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100-hr-5560 100 hr 5560 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, and the Health Omnibus Programs Extension of 1988, to make technical corrections relating to the Health Omnibus Programs Extension of 1988. Health 1988-10-21 1988-11-25 Pocket Vetoed by President. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 0 Title I: Technical and Conforming Amendments to Health Omnibus Programs Extension of 1988 - Amends the Health Omnibus Programs Extention of 1988 to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a uniform methodology for collection of, as well as to compile and analyze, certain data relating to health manpower shortages. Title II: Technical and Conforming Amendments to the Public Health Service Act - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to require each application for a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement in an amount exceeding a specified sum of direct costs for the dissemination of research findings or the development of research agendas to be submitted to a standing peer review group. Prohibits such applications from being submitted to any peer review group established to review applications for research, evaluation, or demonstration projects. Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish in the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders the National Deafness and Other Communications Disorders Advisory Board. Requires the Advisory Board to be established not later than 90 days after the enactment of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and Health Research Extension Act of 1988. Authorizes the Secretary to establish the Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Interagency Coordinating Committee. Makes provisions limiting the amounts obligated in any fiscal year for administrative expenses of the National Institutes of Health applicable to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the National Deafness and Other Communications Disorders Act of 1988, to read as if similar amendments made by specified provisions of the Health Research Extension Act of 1988 and this Act had not been… 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-5557 100 hr 5557 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish programs to assist the Food and Drug Administration in recruiting distinguished scientists and individuals in health professions as employees, and for other purposes. Health 1988-10-20 1988-11-15 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-5] IA R L000305 0 Amends the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a Senior Biomedical Scientific Service Corps within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), whose members: (1) shall be appointed based solely on the basis of distinction and achievement in the field of biomedical, clinical, or behavioral research; and (2) shall not be a part of the competitive service. Specifies the duties and compensation of members of the Corps. Treats continuous employment in the Corps immediately upon termination of service as a commissioned officer in the Public Health Service (PHS) Corps as service in the PHS Corps for purposes of retirement or separation for physical disability. Specifies that such employment shall not be considered as service under any other Federal retirement system. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, any public or nonprofit academic institution, including schools of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and pharmacy, to enable such institutions to develop programs that will be used to train individuals in the field of regulatory review medicine and to provide financial aid to participants in such programs. Sets requirements for the award of grants and the use of grant funds. Requires each individual who receives grant funds to serve a specified obligated period of time as an FDA employee. States that if any such individual fails to comply within a reasonable period of time after the completion of training (as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation), the United States shall be entitled to recover from such individual an amount determined in accordance with a formula to be prescribed through regulations issued by the Secretary. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as necessary for FY 1989 through 1991 for such grants. Directs the Secretary to establish a Science Training Loan Repayment Program to repay the educational loans of students and graduates who agree to accep… 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-s-2889 100 s 2889 Health Omnibus Extension of 1988 Health 1988-10-13 1988-11-04 Became Public Law No: 100-607. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 1 Health Omnibus Programs Extension of 1988 - Title I: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communcation Disorders and Health Research Extension Act of 1988 - National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders and Health Research Extension Act of 1988 - Subtitle A: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Institute) as an agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Removes communicative disorders from the title and purpose of the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke. Requires the Director of the Institute, with the advice of the Institute's advisory council, to establish a National Deafness and Other Communications Disorders Program (Program). Requires the Director to prepare and transmit to the Director of NIH a plan to initiate, expand, intensify, and coordinate activities of the Institute respecting disorders of hearing, balance, voice, speech, language, taste, and smell. Describes the minimum activities of the Program. Requires the Director to establish a National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Data System for the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of data and a National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse. Requires the Director, after consultation with the advisory council, to provide for the development, modernization, and operation of new and existing centers for studies of disorders of hearing and other communication processes. Sets forth requirements for the centers, including conducting research and training programs and information and continuing education programs for health professionals, and public information programs. Authorizes centers to provide stipends for health professionals in their training programs. Describes other programs the centers may undertake. Requires the Direct… 2022-12-13T14:57:19Z  
100-hconres-390 100 hconres 390 A concurrent resolution concerning appropriate notification of hospital closings. Health 1988-10-12 1988-11-15 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] IL D C000634 0 Declares that, not less than 60 days before the termination of any service or the closure of any facility, a hospital should notify the community it serves, its employees, government agencies, and health care organizations of such termination or closure. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
100-hr-5501 100 hr 5501 Emergency Nurse Shortage Relief Act of 1988 Health 1988-10-12 1988-11-15 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7] NY D A000022 0 Emergency Nurse Shortage Relief Act of 1988 - Amends title VIII (Nurse Education) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and contracts for programs to: (1) promote nursing as a career, including promotion in public secondary schools; (2) identify and provide internships to students in such schools who show an interest in health care; and (3) recruit nursing students from groups not traditionally well represented in the profession. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and contracts for programs to: (1) encourage and assist non-practicing nurses to reenter the profession; (2) train nurses as nurse practitioners or nurse midwives or in areas of needed specialized nursing skills; and (3) provide tuition assistance to students in educational programs designed to facilitate reentry. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and contracts for programs to: (1) increase the attractiveness of nursing as a career through changes in wage structures, employment options and benefits, and the role of nurses in health care facilities; and (2) demonstrate innovative methods of providing for career advancement and encourage nurses and nurse assistants to continue nursing education. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a program to insure educational loans to individuals with a degree as a registered nurse for educational expenses related to training nurses as nurse practitioners or nurse midwives or in areas of needed specialized nursing skills. Makes provisions of the Federal Program of Insured Loans to Graduate Students in Health Professions Schools, established by current law in the Public Health Service Act, apply to this program except as inconsistent. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with eligible individuals to assist in repaying specified amounts of their eligible educational loans. Sets forth criteria for an individual to be e… 2025-08-28T20:05:45Z  
100-hr-5507 100 hr 5507 A bill to establish minimum standards for health insurance coverage of drug and alcohol abuse treatment. Health 1988-10-12 1988-11-15 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness. House Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] NJ D F000215 0 Mandates that each State, by January 1, 1990, have in effect laws and regulations requiring any health insurance policy issued within the State to provide certain minimum coverage for drug and alcohol abuse treatment. Requires such rules and regulations to meet minimum Federal standards established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary: (1) within 90 days after enactment of this Act, to establish such standards; and (2) within 90 days after establishment of such standards, to review the laws and regulations of each State. Makes the Federal standards effective in any State which does not have in effect such laws and regulations by January 1, 1990. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-s-2880 100 s 2880 National Health Promotion Act of 1988 Health 1988-10-11 1988-10-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Senate Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] NM D B000468 0 National Health Promotion Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to pay the Federal share of the cost of health promotion campaigns. Provides for allotment to each State of any sums appropriated. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide for the collection of data that measure and evaluate the impact of the campaigns; (2) publish an annual report on the activities under this Act; and (3) submit the report to the appropriate committees of the Congress. Sets forth application requirements. Mandates the creation of an Advisory Board by each State. Directs the Secretary to pay to each State with an approved application the Federal share of the cost of the activities described in the application. Sets forth the Federal share for each year of participation. Declares that each State shall be eligible for Federal funding for any three consecutive years of the five-year period during which the Federal program shall operate. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. 2025-08-28T20:07:28Z  
100-hr-5471 100 hr 5471 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Health 1988-10-06 1988-10-31 Became Public Law No: 100-578. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 3 Clinical laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit soliciting or accepting materials from the human body for laboratory procedures without a certificate issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Makes certificates valid for a maximum of two years. Requires certain criteria to be met for issuance or renewal of a certificate, including that the laboratory makes agreements regarding: (1) inspections by the Secretary; and (2) treating proficiency testing samples in the same manner as other materials. Requires a laboratory which only performs simple examinations and procedures which have an insignificant risk of an erroneous result, and which complies with other requirements, to be issued a certificate of waiver which exempts it from complying with provisions of this Act relating to standards (including proficiency testing) and inspections. Authorizes a laboratory to be accredited for certification if it meets the standards of an approved accreditation body and if the laboratory authorizes that body to submit information to the Secretary as the Secretary requires. Allows the Secretary to approve an accreditation body if the body agrees to: (1) inspect the laboratories it accredits; (2) apply standards which are at least as stringent as the Secretary's (3) assure that the laboratory continues to meet standards; (4) notify the Secretary of any denial, suspension, withdrawal, or revocation of accreditation, or of changes in the body's standards, and (5) notify each laboratory if the body's approval is withdrawn by the Secretary. Provides for temporary continuation of a laboratory's license if the accreditation body's approval is withdrawn. Directs the Secretary to evaluate annually the performance of each accreditation body. Directs the Secretary to issue standards to assure consistent performance, including standards regarding: (1) quality assurance and quality control; (2) maintenance of records, equipment, and facilities; (3) qualifications of perso… 2026-01-07T17:27:33Z  
