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US Congress 115th Congress
Action for Dental Health Act of 2017 [HB-2422]
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Action for Dental Health Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize oral health promotion and disease prevention programs through FY2022. The Department of Health and Human Services may award grants or enter into contracts to collaborate with state, county, or local public officials and other stakeholders to develop and implement initiatives to: (1) improve oral health education and dental disease prevention; (2) reduce geographic barriers, language barriers, cultural barriers, and other similar barriers in
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National Nurse Act of 2017 [S.1106]
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[Veterans ]
National Nurse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health. The duties of this position include: (1) providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, (2) conducting outreach and education, and (3) providing guidance and leadership for activities
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Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.1109]
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Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to extend through FY2022 support for nursing workforce programs and grants. Eligibility for advanced nursing education grants is expanded to include education programs for clinical nurse leaders and all combined registered nurse and graduate degree programs. (Clinical nurse leaders are advanced generalist clinicians who apply research and coordinate care in order to improve outcomes for patients.) To be eligible for these grants, clinical nurse
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Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2017 [HB-2410]
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[Funding ]
Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to: (1) collect data on the prevalence and distribution of sickle cell disease, (2) conduct sickle cell disease public health initiatives to improve access to care and health outcomes, and (3) identify and evaluate strategies for prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease complications.(Sec. 4) The demonstration program to improve
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Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act [S.1115]
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Making Pharmaceutical Markets More Competitive Act
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Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2017 [S.1112]
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[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program under which HHS may make grants to states (including federally recognized Indian tribes and organizations) for the purpose of: (1) reviewing pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (maternal deaths); (2) establishing and sustaining a maternal mortality review committee to review relevant information; (3) ensuring that the state department of health develops a plan for ongoing health care provider education
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by qualifying patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and testing facilities; authorizing fees. [SB-269]
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Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for medical use by qualifying patients with certain debilitating medical conditions and the licensing of dispensing organizations and testing facilities; authorizing fees.
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Personal Care Products Safety Act [S.1113]
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[Animals ]
Personal Care Products Safety Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require cosmetics companies to register their facilities with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and to submit to the FDA cosmetic ingredient statements that include the amounts of a cosmetic's ingredients. Companies must pay a facility registration fee based on their annual gross sales of cosmetics. The collected fees can only be used for cosmetic safety activities. If the FDA determines that a cosmetic has a reasonable probability of causing serious
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Menstrual Products Right to Know Act of 2017 [HB-2416]
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Menstrual Products Right to Know Act of 2017 This bill requires menstrual products, such as menstrual cups, menstrual pads, tampons, and therapeutic vaginal douche apparatuses, to include a list of ingredients on the label.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Establishing call-in center for Bureau for Public Health for state residents to receive assistance with health care [SB-391]
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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 for 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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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Palliative care information and resources. [SB-974]
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Palliative care information and resources. Requires the Department of Health to make information about and resources on palliative care available to the public, health care providers, and health care facilities on its website. This bill is identical to HB 1675.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to covenants not to compete between physicians and hospitals [SB-402]
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The purpose of this bill is to generally prohibit covenants not to compete between physicians and hospitals.
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Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month". [HR-320]
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Expressing support for the designation of May 2017 as "Mental Health Month". Supports the designation of Mental Health Month to remove the stigma associated with mental illness and to place emphasis on scientific findings regarding mental health recovery.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Pharmacy Compounding Amendments [HB-189]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
Pharmacy Compounding Amendments
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to practice of medicine and telemedicine [SB-390]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
This purpose of this bill is to provide an exception to prescribing limitation for Schedule II controlled substances via telemedicine for certain diagnosed pediatric patients.
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Pediatric Device Development Act [S.1093]
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[Children and Youth ]
Pediatric Device Development Act
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FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act [S.1078]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Science ]
FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act This bill amends the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 to expand the scope of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee to make recommendations regarding supplemental applications for opioids. Currently, the committee only makes recommendations on new drug applications. Only the Commissioner of Food and Drugs may approve a new drug application or supplement to an application for an opioid against the recommendation of the committee. If the Commissioner approves a drug against
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Changing the Culture of the FDA Act [S.1077]
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[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Changing the Culture of the FDA Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to amend its mission statement to take responsibility for protecting the public health by considering the danger of addiction and overdose death when approving and regulating prescription opioid medications. (Opioid medications are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as certain pain medications.)
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Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act [S.1079]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Protecting Americans from Dangerous Opioids Act
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Realizing Intended Safety for Certain Accessories Act of 2017 [S.1070]
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[Public Safety ]
Realizing Intended Safety for Certain Accessories Act of 2017