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Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

CREATES Act of 2017 Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017 [HB-2212] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ]
CREATES Act of 2017 Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/28/2017

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To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff. [HB-2192] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Public Health ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the non-application of certain State waiver provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act, if the American Health Care Act (H.B. 1628) is enacted, to make plans made available by the federal government to Members of Congress and congressional staff subject to state waivers of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requirement for health insurance to cover the essential health benefits and PPACA restrictions on (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 06/07/2017

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Fairness for Our Hospitals Act of 2017 [S.986] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Social Security ] [Funding ]
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.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/27/2017

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Veterans Access to Care Act [S.968] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
Veterans Access to Care Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to automatically designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as health professional shortage areas. Individuals may not participate in both the VA's Health Professionals Education Assistance Program and the National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan repayment programs. The Department of Health and Human Services, in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, must consult with the VA regarding health professional shortage areas (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/27/2017

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Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017 [S.967] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Safety ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention, and Reform Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/27/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Creating Legislative Coalition on Chronic Pain Management [SB-339] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a legislative coalition to study and report to the Legislature on chronic pain management in the state.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sue Cline Chapter 193, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017

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CREATES Act of 2018 Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2018 [S.974] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Consumer Protection ]
CREATES Act of 2018 Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Grassley With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 06/21/2018

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Eliminating the certificate of need program [HB-2523] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
The purpose of this bill is to terminate the certificate of need program for healthcare facilities and delete references to the certificate of need program throughout the code. §16-2D-1 has been completely rewritten; therefore, it has been completely underscored..

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rupert Phillips Filed For Introduction on 02/16/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Addressing increase of fentanyl, fentanyl derivatives and analogs in state [SB-329] [Crime ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to address the recent prevalence of fentanyl, fentanyl derivatives and fentanyl analogs in this state, as well as the practice of misrepresenting the identity of a Schedule I controlled substance.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Plymale Filed For Introduction on 02/16/2017

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Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 [S.980] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Public Health ]
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' (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/27/2017

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State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Virginia Freedom of Information Act; public access to records of public bodies. [HB-1539] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Public Safety ] [Human Services ] [Pensions ]
Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); public access to records of public bodies. Clarifies the definition of public record. The bill also (i) defines "personal contact information" that is excluded from FOIA's mandatory disclosure provisions in certain cases; (ii) clarifies that a requester has the right to inspect records or receive copies at his option; (iii) clarifies language in certain record exclusions under FOIA that certain records may be disclosed at the discretion of the custodian; (iv) consolidates the personnel record exclusion (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James LeMunyon Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0778) on 04/05/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Cannabinoid Research [HB-130] [Cannabis ] [Healthcare ] [Science ] [Public Health ]
Cannabinoid Research

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bradley Daw Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/25/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products. [HB-57] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Public Health ]
Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Cosper Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017 [S.977] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ]
Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct an initial or comprehensive assessment for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare. Specifically, an occupational therapist may conduct the assessment if the physician's referral order does not include skilled nursing care but does include: (1) occupational therapy, and (2) physical therapy or speech language pathology.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Cardin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S2619-2620; Text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2620) on 04/27/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Prohibiting the use of a tanning device by a person under the age of eighteen [HB-2520] [Children and Youth ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of a tanning device by a person under the age of eighteen.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Fleischauer Chapter 192, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to non-medical exemptions from immunization requirements. [HB-120] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ]
Relating to non-medical exemptions from immunization requirements.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Villalba Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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State (Utah)
Utah 2017 General Session

Health Care Debt Collection Amendments [HB-128] [Healthcare ] [Consumer Protection ]
Health Care Debt Collection Amendments

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Curtis Bramble Governor Signed In Lieutenant Governor's Office For Filing on 03/24/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Permitting medication administration by unlicensed personnel in nursing homes [HB-2497] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Pharmaceuticals ]
The purpose of this bill is to permit medication administration by unlicensed personnel in nursing homes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Criss Filed For Introduction on 02/16/2017

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State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry. [HB-243] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Data Privacy ]
Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a health care practitioner counseling requirement for persons claiming an immunization exemption on the basis of conscience, including a religious belief. [HB-241] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Religion ]
Relating to a health care practitioner counseling requirement for persons claiming an immunization exemption on the basis of conscience, including a religious belief.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Donna Howard Read First Time on 02/13/2017

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