100-s-2852 100 s 2852 Omnibus Anti-Substance Abuse Act of 1988 Health 1988-10-03 1988-10-22 H.R. 5210 passed in Senate relating to this measure. Senate Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] GA D N000171 50 Omnibus Anti-Substance Abuse Act of 1988 - Title I: Organization - Subtitle A: National Drug Control Program - National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 - Establishes within the Executive Office of the President the Office of National Drug Control Policy to prepare a national drug control strategy, to direct and coordinate Federal drug control efforts, and to be headed by a Director of National Drug Control Policy (DNDCP) and two Deputy Directors. Specifies the duties and responsibilities of the heads of executive branch departments and agencies. Authorizes the Director to designate certain areas of the country as high intensity drug areas and to reassign personnel on a temporary basis and provide funds for programs in such areas. Terminates the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board, the National Narcotics Border Interdiction System, and the White House Drug Abuse Policy Office. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Department of Justice Civil Enforcement Enhancement - Justice Department Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Enhancement Act of 1988 - Directs the Attorney General to ensure that each component of the Department of Justice (DOJ) having criminal law enforcement responsibilities with respect to the prosecution of organized crime and controlled substances violations attaches a high priority to civil enforcement for such violations. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Crimes and Penalties and Law Enforcement - Subtitle A: Career Criminals - Sets a mandatory penalty of life imprisonment after two or more prior convictions for a felony drug offense. Subtitle B: Public Corruption - Makes it a felony for a public official to seek or accept (or an individual to offer or promise to give) anything of value in exchange for influence to commit an offense against the United States or any State (or with intent to influence such official). Subtitle C: Importation - Requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission (Commission) to promulgate guidelines providing for specified penalties for the importation by aircr… 2025-08-28T20:09:03Z  
100-s-2846 100 s 2846 A bill to provide for the awarding of grants for the purchase of drugs used in the treatment of AIDS. Health 1988-09-29 1988-10-04 Became Public Law No: 100-471. Senate Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] CT R W000253 6 Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to add provisions authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to assist in the provision of drugs determined to prolong the lives of individuals with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and related conditions. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits grants from being made after March 31, 1989. Declares that the provisions added by this Act shall cease to exist on March 31, 1989. 2022-12-13T14:56:22Z  
100-s-2843 100 s 2843 Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act Health 1988-09-28 1988-11-16 Became Public Law No: 100-670. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 1 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act - Subtitle A: New Animal Drug Applications - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize abbreviated applications for the approval of a new animal drug. Requires such application to show that permitted uses, ingredients, dosages, labeling, and other factors are the same as or bioequivalent to a new animal drug already approved. Requires such application to contain a certification relating to patents covering the approved drug. Requires an applicant who makes such a certification to state in the application that a specified notice has been given to each owner of the patent (or owner-representative) and the holder (or holder-representative) of the approved application for the drug or drug use claimed by the patent. Requires the permission of the Secretary of Health and Human Services before an abbreviated application may be submitted for a new drug whose route of administration, dosage form, or strength differ from that of an approved new animal drug or whose use with other animal drugs in animal feed differs from that of an approved new animal drug. Requires the Secretary to publish and update a list of the official and proprietary name of each new animal drug which has been approved and continues to be approved for safety and effectiveness, including patent information as it comes in. Directs the Secretary to approve an application for a drug unless the Secretary makes specified findings, such as faulty manufacture or insufficient information, or that the conditions of use prescribed, recommended, or suggested in the proposed labeling are not reasonably certain to be followed in practice. Sets forth a formula for determining when an approved application becomes effective, based upon the nature of the certification relating to patents. Prohibits an abbreviated application for a new animal drug based upon a nonabbreviated application approved after this Act's enactment until five years after the nonabbreviated a… 2022-12-13T14:41:20Z  
100-hr-5342 100 hr 5342 AIDS Health Services Act of 1988 Health 1988-09-22 1988-10-03 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-5] CA D P000197 0 AIDS Health Services Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to make grants to eligible consortia for services to people with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex (ARC), including for inpatient and nursing home care, primary community health and support services, and secondary community support services. Requires that priority be given to the development and availability of primary community health and support services. Requires at least 20 percent of funds made available to be used for the provision of services for members of minority communities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Directs the Secretary to conduct health and mental health services research focused on the delivery of services to individuals infected with the etiologic agent for AIDS, including studies on: (1) service delivery to members of minority communities; (2) the societal distribution of the costs of infection with the etiologic agent; and (3) the most cost-effective ways of providing services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989. 2025-08-28T20:06:28Z  
100-s-2821 100 s 2821 Handicapped Programs Technical Amendments Act of 1988 Health 1988-09-22 1988-10-21 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 7 Handicapped Programs Technical Amendments Act of 1988 - Title I: Amendments to the Education of the Handicapped Act - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA) to make technical and conforming amendments, including making terminology gender neutral, updating cross-references, and revising language referring to people with handicaps or disabilities. Removes references to the National Advisory Committee on the Education of the Handicapped (whose statutory authority has already been repealed under other Federal law). Specifies that the term "institution of higher education" includes community colleges receiving funding from the Secretary of the Interior under the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978. Revises provisions for preschool grants for special education and related services for handicapped children aged three through five to provide that appropriations for such grants program for FY 1987 and 1988 received by a State whose allotment for the succeeding fiscal year is adjusted downwards shall remain available for obligation by such State, and by its local educational agencies and intermediate educational units, during the two fiscal years succeeding the fiscal year for which they were made. Revises provisions for grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education for traineeships. Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make a grant of sufficient size and scope to each State educational agency which applies, and to an institution of higher education in any State where the State educational agency does not apply for such a grant. Authorizes the Secretary also to make a limited number of such grants to State educational agencies on a competitive basis (up to ten percent of the total amount expended in the preceding year). Authorizes the Secretary to make continuation grants for FY 1989 to institutions of higher education that received competitive grants for FY 1987. Sets forth a special rule for FY 1987 preschool grants. Allows a State educ… 2025-08-28T20:06:42Z  
100-s-2822 100 s 2822 AIDS Health Services Act of 1988 Health 1988-09-22 1988-09-30 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] CA D C000877 0 AIDS Health Services Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to make grants to eligible consortia for services to people with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex (ARC), including inpatient and nursing home care, primary community health and support services, and secondary community support services. Requires that priority be given to the development and availability of primary community health and support services. Requires at least 20 percent of funds made available to be used for the provision of services for members of minority communities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Directs the Secretary to conduct health and mental health services research focused on the delivery of services to individuals infected with the etiologic agent for AIDS, including studies on: (1) service delivery to members of minority communities; (2) the societal distribution of the costs of infection with the etiologic agent; and (3) the most cost-effective ways of providing services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989. 2025-08-28T20:05:15Z  
100-s-2823 100 s 2823 AIDS Health Care Financing Act of 1988 Health 1988-09-22 1988-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] CA D C000877 0 AIDS Health Care Financing Act of 1988 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act to extend the maximum required period of continuation coverage of group health plans from 18 months to 29 months for an individual determined, under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) or title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act, to have been disabled at the time of termination or reduction in hours. Increases the premium which plans are permitted to require for continuation coverage from 102 percent to 152 percent of the applicable premium for the period for any month after the 18th month of continuation coverage after terminations, reduced hours, or multiple qualifying events. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit States to pay expenses of an individual eligible for benefits under its plan for premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, or similar costs for health coverage offered by the individual's employer, including continuation coverage. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a three-year program of grants to States to assist in paying premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and similar costs for continuation coverage for individuals who were disabled at the time of termination of employment. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Provides that when the Secretary allows a State Medicaid plan to provide for payment for individuals with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or an AIDS-related condition, for home or community-based services such as home health care, personal care services, case management services, outpatient mental health treatment, and outpatient substance abuse treatment, the Federal medical assistance percentage shall not be less than 75 percent. Declares that nothing in title XIX of the Social Security Act shall be construed as preventing a State from establishing differential pa… 2025-08-28T20:05:02Z  
100-hr-5334 100 hr 5334 Handicapped Programs Technical Amendments Act of 1988 Health 1988-09-20 1988-11-07 Became Public Law No: 100-630. House Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] NY D O000159 0 (Measure passed House, amended) Handicapped Programs Technical Amendments Act of 1988 - Title I: Amendments to the Education of the Handicapped Act - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA) to make technical and conforming amendments, including making terminology gender neutral, updating cross-references and revising language referring to people with handicaps or disabilities. Removes references to the National Advisory Committee on the Education of the Handicapped (whose statutory authority has already been repealed under other Federal law). Specifies that the term "institution of higher education" includes community colleges receiving funding from Secretary of the Interior under the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978. Revises provisions for preschool grants for special education and related services for handicapped children aged three through five to provide that appropriations for such grants program for FY 1987 and 1988 received by a State whose allotment for the succeeding fiscal year is adjusted downwards shall remain available for obligation by such State, and by its local educational agencies and intermediate educational units, during the two fiscal years succeeding the fiscal year for which they were made. Revises provisions for grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education for traineeships. Directs the Secretary of Education (the Secretary) to make a grant of sufficient size and scope to each State educational agency which applies and to an institution of higher education in any State where the State educational agency does not apply for such a grant. Authorizes the Secretary to make a limited number of such grants to State educational agencies on a competitive basis (up to ten percent of the total amount expended in the preceding year). Authorizes the Secretary to make continuation grants for FY 1989 to institutions of higher education that received competitive grants for FY 1987. Sets forth a special rule for FY 1987 preschool grants. … 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
100-hr-5293 100 hr 5293 Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1988 Health 1988-09-14 1988-09-26 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-5] IA R L000305 8 Patient Identifying Information Confidentiality Act of 1988 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, before disclosing to the Congress any medical record acquired or created by the Public Health Service, to delete identifying information in the record, unless the individual identified gives written consent. Directs the Secretary, for the purposes of cross-referencing the medical records pertaining to a particular individual, to establish by rule a system by which such records may be identified without using identifying information. 2025-08-28T20:05:35Z  
