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US Congress 115th Congress
HEART Act of 2017 Helping Expand Access to Rural Telemedicine Act of 2017 [HB-2291]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Health ]
HEART Act of 2017 Helping Expand Access to Rural Telemedicine Act of 2017
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
West Virginia Drug Overdose Monitoring Act [HB-2620]
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[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a central repository of drug overdose information in West Virginia; establish the program and purpose; establish the reporting system requirements; establish reporting requirements of entities; establish information required to be reported; provide for data collection and reporting; provide for rule-making authority; and provide criminal and administrative penalties for noncompliance.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Authorizing medical power of attorney sign binding arbitration agreement with nursing home or assisted living facility [SB-373]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disabilities ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize a medical power of attorney representative to sign a binding arbitration agreement with a nursing home or assisted living facility.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to increasing the punishment for an offense committed against a person because of the person's status as a peace officer, a firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel. [HB-429]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Relating to increasing the punishment for an offense committed against a person because of the person's status as a peace officer, a firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel.
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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 [HB-2267]
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Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct. [SB-251]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to certain statutory changes to reflect and address same-sex marriages and parenting relationships and to the removal of provisions regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct.
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Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "Health and Fitness Month". [HR-302]
[Public Health ]
Expressing support for designation of May 2017 as "Health and Fitness Month". Expresses support for the designation of Health and Fitness Month and for efforts to educate Americans on the importance of a healthy and nutritious lifestyle.
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Expressing support for designation of May 30 as "National Bartter Syndrome Day". [HR-301]
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[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Science ]
[Disabilities ]
Expressing support for designation of May 30 as "National Bartter Syndrome Day". Supports the designation of National Bartter Syndrome Day. (Bartter syndrome is caused by genetic defects that affect kidney function. Symptoms include muscle weakness and growth delay.)
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products; adding a provision subject to a criminal penalty. [SB-95]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products; adding a provision subject to a criminal penalty.
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Breaking Addiction Act of 2017 [HB-2239]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Breaking Addiction Act of 2017
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Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017 [S.989]
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[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include pediatric subspecialties in primary health services for purposes of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Psychiatrists who are pediatric subspecialists are included in behavioral and mental health professionals. (These amendments make pediatric subspecialists, including psychiatrists, eligible for the NHSC fellowship program for the delivery of primary health services in health professional shortage areas, the NHSC Scholarship
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Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as "National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month". [HR-297]
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[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as "National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month". Expresses support for the designation of National Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Month. (Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a birth defect that occurs when the diaphragm fails to fully form, allowing abdominal organs to migrate into the chest cavity and preventing lung growth.) Encourages that steps should be taken to: raise awareness of and increase public knowledge about congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH); inform people
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent. [SB-935]
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[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
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 incorporates SB 895 and is identical to HB 2462.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Establishing that an employee’s termination from employment for testing positive on a drug or alcohol test required by the employer disqualifies that employee for benefits [HB-2544]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Healthcare ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish that an employee’s termination from employment for testing positive on a drug alcohol test required by the employer disqualifies that employee for benefits.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the operations of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas; authorizing a trust company to charge the institute an investment fee. [SB-81]
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[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Investments ]
Relating to the operations of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas; authorizing a trust company to charge the institute an investment fee.
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Relating to the eligibility of the children of certain first responders for free prekindergarten programs in public schools. [HB-357]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to the eligibility of the children of certain first responders for free prekindergarten programs in public schools.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Study; Joint Commission on Health Care to study options for use of telemental health; report. [HJR-568]
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[Mental Health ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
Study;Joint Commission on Health Care to study options for increasing the use of telemental health services in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Commission on Health Care to study options for increasing the use of telemental health services in the Commonwealth, including the issues and recommendations set forth in the report of the Telemental Health Work Group of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Mental Health Services in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century and to report its findings to the Joint Subcommittee by November 1, 2017.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Telehealth Amendments [HB-154]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Telehealth Amendments
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Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017 [HB-2244]
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[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to carry out a pilot project under which sponsors of new drugs or biological products agree to evaluate: (1) the distress experienced by patients in clinical trials for medications intended to treat a serious condition, and (2) the effects of providing support to distressed patients on the outcome of a clinical trial. The user fee is waived for new drug applications that include data from such an evaluation.
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HEARTS Act Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act [HB-2243]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
HEARTS Act Health Equity and Access for Returning Troops and Servicemembers Act This bill extends TRICARE eligibility to certain former members of the Armed Forces regardless of whether they enroll (as required under current law) in Medicare's supplementary medical insurance program. Specifically, the bill applies to former members who are: (1) younger than 65 years of age, (2) medically retired from the Armed Forces, and (3) entitled to Medicare hospital insurance benefits on the basis of their former entitlement to disability insurance benefits
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