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US Congress 115th Congress
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2017 [S.980]
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[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'
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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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
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Utah 2017 General Session
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Cannabinoid Research [HB-130]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Cannabinoid Research
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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.
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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.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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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.
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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.
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Utah 2017 General Session
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Health Care Debt Collection Amendments [HB-128]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Health Care Debt Collection Amendments
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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.
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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.
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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.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Requiring all DHHR-licensed facilities access WV Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database [SB-333]
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[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Data Privacy ]
The purpose of this bill is to require all facilities licensed under the provisions of chapter sixteen to access the controlled substances monitoring database.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Required immunizations; meningococcal conjugate. [HB-1533]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Required immunizations; meningococcal conjugate. Requires the Board of Health to include in regulations governing the immunization of school children a requirement for one dose of meningococcal conjugate (MCV4) administered before the child enters the sixth grade. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2018.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent. [SB-895]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant 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 was incorporated into SB935.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Tests for infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B, C virus; order of magistrate. [SB-885]
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[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Testing for infection with human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis B or C virus; order of magistrate. Allows a magistrate to issue an order requiring a person to provide a blood specimen for testing for human immunodeficiency virus or the hepatitis B or C virus when exposure to bodily fluids occurs between a person and a health care provider, person employed by or under the direction and control of a health care provider, law-enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical services personnel, or school board employee and the person whose blood
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Medical Device Safety Act [HB-2164]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
Medical Device Safety Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to declare that an action for damages or a person's liability under state law is not affected by the federal prohibition on state or local requirements regarding medical devices. This bill is retroactively effective and applies to pending civil actions.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the creation of an open burn pit registry for certain service members and veterans. [SB-158]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
Relating to the creation of an open burn pit registry for certain service members and veterans.
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Utah 2017 General Session
Health Insurance Right to Shop Amendments [HB-127]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Health Insurance Right to Shop Amendments
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Medicaid program compact [HB-2519]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Health and Human Resources to enter into a compact to ensure payment for health care services provided to other states’ Medicaid participants.
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Medical Device Guardians Act [HB-2163]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Medical Device Guardians Act