100-s-2769 100 s 2769 Community Youth Activities Act of 1988 Health 1988-09-09 1988-09-30 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 2 Community Youth Activities Act of 1988 - Amends title V (Administration and Coordination of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to carry out activities as described in this Act. Sets forth a minimum grant amount. Directs the Secretary to reserve five percent of the amount appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out this Act for projects of national significance which are expected to have a significant impact in preventing use of drugs among youth. Requires, if the amount appropriated is under a specified amount, that 25 percent of the amount appropriated be allotted equally among the 50 States, with the remainder apportioned according to stated priorities. Sets forth general priorities in making the grants. Declares that the assistance received under this Act may be used for: (1) State regional substance abuse education and prevention centers designed to provide technical assistance, outreach, consultation, training, and referral services; (2) community services and partnerships designed to develop community activities targeted at substance abuse prevention through education, training, and recreation projects; and (3) other projects or proposals consistent with the intent of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993. Directs the Secretary to evaluate projects conducted with assistance under this Act. Requires grant applications to include a description of the method to be used in evaluating the impact the program is having on the drug problem within the community. 2025-08-28T20:05:57Z  
100-s-2771 100 s 2771 An Act to provide Demonstration Projects for Treatment of Drug Addicted Babies Act of 1988 Health 1988-09-09 1988-09-30 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 1 Act to Provide Demonstration Projects for Treatment of Drug Addicted Babies Act of 1988 - Amends title V (Administration and Coordination of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention, to establish a demonstration project to make grants to provide: (1) respite care to mothers who are addicted to drugs and treatment for their babies; (2) training to such mothers to enable them to care for their babies; and (3) further services to enable families with such mothers to gain a chance at a drug free life. Sets forth requirements for such projects. Directs the Secretary to make at least three but no more than five grants, with at least one grant going to a city with a population between specified levels. Directs the Secretary to give priority to projects that: (1) demonstrate that State, city, or community funding will be provided for the project; and (2) encourage the use of senior citizen contributions in the care of drug addicted babies. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and 1990. 2025-08-28T20:06:31Z  
100-s-2772 100 s 2772 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the provision of drug treatment services for pregnant women. Health 1988-09-09 1988-09-30 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI] RI R C000269 1 Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new part on drug treatment for pregnant women. Requires any drug treatment program that receives Federal assistance to give priority to the treatment of pregnant women and afford them the first opportunity to receive treatment, notwithstanding any waiting list. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a demonstration project to make grants to provide pregnant women with various drug treatment services. Requires applicants to agree to provide: (1) outreach to pregnant women who are abusers of alcohol or illegal drugs; (2) substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation; (3) prenatal care to pregnant women who are abusers of alcohol or illegal drugs; (4) counseling; (5) coordination with other Federal, State, and local programs designed to assist pregnant women; and (6) continued assistance to women who have received assistance under this Act and their infant children. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-hr-5206 100 hr 5206 Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood Act of 1988 Health 1988-08-11 1988-09-09 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] TX D L000237 2 Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenthood Act of 1988 - Replaces title XX (Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects) of the Public Health Service Act with a new title on services for pregnant adolescents and adolescent parents. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter into contracts to provide authorized services to certain pregnant adolescents, adolescent mothers, and the qualified relations of such adolescents. Includes among authorized services: (1) comprehensive prenatal and postpartum care; (2) well-baby and well-child care; (3) family planning methods and services; (4) family life and parenting education; (5) education and referral regarding sexually transmitted diseases; (6) counseling and referral; (7) aid in obtaining health, mental health, and social services; and (8) other appropriate services. Sets forth priorities in making the grants and contracts. Requires that applicants for the grants and contracts agree to: (1) give priority to the provision of services to low income individuals and others who have limited access to such services; (2) not require an individual to accept authorized services as a prerequisite to other services or assistance; (3) provide services only on a voluntary basis and only after advising of the benefits and risks of each of the options available; (4) encourage the individual, to the extent practicable, to seek the assistance of the individual's family, and (5) encourage community involvement in the planning and implementation of the program. Requires that charges imposed by the applicant, if any: (1) be made according to a public schedule; (2) not be imposed on individuals below the poverty line; and (3) be adjusted to reflect the income of the individual. Prohibits applicants from making items or services available which can be covered by any State compensation program, insurance policy, or Federal or State health benefits program, or by an entity that provides prepaid health services. Limits administrative expenses to ten percent o… 2025-08-28T20:07:20Z  
100-hr-5207 100 hr 5207 A bill to amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation to conduct research on the development of advanced technology prosthetic and orthotic devices. Health 1988-08-11 1988-09-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Select Education. House Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18] FL D P000218 4 Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to authorize the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation to conduct a research program to finance development of advanced technology prosthetic and orthotic devices by Federal, State, and local government agencies and qualified private organizations. Requires such program to include research on: (1) the development of lower and upper limb devices; (2) useful applications of modern materials; and (3) new methods of utilizing body power. Allows such grants to include funds for: (1) continuing education in prosthetics and orthotics; and (2) establishing Colleges of Prosthetics and Orthotics. Directs the Secretary of Education to prescribe regulations for such program within 90 days after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991. 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
100-hr-5215 100 hr 5215 Health Care Providers Responsibility Act of 1988 Health 1988-08-11 1988-09-09 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11] MA D D000416 1 Health Care Providers Responsibility Act of 1988 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove the Federal income tax exemption for interest on any inpatient health care facility bond (a 501(c)(3) bond) with respect to any facility that at the time of bond issuance does not have in effect a provider agreement under the relevant State's Medicaid plan. Subjects to the tax on unrelated business income of charitable organizations the owner of any inpatient health care facility that was financed from proceeds of any tax-exempt bond and that does not have a provider agreement under a State Medicaid plan. Denies an income tax deduction for interest on financing to these same entities. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to have in effect a provider agreement under the relevant State Medicaid program as a condition for eligibility to participate in the Medicare program. 2025-08-28T20:06:51Z  
100-hr-5194 100 hr 5194 A bill to provide certain public and private entities with an opportunity for a waiver of the liability resulting from the sale of a medical facility with respect to which funds were received pursuant to title VI of the Public Health Service Act. Health 1988-08-10 1988-09-09 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] UT R N000106 2 Declares that, if the Secretary of Health and Human Services certifies compliance with conditions of this title, provisions of the Public Health Service Act imposing liability in the nature of recovery by the Government of funds provided for the construction or modernization of medical facilities shall not apply to the sale of a specified facility in San Juan County, Utah, on November 26, 1986. Sets forth the conditions which must be met, including: that (1) the transferor county, a political subdivision of the State of Utah, establishes and administers an irrevocable trust to satisfy, with respect to such facility, its obligation under Federal laws and regulations to provide for adequate facilities to furnish needed services for persons unable to pay; and (2) the transferee corporation agrees to satisfy the obligation of the county to provide such services for persons unable to pay. Directs the Secretary to make such determination within 12 months after enactment of this Act and to certify the determination to the Congress. Directs the Secretary to monitor compliance and, if conditions are not met or either party fails to carry out its duties, to ensure that proceedings are commenced to recover the amounts as provided by current law. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-5142 100 hr 5142 AIDS Federal Policy Act of 1988 Health 1988-08-03 1988-11-04 For Further Action See S.2889. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 0 (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #344 (367-13)) AIDS Federal Policy Act of 1988 - Title I: Counseling and Testing with Respect to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title on counseling and testing with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a grant allotment for each State for each of FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to entities which are grantees under other specified provisions, have received appropriated funds as alternate blood testing sites, or are nonprofit hospitals. Requires the allotments and grants be used only for counseling individuals with respect to AIDS and testing individuals for infection with the etiologic agent for AIDS. Directs the Secretary, in making the grants, to give preference to applicants in geographic areas where, in FY 1989, the number of additional cases of AIDS, or in FY 1990 and subsequent fiscal years, if sufficient and accurate data are available, the number of additional cases of infection with the etiologic agent constitutes one percent or greater of such cases in the United States. Prohibits the Secretary from making an allotment or grant unless the applicant agrees to ensure, in accordance with Federal law and with State and local law not superseded by Federal law, the confidentiality of information and records with respect to individuals counseled or tested. Requires a written, signed statement of informed consent by the individual to be tested, with special provisions relating to testing through the use of a pseudonym and anonymous testing. Requires grantees to provide counseling which includes coverage of specified points before testing, after a negative test result, and after a positive test result. Requires grantees, where appropriate, to provide opportunities for women, children, hemophiliacs, and emergency response employees to undergo counseling under conditions appropriate to their needs. Allows gr… 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-5150 100 hr 5150 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Health 1988-08-03 1988-10-11 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 12 (Measure passed House, amended) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 - Title I: Clinical Laboratories Under the Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit soliciting or accepting materials from the human body for laboratory procedures without a certificate issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Makes certificates valid for a maximum of two years. Requires certain criteria to be met for issuance or renewal of a certificate, including that the laboratory makes agreements regarding: (1) inspections by the Secretary; and (2) treating proficiency testing samples in the same manner as other materials. Authorizes a laboratory to be accredited for certification if it meets the standards of an approved accreditation body and if the laboratory authorizes that body to submit information to the Secretary as the Secretary requires. Allows the Secretary to approve an accreditation body if certain criteria are met, including: (1) that the body's standards are at least as stringent as the Secretary's; and (2) that the body agrees to collect from the laboratories it accredits and forward to the Secretary certain fees. Sets forth procedures relating to withdrawal of an accreditation body's approval. Directs the Secretary to evaluate annually the performance of each accreditation body by conducting inspections. Directs the Secretary to issue standards to assure consistent performance, including standards regarding: (1) quality assurance and quality control; (2) maintenance of records, equipment, and facilities; (3) qualifications of personnel; and (4) qualification under a proficiency testing program. Directs the Secretary to reduce the burden of compliance with such standards on laboratories which only perform simple laboratory examinations and procedures