-1876]
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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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Certificate of public need; repeals certain requirement involving psychiatric beds, etc. [HB-1420]
Certificate of public need; psychiatric beds and services. Repeals the requirement for a certificate of public need for certain projects involving mental hospitals or psychiatric hospitals and intermediate care facilities established primarily for the medical, psychiatric, or psychological treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with substance abuse. The bill creates a new permitting process for such projects, exempted from the certificate of public need process, that requires the Commissioner of Health to issue a permit upon the agreement of
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the confidentiality of emergency calls. [HCR-140]
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study regarding the confidentiality of emergency calls.