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Utah 2017 General Session
Medicaid Waiver for Postpartum Mental Health Coverage [HB-122]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Children and Youth ]
Medicaid Waiver for Postpartum Mental Health Coverage
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
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Relating to regulation of health care and the certificate of need process [HB-2459]
[Healthcare ]
The purpose of this bill is to clarify certain requirements of the certificate of need process.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis for medical use. [SJR-18]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis for medical use.
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US Congress 115th Congress
Medical Device Servicing Safety and Accountability Act [HB-2118]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Medical Device Servicing Safety and Accountability Act
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A resolution supporting the designation of April 2017 as "Parkinson's Awareness Month". [SR-140]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
A resolution supporting the designation of April 2017 as "Parkinson's Awareness Month". Designates April 2017 as Parkinson's Awareness Month. Expresses support for research to find better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's disease. Recognizes individuals living with Parkinson's disease who participate in clinical trials. Commends the dedication of organizations, volunteers, researchers, and millions of individuals across the United States working to improve the quality of life for individuals living with Parkinson's disease and their families.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Department of Health; regulations governing Other Do Not Resuscitate Orders. [HB-1531]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Department of Health; regulations governing Other Do Not Resuscitate Orders. Directs the Department of Health to amend regulations governing Other Do Not Resuscitate Orders to require signed and witnessed informed consent to such orders.
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US Congress 115th Congress
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 [S.934]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 TITLE I--FEES RELATING TO DRUGS Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend through FY2022 and revise Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees for new drug applications. User fees are eliminated for supplements to new drug applications and drug manufacturing facilities. TITLE II--FEES RELATING TO DEVICES Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2017 (Sec. 203) The bill extends through FY2022 and revises FDA user fees for medical devices.
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Risk-Based Classification of Accessories Act of 2017 [HB-2144]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Risk-Based Classification of Accessories Act of 2017
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Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as National Stress Awareness Month. [HR-277]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Expressing support for designation of April 2017 as National Stress Awareness Month. Expresses support for the designation of National Stress Awareness Month. Recognizes the efforts made by the Department of Health and Human Services to educate people about the causes, symptoms, and treatment of stress.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid in certain counties under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [HB-292]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid in certain counties under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
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Relating to a grant program for reducing workplace violence against nurses. [HB-280]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Grants ]
Relating to a grant program for reducing workplace violence against nurses.
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National Clinical Care Commission Act [S.920]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
National Clinical Care Commission Act (Sec. 2) This bill establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a National Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and make recommendations regarding improvements to the coordination and leveraging of federal programs related to complex metabolic or autoimmune diseases that result from issues related to insulin and represent a significant disease burden (e.g., diabetes). The commission must report on: (1) HHS programs that focus on prevention, (2) current activities and gaps in federal efforts
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Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018 [S.916]
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[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to direct the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to register an emergency medical services (EMS) agency to administer controlled substances if the agency submits an application demonstrating that it is authorized to conduct such activity in the state in which the agency practices. The DEA may deny an application if it determines that the registration is inconsistent with the public interest. An EMS agency may obtain
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Speeding Access to Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2017 [HB-2113]
[Healthcare ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Speeding Access to Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration to facilitate the development and expedite the review of a new drug, biological product, or medical device that has been approved in the European Union.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Offering flu immunizations to patients 65 or older in specific facilities [SB-318]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
The purpose of this bill is to allow influenza immunizations to be offered to patients and residents of specified facilities on a voluntary basis based upon recommendations of the Center for Disease Control.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to requirements for employing nurses in public schools [SB-319]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the student-school nurse ratio from 1,500-1 in grades K-7 to 750-1 and to expand it to all levels of school in the 2017-18 school year to provide for ever-increasing medical needs of students, while ensuring that school nurses will do the work, not contract services.
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Empire State Equity Act [HB-2088]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Empire State Equity Act
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No Coverage, No Penalty Act [HB-2086]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Insurance ]
No Coverage, No Penalty Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage (commonly referred to as the individual mandate) individuals who reside in a rating area or county in which the Department of Health and Human Services certifies that no qualified health plans are offered through an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the distribution, possession, purchase, consumption, and receipt of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products; providing penalties. [SB-183]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the distribution, possession, purchase, consumption, and receipt of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products; providing penalties.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
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Relating to a report regarding the confinement of pregnant inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [HB-239]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to a report regarding the confinement of pregnant inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.