that have an insignificant risk of an erroneous result. Directs the Secretary to establish standards for the proficiency testing programs for certified laboratories to be conducted by the Secretary, an approved … 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-5154 100 hr 5154 Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act Health 1988-08-03 1988-08-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9] NJ D T000317 62 Information Dissemination and Research Accountability Act - Establishes in the National Library of Medicine a National Center for Research Accountability to assist in eliminating duplication of effort in Federal research proposals involving live animals. Directs the President to appoint as members of the Center 20 experts in the biomedical information sciences who are currently employed by a Federal agency in a capacity that qualifies them to make determinations as to whether research proposals involving live animals are duplicative of other research efforts. Sets forth provisions for a Director of the Center. Prohibits Federal agencies from carrying out or funding any research proposal involving live animals unless the proposal is submitted to the Center following agency approval. Prohibits Federal funding of any proposal the Center determines would duplicate other research completed or in process. Authorizes the Center to contract with private entities to assist in conducting comprehensive full-text literature searches. Directs the President to establish rules to preclude any conflict of interest in the awarding of these contracts. Directs the Center to report annually to the President and the Congress. Provides for modernization of biomedical information storage and dissemination by the National Library of Medicine. Directs the Library to: (1) acquire, in full-text form, all biomedical information owned or available for use by Federal agencies (except information already in the Library or classified for national security reasons); (2) transcribe and store in full-text all such information acquired by the Library after January 1, 1960; (3) make available to medical libraries, through modern technologies, all full-text biomedical information in its collection; (4) support, by grants and contracts, the creation of new information for teaching and demonstrations, including audiovisual aids and computer graphics technologies; (5) make available such new information to research and teaching institutions, at cost… 2025-08-28T20:07:26Z  
100-s-2681 100 s 2681 Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act Health 1988-08-03 1988-08-23 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 2 Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act - Part A: General Provisions - Adds a new title to the Public Health Service Act: Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Program. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to contract with States or private nonprofit organizations to establish and administer a long-term care agency for each designated area of a State. Requires contracting agencies to establish: (1) a screening division to make determinations of eligibility for agency services under this Act; (2) a case management services division to develop and administer a care plan for each individual and to allocate resources; and (3) a registry of qualified providers of home and community-based and nursing home care. Sets the method for determining State fund contributions. Part B: Coverage of Home and Community-Based Care Services - Sets forth eligibility requirements for home and community-based care services, including that the individual be 65 or older, be under 19, or be receiving certain Social Security benefits; and be dependent, cognitively impaired, or unable to perform daily living activities without assistance or supervision. Enumerates the criteria for receipt of respite care benefits. Lists those entities considered to be qualified service providers, including adult day health care centers certified by the State. Prescribes the procedures for payments by the Secretary to long-term care agencies and other service providers. Limits the payment for home health and community-based services for three years, based on a percentage relating to Medicare (title XVIII of the Social Security Act) benefits. Prescribes procedures for subsequent years and sets the amount of coverage, including measures of severity of need for services. Requires a copayment by beneficiaries. Requires States to establish quality assurance boards to monitor quality of care and a community advisory board for each long-term care agency. Establishes certification procedures for a survey of home care agencies, home health agencies, a… 2025-08-28T20:06:57Z  
100-hr-5062 100 hr 5062 Lyme Disease Act of 1988 Health 1988-07-14 1988-07-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1] NY D H000670 3 Lyme Disease Act of 1988 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States for research and treatment with respect to Lyme disease. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. 2025-08-28T20:05:44Z  
100-hr-5080 100 hr 5080 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to make technical corrections in the continuation coverage requirements of group health plans. Health 1988-07-14 1988-07-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Rostenkowski, Dan [D-IL-8] IL D R000458 0 Amends title XXII (Requirements for Certain Group Health Plans for Certain State and Local Employees) of the Public Health Service Act to make specified changes with regard to: (1) continuation coverage exception rules; (2) the definition of the term "covered employee;" (3) reemployment or Medicare eligibility; and (4) applicable premiums. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-5020 100 hr 5020 President's Pro-Life Act of 1988 Health 1988-07-12 1988-07-29 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] IL R H001022 125 President's Pro-Life Act of 1988 - Prohibits the use of Federal funds for abortions, except when continuing the pregnancy would endanger the mother's life. 2025-08-28T20:06:44Z  
100-hr-4982 100 hr 4982 Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act Health 1988-07-07 1988-10-21 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. House Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] IA R T000053 3 (Measure passed House, amended) Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act - Title I: New Animal Drug Applications - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize abbreviated applications for the approval of a new animal drug. Requires such application to show that permitted uses, ingredients, dosages, labeling, and other factors are the same as or bioequivalent to a new animal drug already approved. Requires such application to contain a certification relating to patents covering the approved drug. Requires an applicant who makes such a certification to state in the application that a specified notice has been given to each owner of the patent (or owner-representative) and the holder (or holder-representative) of the approved application for the drug or drug use claimed by the patent. Requires the permission of the Secretary of Health and Human Services before an abbreviated application may be submitted for a new drug whose route of administration, dosage form, or strength differ from that of an approved new animal drug or whose use with other animal drugs in animal feed differs from that of an approved new animal drug. Requires the Secretary to publish and update a list of the official and proprietary name of each new animal drug which has been approved and continues to be approved for safety and effectiveness, including patent information as it comes in. Directs the Secretary to approve an application for a drug unless the Secretary makes specified findings, such as faulty manufacture or insufficient information, or that the conditions of use prescribed recommended, or suggested in the proposed labeling are not reasonably certain to be followed in practice. Sets forth a formula for determining when an approved application becomes effective, based upon the nature of the certification relating to patents. Prohibits an abbreviated application for a new animal drug based upon a nonabbreviated application approved after this Act's enactment until five years after the nonabbreviated applic… 2025-01-16T12:12:20Z  
100-hr-4983 100 hr 4983 Health Professions Reauthorization Act of 1988 Health 1988-07-07 1988-11-04 For Further Action See S.2889. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 2 (Measure passed House, amended) Title I: Revision and Extension of Programs with Respect to Health Research and Teaching Facilities and Training of Professional Health Personnel - Health Professions Reauthorization Act of 1988 - Amends title VII (Health Research and Teaching Facilities and Training of Professional Health Personnel) of the Public Health Service Act to set ceilings for FY 1989 through 1991 on the total principal amount of new loans made and installments paid to borrowers covered by Federal loan insurance. Extends from September 30, 1991, to September 30, 1994, the cutoff date for the making of new loans. Requires that the total principal amount of Federal loan insurance available be granted without regard to any apportionment or other similar limitation. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in providing loan insurance certificates, to give priority to lenders that agree to make loans at interest rates below the prevailing rates or otherwise under terms more favorable to the student than the terms generally available. Expands eligibility for the loans to include individuals in a postdoctoral program or residency of at least one year in certain fields. Places a limit on the total amount of the loans made to such an individual in any academic year. Requires interest on federally insured student loans under title VII to be compounded not more frequently than semiannually. (Current law requires the interest to be compounded semiannually.) Prohibits provisions relating to the eligibility of student borrowers from being construed to limit the authority of any school to make allowances for students with special circumstances. Allows a lender to assign its insurance rights to a public entity in the business of purchasing student loans. Declares that lenders as well as holders are required to exercise reasonable care in the making of loans and substantial effort in collection. Requires a lender, subject to exception, to prosecute an action for default. Directs the Secretary to make or deny p… 2025-08-28T20:08:05Z  
100-hr-4984 100 hr 4984 International Health Corps Act Health 1988-07-07 1988-11-08 Favorable Executive Comment Received From Peace Corps. House Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] TX D L000237 24 International Health Corps Act - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to establish the International Health Corps (Health Corps), to consist of the International Health Development Corps (Development Corps) and the International Health Emergency Corps (Emergency Corps). Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, on request of a foreign government, to assign members of: (1) the Development Corps to serve in the country to assist the country in meeting the long-term basic health care needs of its people; and (2) the Emergency Corps to provide short-term assistance in the country with regard to an ongoing medical emergency. Directs the Secretary to disseminate information on the Health Corps and request health care professionals to provide services to the Corps without compensation. Requires a health care professional to be considered, while providing uncompensated services to the Health Corps, an employee of the Public Health Service for purposes of provisions relating to defense of certain malpractice and negligence suits. Directs the Secretary to establish programs in which health professionals and health professions students agree to: (1) serve as members of the Development Corps for at least two years in return for payment by the Federal Government of not more than $20,000 of their educational loans for each year of service; or (2) provide uncompensated services to the Development Corps for at least six months in return for payment by the Federal Government of not more than $5,000 of their educational loans for each six months of service, subject to an aggregate limit. Makes provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, except as inconsistent, apply to these programs. Provides for non-duplication and coordination between these programs and the programs of other Federal agencies, other developed countries, and nonprofit private entities. Directs the establishment o… 2025-08-28T20:06:48Z  
100-hr-4973 100 hr 4973 A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, and the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide amounts from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund and the Customs Forfeiture Fund to assist State residential drug treatment programs. Health 1988-06-30 1988-07-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17] FL D L000226 0 Amends the Federal judicial code to make funds from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund available to assist the States in providing residential drug treatment programs. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare that portion of the Attorney General's report to the Congress relating to the expenditure of such funds. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to add parallel provisions with respect to the Customs Forfeiture Fund. 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z  
100-hr-4940 100 hr 4940 Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-29 1988-07-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21] OH D S000948 51 Disadvantaged Minority Health Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends title VII (Health Research and Teaching Facilities and Training of Professional Health Personnel) of the Public Health Service Act to require that, for schools in which not less than 25 percent of the students are minorities from disadvantaged backgrounds, the Federal capital contribution and the school contribution to a student loan fund under existing provisions be used only for making loans to such students. Authorizes appropriations for Federal capital contributions to such schools for FY 1989 through 1991. Creates a new subpart relating to assistance for disadvantaged minority students. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to certain schools of health, in which not less than 25 percent of the students are minorities from disadvantaged backgrounds, for scholarships covering tuition and fees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements with such students in their final year of degree programs at such schools to assist in paying Government and commercial loans for educational and living expenses. Conditions the agreement on the student and school agreeing that the student will hold a full-time faculty appointment at the school for at least two years. Authorizes loan payments of $20,000 for each year of service, to a maximum of $80,000. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the individual for any increase in their Federal, State, or local income taxes which results from the loan payments. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Amends title XVII (Health Information and Health Promotion) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to establish in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health an Office of Minority Health and to appoint a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Minority Health to serve as Director of the Office. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Director, to make grants and enter into contracts to conduct programs of re… 2025-08-28T20:09:15Z  
100-s-2597 100 s 2597 A bill to establish an interdisciplinary training grant program for the benefit of rural areas. Health 1988-06-29 1988-07-20 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] HI D I000025 15 Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible applicants for interdisciplinary training projects relating to health care in rural areas. Declares that allowed uses for funds include stipends to students, post-doctoral fellowships, enhancement of faculty, or purchase or rental of transportation and telecommunication equipment. Requires applications to: (1) be jointly submitted by at least two eligible applicants with the purpose of assisting individuals in academic institutions in establishing long-term collaborative relationships with health care providers in rural areas; and (2) designate one or more rural health care agencies for clinical treatment or training. Directs the Secretary to contract for a study of manpower training needs in rural areas: (1) paying particular attention to the needs of the rural elderly and the rural population that is not eligible for Medicare; and (2) evaluating existing models for health care training and service delivery and proposing innovative alternative models. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the study and reporting for FY 1990. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act for FY 1988 through 1991. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-hr-4927 100 hr 4927 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Health 1988-06-28 1988-08-03 Clean Bill H.R.5150 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 17 Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 - Title I: Clinical Laboratories Under the Public Health Service Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit soliciting or accepting specimens for laboratory procedures without a license or an accreditation. Requires certain criteria to be met for issuance or renewal of a license, including that the laboratory agrees: (1) not to provide services under referrals from physicians or any entity which has a financial interest in or receives compensation from the laboratory; and (2) to bill patients directly. Makes licenses valid for a maximum of two years. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue standards to assure consistent performance, including standards regarding: (1) quality assurance and quality control; (2) maintenance of records, equipment, and facilities; (3) qualifications of certain personnel; and (4) participation in a proficiency testing program. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) national standards for quality assurance in cytology services; and (2) an external proficiency evaluation system for cytological services. Amends provisions authorizing the Secretary to require payment of fees for the issuance and renewal of licenses to remove the limit on the amount of the fees. Directs the Secretary to annually compile information which is useful in evaluating the performance of a laboratory, including information relating to: (1) convictions for fraud and abuse, false billings, or kickbacks; (2) license revocations; (3) intermediate sanctions; (4) injunctions; (5) performance characteristics; (6) the results of the proficiency testing; (7) inspection deficiencies; and (8) exclusions from participation under title XVIII (Medicare) or XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Declares that a laboratory which is accredited by an accreditation body approved by the Secretary is not required to be licensed. Allows the Secretary to approve an accreditation body if certain criteria are met, including that the body's standa… 2025-08-28T20:08:37Z  
100-hr-4904 100 hr 4904 Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-23 1988-08-08 Other Measure S.2561 Passed House in Lieu. House Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] VT R J000072 33 (Measure passed House, amended) Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 - Title I: Grants to States - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related assistance for individuals of all ages with disabilities. Lists functions and activities which may be included in the programs. Directs the Secretary to award to States three-year grants for statewide programs of technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities. Provides for the number and amounts of the grants. Gives States receiving grants in one fiscal year priority in the availability of amounts appropriated in the next fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to award grants in a manner that is geographically equitable and that distributes them among States that have differing levels of development of programs of technology-related assistance. Sets forth information and assurances which must accompany an application. Authorizes the Secretary to award a two-year extension grant to any State that demonstrates significant progress of a statewide program of technology-related assistance under a grant provided for in this Act. Provides for the amounts of the extension grants and for priority for previously participating States. Specifies elements which must be included in an extension grant application. Requires each State that receives a grant under this title to submit an annual report to the Secretary. Sets forth specific requirements for reports with respect to extension grants. Directs the Secretary to establish a system to assess the extent to which States which receive grants under this title are making significant progress. Subjects any State which fails to comply with the requirements of this title to a corrective action plan. Declares that nothing in this title shall be construed to permit the State or any Federal agency to reduce medical or other assistance available or to alter eligibility under: (1) title II (Old … 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z  
100-hr-4907 100 hr 4907 Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Amendments Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-23 1988-11-18 See H.R.5210. House Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] TX D L000237 17 (Reported to House from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 100-927) Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Amendments Act of 1988 - Amends title XIX (Block Grants) of the Public Health Service Act to revise and reorganize provisions relating to mental health and substance abuse programs, replacing the current part B (Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Mental Health Services Block Grant) and part C (Primary Care Block Grants) with a new part B (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Intravenous Drug Abuse), part C (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Services), part D (Community Mental Health Services), and part E (General Provisions). Directs the Secretary, in the new part B, for each of the FY 1989 through 1991, to make an allotment for each State for prevention of the transmission of the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) by eradicating intravenous drug abuse. Requires non-Federal matching funds in FY 1990 and subsequent years; prohibits the Secretary from requiring them in FY 1989. Allows funds to be used for drug abuse treatment, training counselors, outreach, testing for infection with the etiologic agent, and renovation or construction of drug abuse treatment facilities. Sets forth program requirements, including a requirement that public bathhouses being used for sexual relations and for intravenous substance abuse be closed. Sets forth application procedures and requirements, and a formula for determination of the amount of allotments. Directs the Secretary, directly or through contracts, to provide for evaluations of programs, collection of data regarding AIDS and intravenous drug abuse, and dissemination of information on the evaluations and data. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Declares that all individuals receiving counseling under this part are to be counseled about the harmful effects of promiscuous sexual activity and intravenous substance abuse, and the benefits of abstaining … 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-4915 100 hr 4915 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program of grants for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted diseases. Health 1988-06-23 1988-11-04 For Further Action See S.2889. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 2 Revises provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to grants concerning acquired immune deficiency syndrome and concerning sexually transmitted diseases. Authorizes appropriations for sexually transmitted disease projects and programs for FY 1989 through 1991. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-s-2561 100 s 2561 Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-23 1988-08-19 Became Public Law No: 100-407. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 17 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities Act of 1988 - Title I: Grants to States - Directs the Secretary of Education to make grants to States for consumer-responsive comprehensive statewide programs of technology-related assistance for individuals of all ages with disabilities. Lists functions and activities which may be included in the programs. Directs the Secretary to award to States three-year grants for statewide programs of technology-related assistance for individuals with disabilities. Provides for the number and amounts of the grants. Gives States receiving grants in one fiscal year priority in the availability of amounts appropriated in the next fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to award grants in a manner that is geographically equitable and that distributes them among States that have differing levels of development of programs of technology-related assistance. Sets forth information and assurances which must accompany an application. Authorizes the Secretary to award a two-year extension grant to any State that demonstrates significant progress of a statewide program of technology-related assistance under a grant provided for in this Act. Provides for the amounts of the extension grants and for priority for previously-participating States. Specifies elements which must be included in an extension grant application. Requires each State that receives a grant under this title to submit an annual report to the Secretary. Sets forth specific requirements for reports with respect to extension grants. Directs the Secretary to establish a system to assess the extent to which States which receive grants under this title are making significant progress. Subjects any State which fails to comply with the requirements of this title to a corrective action plan. Declares that nothing in this title shall be construed to permit the State or any Federal agency to reduce medical or other assistance available or to alter eligibility under: (1) title II… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-hr-4860 100 hr 4860 Mental Health and Aging Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-20 1988-07-05 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25] CA D R000485 14 Mental Health and Aging Act of 1988 - Title I: Public Health Service Act Amendments - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for alcohol and drug abuse and mental health services block grants to States. Requires that specified portions of grants for community mental health services be allotted for programs serving severely disturbed children and adolescents, and individuals at or over 65 years who are not in mental institutions. Directs States to implement programs for assuring the quality and effectiveness of such services. Sets forth a community mental health services consumer's bill of rights which includes provisions addressing the right to: (1) receive appropriate treatment in a safe and humane setting pursuant to an individualized, written, treatment plan; (2) exercise personal liberties; (3) make or participate in informed decisions regarding the course of treatment; (4) be notified regarding changes in treatment eligibility status and, upon discharge, referred as appropriate to other mental health service providers; and (5) be informed regarding charges and coverage for such services. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States, localities, and nonprofit private agencies for mental health services demonstration projects for the planning, coordination, and improvement of community services (including outreach and self-help services) for elderly individuals and for rural residents, and for the conduct of research concerning such services. Authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY 1989 and 1990. Reserves specified amounts of appropriations to the National Institute of Mental Health and to the National Institute on Aging for FY 1989 through 1991, which are in excess of FY 1988 appropriations, for programs of clinical training, research training, and career development regarding the mental health of the elderly. Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for the ed… 2025-08-28T20:05:53Z  
100-hr-4866 100 hr 4866 Drug Free Mothers and Babies Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-20 1988-07-05 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] MN D V000087 28 Drug Free Mothers and Babies Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) carry out a program to research drug and alcohol abuse among pregnant women and its effects on their infants; and (2) establish demonstration projects for prevention, education, and treatment regarding drug and alcohol abuse relating to pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Directors of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, to make grants to health research facilities for such research, giving priority to projects researching widely available drugs about which exist insufficient information, including cocaine and crack. Authorizes the Secretary, through the Director of the Office of Substance Abuse Prevention, to make grants to medical facilities for such demonstration projects, giving priority to projects for low-income women and their infants and projects designed to develop innovative approaches. Requires grants to be distributed among projects that provide inpatient, outpatient, and residential treatment. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. 2025-08-28T20:06:12Z  
100-hr-4843 100 hr 4843 Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-16 1988-08-04 Reported to House by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 100-821 (Part I). House Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] NY D O000159 2 Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 - Title I: Foster Care and Residential Care of Infants and Young Children Abandoned in Hospitals - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities for demonstration projects to: (1) prevent the abandonment of infants and young children; (2) identify and address the needs of abandoned infants and young children, particularly those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); (3) assist them, particularly those with AIDS, to reside with their natural families or in foster families, as appropriate; (4) recruit, train, and retain foster families; (5) carry out residential care programs; (6) carry out respite care programs for families and foster families of infants and children with AIDS; and (7) recruit and train health and social services personnel to work with such families and residential programs. Sets forth grant agreement and application requirements. Provides for technical assistance for grantees and applicants. Directs the Secretary, directly or through contracts, to provide for evaluations of such projects and dissemination of information developed as a result of such projects. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine an estimate of: (1) the number of infants and young children abandoned in hospitals in the United States and the number of such infants who have AIDS; and (2) the annual costs incurred by Federal, State, and local governments in providing housing and care for such infants and young children. Directs the Secretary, within 12 months after enactment of this Act, to complete such study and report the findings to the Congress. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine the most effective methods for responding to the needs of abandoned infants and young children. Directs the Secretary, by April 1, 1991, to complete such study and report the findings to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for grants under this title. Prohi… 2025-08-28T20:06:32Z  
100-hr-4850 100 hr 4850 AIDS Research Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-16 1988-11-04 For Further Action See S.2889. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 0 (Reported to House from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 100-815) AIDS Research Act of 1988 - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expedite the award of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research projects relating to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Provides for time limitations for submission of and final action on applications submitted in response to a solicitation by the Secretary. Allows the Secretary to adjust the limitations. Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title on research with respect to AIDS. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or the Administrator of General Services to respond within 14 days to any request for the allocation of personnel or for administrative support to carry out activities with respect to AIDS (priority requests) made by the Administrator of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA), the Director of the Centers of Disease Control (CDC), the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, or the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Requires such requestors to transmit a copy of each priority request to the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health. Prohibits the Director of OMB from taking any action to prevent requests. Authorizes specified minimum numbers of additional personnel for the CDC, the NIH, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the ADAMHA, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), to establish the AIDS Clinical Research Review Committee to: (1) advise the Director on research; (2) review research, issue reports, conduct studies, and convene meetings regarding clinical treatment; and (3) establish a telephone number to provide information to health professionals… 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-4833 100 hr 4833 Nurse Education Reauthorization Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-15 1988-11-05 Pocket Vetoed by President. House Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] OR D W000779 26 (House agreed to Senate amendments with amendments) Nursing Shortage Reduction and Education Extension Act of 1988 - Title I: Special Projects - Replaces provisions of title VIII (Nursing Education) of the Public Health Service Act relating to nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds with a new subpart on the same topic. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter into contracts for special projects to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Prohibits the Secretary from approving or disapproving an application for a grant or contract until after consultation with the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Removes provisions authorizing the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts for special projects to: (1) provide retraining for nurses after periods of professional inactivity; (2) demonstrate clinical nurse education programs which combine educational curricula and clinical practice; and (3) demonstrate methods to encourage nursing graduates to practice in health manpower shortage areas. Replaces provisions authorizing grants and contracts for continuing education for nurses with provisions authorizing the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts for special projects to demonstrate improved geriatric nursing training. Replaces provisions authorizing grants and contracts to increase the supply or improve the distribution of nurses with provisions authorizing the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts for special projects to: (1) increase the supply of nurses, including bilingual nurses, to meet the needs of rural areas; and (2) provide nursing education via satellite. Revises the description of nursing education special projects eligible for certain grants and contracts with regard to: (1) priorities in training and education to upgrade the skills of paraprofessional nursing personnel; (2) development… 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-4810 100 hr 4810 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require that individuals convicted of crimes relating to sexual misconduct be tested with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and for other purposes. Health 1988-06-14 1988-07-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3] KS R M000684 0 Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations requiring that: (1) any individual convicted under State law of a crime relating to sexual misconduct, including sexual assault and prostitution, be tested for infection with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); and (2) the results of the test be disclosed to that individual, the victim of the crime, and any individual determined to have been exposed by the convicted individual to the etiologic agent. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-4757 100 hr 4757 AIDS Counseling and Testing Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-08 1988-11-04 For Further Action See S.2889. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 0 (Reported to House from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 100-783) AIDS Counseling and Testing Act of 1988 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title on counseling and testing with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make a grant allotment for each State for each of FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to entities which are grantees under other specified provisions, have received appropriated funds as alternate blood testing sites, or are nonprofit hospitals. Requires the allotments and grants be used only for counseling individuals with respect to AIDS and testing individuals for infection with the etiologic agent for AIDS. Directs the Secretary, in making the grants, to give preference to applicants in geographic areas where in FY 1989, the number of additional cases of AIDS, or in FY 1990 and subsequent fiscal years, if sufficient and accurate data are available, the number of additional cases of infection with the etiologic agent constitutes one percent or greater of such cases in the United States. Prohibits the Secretary from making an allotment or grant unless the applicant agrees to ensure, in accordance with Federal law and with State and local law not superseded by Federal law, the confidentiality of information and records with respect to individuals counseled or tested. Requires a written, signed statement of informed consent by the individual to be tested, with special provisions relating to testing through the use of a pseudonym and anonymous testing. Requires grantees to provide counseling which includes coverage of specified points before testing, after a negative test result, and after a positive test result. Requires grantees, where appropriate, to provide opportunities for women, children, hemophiliacs, and emergency response employees to undergo counseling under conditions appropriate to their needs. Allows grantees to use the grant to provide couns… 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-4752 100 hr 4752 Nursing Education and Incentives Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-07 1988-07-05 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] MI D D000355 10 Nursing Education and Incentives Act of 1988 - Title I: Special Projects - Amends title VIII (Nurse Education) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for special project grants and contracts under specified provisions, setting forth certain priorities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 for not less than eight innovative demonstration projects each fiscal year to upgrade nursing skills, with projects distributed geographically proportionate to the need. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to and enter into contracts with schools of nursing for projects relating to geriatrics. Requires peer review of applications. Prohibits approval or disapproval of an application unless the Secretary has received peer review recommendations and has consulted with the National Advisory Council on Nurse Training. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Title II: Assistance to Nursing Students - Directs the Secretary to make grants to schools of nursing for traineeships for students in the final academic year of nursing master's degree programs, giving priority to programs involving nurse practitioners, clinical specialists, nurse midwives, and specialties requiring advanced education. Authorizes appropriations for these and other nursing traineeships for FY 1989 through 1991. Includes, as qualifying for loan repayment under specified provisions, nursing service in an Indian Health Service health center, a Native Hawaiian health center, certain hospitals, a migrant health center, a community health center, a nursing facility, or other health facilities as the Secretary determines. Authorizes appropriations for loan repayments for FY 1989 through 1991. Title III: General Provisions of Title VIII - Amends title VIII (Nurse Education) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary to provide for evaluations of projects carried out under title VIII and for the dissemination of information developed as a result of t… 2025-08-28T20:05:07Z  
100-s-2473 100 s 2473 Quality in Medical Testing Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-07 1988-06-15 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] ME R C000598 2 Quality in Medical Testing Act of 1988 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new subpart on licensing of clinical laboratories. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a classification system for the regulation of all clinical laboratories based on the complexity of the testing methodology used. Directs the Secretary to establish, for each class of laboratories, separate standards designed to assure consistent performance of accurate and reliable laboratory procedures and services. Prohibits the solicitation or acceptance of any specimen for laboratory procedures without a license issued by the Secretary. Makes licenses valid for not more than two years from issuance. Allows revocation, suspension, or limitation of a license, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, for specified reasons. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations regarding establishment by laboratories of a direct billing system. Authorizes the Secretary to exempt a laboratory from licensing requirements if it is inspected and accredited by an accrediting body approved by the Secretary, except that any such laboratory must be treated as a licensed laboratory for all other purposes of this Act. Requires accrediting bodies to apply standards equal to or more stringent than those that would be applied by the Secretary. Allows a State to serve as an accrediting body. Allows all accrediting bodies approved by statute or by the Secretary prior to enactment of this Act to retain approved status subject to a determination by the Secretary that the body is not applying the proper standards. Directs the Secretary to make such a determination not later than 18 months after enactment of this Act. Sets forth steps a laboratory must take in order to retain its status as exempt from licensing requirements. Allows the Secretary to withdraw a licensing exemption if the laboratory has performance deficiencies. Directs the Secretary to evaluate annually the performance of each approved accrediting body and wit… 2025-08-28T20:07:12Z  
100-s-2477 100 s 2477 Medical Testing Improvement Act of 1988 Health 1988-06-07 1988-10-11 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] MD D M000702 4 (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (See H.R. 5471 as passed Senate for similar provisions)) Medical Testing Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit any person who uses interstate commerce in the ordinary course of business from soliciting or accepting materials from the human body for laboratory procedures without a license applicable to that category of procedures, subject to exceptions. Makes licenses valid for a maximum of two years. Requires certain criteria to be met for issuance or renewal of a license, including that the laboratory make agreements regarding: (1) inspections by the Secretary; (2) treating proficiency testing samples in the same manner as other samples; (3) not providing services ordered by a physician if the physician or an immediate family member of the physician has a financial interest in the laboratory; (4) not billing the physician or another laboratory in which such financial interests exist; and (5) disclosing to another laboratory such financial interests. Sets forth exceptions to the financial interests bars. Allows a laboratory to be accredited for licensing if it meets the standards of an approved accreditation body and if the laboratory authorizes that body to submit information to the Secretary as the Secretary requires. Authorizes the Secretary to approve an accreditation body if the body agrees to: (1) inspect the laboratories it accredits; (2) apply standards which are at least as stringent as the Secretary's; and (3) notify the Secretary of any denial, suspension, withdrawal, or revocation of accreditation. Provides for temporary continuation of a laboratory's license if the accreditation body's approval is withdrawn. Directs the Secretary to evaluate annually the performance of each accreditation body. Directs the Secretary to issue standards to assure consistent performance, including standards regarding: (1) quality assurance and quality control; (2) maintenance of records, equipment, and facilities; (3) qualifications of p… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-s-2466 100 s 2466 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of grants to the States for the purpose of providing to the public information on Lyme disease. Health 1988-06-06 1988-06-14 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 5 Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States to assist in providing to the public information on the diagnosis, prevention, and control of Lyme disease. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and 1990. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-s-2468 100 s 2468 FDA Revitalization Act Health 1988-06-06 1988-10-21 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1146. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 0 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 100-600) FDA Revitalization Act - Title I: Real Property - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to grant the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) specified powers in connection with real property, buildings, and facilities (such as acquiring and disposing of property, leasing buildings, and accepting gifts) to facilitate the transaction of the business of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Title II: Senior Biomedical Scientific Service - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the establishment of a Senior Biomedical Scientific Service, outside the competitive civil service, whose members may be appointed based solely on distinction and achievement in the fields of biomedical research or clinical research evaluation. Title III: Increased FTE Authority for Staff - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to appoint and fix the compensation of not more than 350 additional employees for the FDA beyond the number assigned as of July 1, 1987. Title IV: Small Business Training and Technical Assistance - Amends the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 to authorize appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991 to the office within the Department of HHS which provides technical and other nonfinancial assistance to small manufacturers of medical devices to assist them in complying with the FDCA. Title V: Biotechnology - Directs the Secretary to establish a demonstration project allowing the use of the facilities of any public or private cooperative to perform activities authorized under the FDCA. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Title VI: Regulatory Review Medicine Training Grants - Authorizes grants to public or nonprofit academic institutions, including schools of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy, to enable such institutions to develop core curriculum programs to train individuals in the field of regulatory review medicine. Requires obligated service of grant… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-hr-4714 100 hr 4714 Animal Drug Amendments and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1988 Health 1988-05-26 1988-10-06 See H.R.4982. House Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] IA R T000053 0 Animal Drug Amendments and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1988 - Title I: New Animal Drug Amendments - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize abbreviated applications for the approval of a new animal drug. Requires such application to show that permitted uses, ingredients, dosages, labeling, and other factors are the same as or bioequivalent to a new animal drug already approved. Requires such application to contain a certification relating to patents covering the approved drug. Requires an applicant who makes such a certification to state in the application that a specified notice has been given to each owner of the patent (or owner-representative) and the holder (or holder-representative) of the approved application for the drug or drug use claimed by the patent. Requires the permission of the Secretary of Health and Human Services before an abbreviated application may be filed for a new drug whose route of administration, dosage form, or strength differs from that of an approved new animal drug. Requires the Secretary to publish and update a list of the official and proprietary name of each new animal drug which has been approved and continues to be approved for safety and effectiveness, including patent information as it comes in. Directs the Secretary to approve an application for a drug unless the Secretary makes specified findings, such as faulty manufacture or insufficient information. Sets forth a formula for determining when an approved application becomes effective, based upon the nature of the certification relating to patents. Requires the Secretary to disapprove the application if it does not contain certain patent information, or to withdraw approval if the patent information was not filed within a specified time after notification. Requires that safety and effectiveness data be made available to the public, except as specified. Provides for the promulgation of regulations to administer the amendments made by this title. Restricts the dispensing of a toxic or harmful drug i… 2025-08-28T20:07:07Z  
100-hr-4640 100 hr 4640 Medical Device Improvements Act of 1988 Health 1988-05-19 1988-07-26 House Incorporated this Measure in H.R.1226 as an Amendment. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 4 (Measure passed House, amended) Medical Device Improvements Act of 1988 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to require any hospital, ambulatory surgical facility, or nursing home which receives or otherwise becomes aware of information that reasonably suggests that a medical device may have caused or contributed to the death of a patient to promptly report the information to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and, if the identity of the manufacturer is known, to the manufacturer of the device. Requires, whenever a facility becomes aware of information suggesting that a medical device may have caused a life-threatening illness or injury, or when a medical device malfunctions in a way likely to cause death or serious illness, that the information be reported to the manufacturer of the device. Provides that if the identity of the manufacturer is undeterminable, the facility must report the information to the Secretary. Requires facilities to submit to the Secretary quarterly summaries of the reports made to manufacturers respecting device malfunctions. Requires summaries to contain information for the purpose of determining reporting compliance by manufacturers. Treats facilities as having received or otherwise become aware of information with respect to a medical device when an employee becomes aware of such information in the course of duties. Limits disclosure of the identity of a facility making a report, the device which was the subject of a report, or the device manufacturer. Shields individuals and entities from liability in private civil actions with respect to the content of reports, unless the individual or entity had knowledge of the falsity of the information. Prohibits a report, or the fact that such a report has been made, from being admitted into evidence or otherwise used in an action other than one brought to enforce the FDCA. Prohibits facilities from taking any adverse personnel action against an employee or practitioner for making a report. Imposes civil pena… 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-4648 100 hr 4648 Nursing Education Partnership Act Health 1988-05-19 1988-05-31 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] MA D K000110 27 Nursing Education Partnership Act - Amends title VIII (Nurse Education) of the Public Health Service Act to create a new subpart on nursing scholarships. Defines "eligible individual" in terms of academic performance and enrollment. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and loans to eligible individuals for certain associate degree or bachelor degree nursing education programs. Prohibits individuals from receiving any other form of Federal student financial assistance under any Federal law while receiving assistance under this subpart. Provides for application and repayment. Directs the Secretary to allocate funds available for grants and loans under the title among institutions in order to provide funds for applications meeting the requirements of this Act. Requires the awards to be: (1) equal to the cost of attendance for those applicants demonstrating the greatest financial need, determined on the basis of expected family contributions; and (2) made in the order of that need. Requires the award to be composed of 25 percent grant and 75 percent loan. Sets forth criteria a higher education institution must meet in order to participate in this program, including establishing and operating a program which lets high school counselors, teachers, and students learn about nursing career opportunities and which targets low income students. Allows entities desiring to employ students who have obtained degrees with assistance under this part to enter into a sponsorship agreement with the Secretary, including: (1) an agreement that the health care provider will repay two-thirds of the loan; and (2) assurances that the provider has established a program to recruit junior or senior high school students to enter nursing careers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 and each of the succeeding fiscal years. 2025-08-28T20:07:43Z  
100-hr-4655 100 hr 4655 Nursing Shortage Reduction and Education Extension Act of 1988 Health 1988-05-19 1988-06-15 Clean Bill H.R.4833 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. House Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] OR D W000779 13 Nursing Shortage Reduction and Education Extension Act of 1988 - Title I: Initiatives to Reduce Nursing Shortages - Amends title VIII (Nursing Education) of the Public Health Service Act to create a new part on initiatives to reduce nursing shortages. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for demonstrating innovative hospital nursing practice models which include restructuring the role of the nurse, testing innovative wage structures, and evaluating the effectiveness of various benefits. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts for evaluation of the models demonstrated and for dissemination of the information developed. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to nurse training entities: (1) to demonstrate innovative nursing practice models for services in the home and in long-term care facilities designed to increase recruitment and retention of nurses and improve nursing care; and (2) to develop projects to increase the exposure of nursing students to clinical practice in nursing home, home health, and gerontologic settings. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts for evaluation of the projects developed and for dissemination of the information developed. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the identification of specific community nursing needs and the development and establishment of programs of educational outreach and nurse recruitment. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to nurse training schools for scholarships for nursing students in need. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Title II: Special Projects - Revises the description of nursing education special projects eligible for certain grants and contracts with regard to: (1) inclusion of the promotion of occupational health care as a purpose; (2) the priorities in training and education to upgrade the skills of paraprofessio… 2025-08-28T20:07:50Z  
100-hr-4631 100 hr 4631 Partnership for Long-Term Care Act of 1988 Health 1988-05-18 1988-06-13 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1] CT D K000118 0 Partnership for Long-Term Care Act of 1988 - Title I: Medicaid Program Improvements - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require States to cover long-term care for individuals with incomes below the Federal poverty level who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid. Requires States to establish a subsidy program to assist individuals whose incomes are no less than the Federal poverty level and no more than twice such level in paying long-term care insurance premiums. Provides larger subsidies as individuals' incomes approach the Federal poverty level. Prohibits States from establishing a subsidy resource eligbility limit at less than twice the resource limit under title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Act. Title II: Medicaid Amendments Relating to Treatment of Payments Under Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Policies and Taking into Account Transfers of Assets - Subtracts long-term care insurance payments from an individual's assets in determining his or her Medicaid eligibility. Requires that States implement a delay in Medicaid eligibility against individuals who dispose of their assets at less than fair market value within two years of applying for Medicaid. Title III: Financing - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the limit on the wages or self-employment income subject to the hospital insurance tax. Title IV: Tax Treatment of Long-Term Care Insurance - Requires that, for the purpose of determining the income tax liability of life insurance companies, qualified long-term care insurance be treated as accident or health insurance. Applies this provision to policies which provide coverage for at least 12 consecutive months of diagnostic, preventive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or personal care services provided in a setting other than the acute care unit of a hospital and for an individual's loss of functional capacity. Provides that for the purpose of determining whether a tax exclusion applies to employer contributions to or an employee's receipt … 2025-08-28T20:07:46Z  
100-s-2401 100 s 2401 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Public Health Service Act with respect to continuation of health care coverage. Health 1988-05-16 1988-05-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 1 Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Public Health Service Act to provide that a person's eligibility to receive benefits under mandated employee health benefit continuation coverage ceases as soon as that person becomes eligible for coverage under another group health plan, as an employee or otherwise. 2025-01-03T20:55:44Z  
100-s-2385 100 s 2385 Community and Migrant Health Centers Amendments of 1988 Health 1988-05-13 1988-08-10 Became Public Law No: 100-386. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 0 (Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment) Community and Migrant Health Centers Amendments of 1988 - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to: (1) add patient case management services to the list of services provided by migrant health centers; and (2) add to the list of services included in the term "supplemental health services" other services appropriate to meet the health needs of the population served by the migrant health center involved. Requires notice and an opportunity to offer information before the Secretary of Health and Human Services may alter a determination that an area is a high impact area. Requires that the schedule of fees or payments used by migrant health centers receiving grants under specified provisions be consistent with locally prevailing rates or charges. Allows grants for migrant health centers under specified provisions to be used for expansion as well as for acquisition and modernization of existing buildings. Allows construction of new buildings if appropriate facilities are not available through acquiring, modernizing, or expanding existing buildings, and subject to other conditions. Revises the limit on the amount of grants for costs of operation and allows a center, in certain circumstances, to retain all of specified types of excess income. Authorizes the Secretary to delegate the authority to administer migrant health center programs to any office within the Public Health Service, except that the authority to enter into, modify, or issue approvals with respect to grants or contracts may be delegated only within the central office of the Health Resources and Services Administration. Authorizes appropriations for grants under specified provisions for migrant health centers for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist centers in providing services for the reduction of infant mortality and developing and coordinating referrals regarding the health management of infants and p… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-hr-4599 100 hr 4599 National Nurse Service Corps Act of 1988 Health 1988-05-12 1988-05-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] WI D O000007 1 National Nurse Service Corps Act of 1988 - Amends subpart II (National Health Service Corps Program) of title III of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make available at least 50 percent of the amount appropriated for scholarships and loan repayments under the subpart for individuals who are attending programs for the education of nurse practitioners and who agree to serve in a health manpower shortage area that has a shortage of nurse practitioners. Provides for the designation of any area, medical facility, or population group that has a shortage of nurse practitioners as a health manpower shortage area. Amends title VIII (Nurse Training) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for student loan interest and principal payments for certain individuals who enter into agreements to serve as nurses in areas which have a shortage of nurses. 2025-08-28T20:06:45Z  
100-hr-4503 100 hr 4503 Community and Migrant Health Centers Amendments of 1988 Health 1988-04-29 1988-07-12 House Incorporated this Measure in S.2385 as an Amendment. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 2 (Measure passed House, amended) Community and Migrant Health Centers Amendments of 1988 - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to: (1) add patient case management services to the list of services provided by migrant health centers; and (2) add to the list of services included in the term "supplemental health services" other services appropriate to meet the health needs of the population served by the migrant health center involved. Requires notice and an opportunity to offer information before the Secretary of Health and Human Services may alter a determination that an area is a high impact area. Requires that the schedule of fees or payments used by migrant health centers receiving grants under specified provisions be consistent with locally prevailing rates or charges. Allows grants for migrant health centers under specified provisions to be used for expansion as well as for acquisition and modernization of existing buildings. Authorizes appropriations for grants under specified provisions for migrant health centers for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to assist centers in providing services for the reduction of infant mortality and developing and coordinating referrals regarding the health management of infants and pregnant women. Adds, with regard to community health centers, to the list of services included in the term "supplemental health services" other services appropriate to meet the health needs of the medically underserved population served by the community health center involved. Requires notice and an opportunity to comment before the Secretary may modify the criteria for determining the specific shortages of personal health services of an area or population group. Requires that the schedule of fees or payments used by community health centers receiving grants under specified provisions be consistent with locally prevailing rates or charges. Allows grants for community health centers under specified provis… 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hjres-533 100 hjres 533 A joint resolution directing the President to declare war on IV drug abuse and AIDS by implementing those recommendations regarding intravenous drug abusers made by the President's Commission on the HIV Epidemic which are capable of being implemented under existing law. Health 1988-04-12 1988-05-03 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] CA D B000711 29 Requires the President to direct officers and agencies of the Federal Government to implement the recommendations regarding intravenous drug abusers made by the President's Commission on the HIV Epidemic (HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus) which are capable of being implemented under existing law. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to the Congress and the President drafts of legislation which would permit the implementation of those recommendations regarding intravenous drug abusers made by the Commission which are not capable of being implemented under existing law. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-4325 100 hr 4325 Medical Testing Improvement Act of 1988 Health 1988-03-30 1988-07-06 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] OR D W000779 61 Medical Testing Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties) of the Public Health Service Act to remove references to interstate commerce from provisions prohibiting operating a laboratory without a license issued by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Repeals provisions exempting from statutes regulating laboratories those laboratories operated by physicians, osteopaths, dentists, or podiatrists solely as an adjunct to the treatment of their own patients. Requires an annual inspection of laboratories to insure compliance with standards issued by the Secretary. Requires laboratories to qualify under a quarterly proficiency testing program established by the Secretary, including testing for each category of test which the laboratory is authorized to perform under its license. Requires the Secretary to maintain a technical and staff capacity to provide training and technical assistance to laboratories requesting such service and to laboratories which do not qualify under the proficiency testing program. Allows the proficiency testing to be performed by a private entity only if the entity meets standards established by the Centers for Disease Control. Requires the Secretary to maintain the capacity to conduct the testing. Makes laboratory licenses issued by the Secretary valid for one year instead of three years. Removes the cap on the fee for issuance or renewal of licenses. Directs the Secretary to make grants to a State which enacts laws providing for standards equal to or more stringent than under the provisions amended by this Act to assist the State in implementing the laws. 2025-08-28T20:08:29Z  
100-s-2231 100 s 2231 Nurse Education Reauthorization Act of 1988 Health 1988-03-30 1988-09-08 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 15 (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 4833 passed in lieu) Nurse Education Reauthorization Act of 1988 - Title I: Special Projects - Amends title VIII (Nurse Education) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter into contracts for special projects to: (1) increase nursing opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds by providing faculty development directed at facilitating retention of such individuals; (2) provide training and education to upgrade skills of paraprofessional nursing personnel with priority given to rapid transition programs towards undergraduate degrees; and (3) provide training and education to develop curricula for baccalaureate and masters degrees in nursing. Authorizes appropriations for grants and contracts for various special projects for FY 1989 through 1991. Directs the Secretary, in making grants and contracts relating to advanced nurse education, to give priority to programs with innovative curricula that permit individuals to rapidly achieve advanced degrees. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Requires programs for the education of nurse practitioners and nurse midwives to have an enrollment of not less than six full-time equivalent students. (Current law requires not less than eight students.) Allows those receiving traineeships to fulfill their commitment to practice as a nurse practitioner or nurse midwife in the Indian Health Service, a Native Hawaiian health center, a long-term care facility certified under title XVIII (Medicare) or XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, a migrant health center, or a community health center. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Directs the Secretary to make grants to or enter into contracts with schools of nursing for projects to demonstrate and evaluate innovative nursing practice models designed to increase the recruitment and retention of nurses to provide long-term, home, or nursing home care. Authorizes ap… 2025-08-28T20:08:41Z  
100-s-2222 100 s 2222 National Research Institutes Reauthorization Act of 1988 Health 1988-03-29 1988-05-26 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 696. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 3 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 100-363) National Research Institutes Reauthorization Act of 1988 - Title I: Biomedical and Behavioral Research Facilities - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to create a new part on biomedical and behavioral research facilities. Authorizes the Director of the National Institutes of Health, through the Director of Research Resources (Director), to award grants to public or nonprofit private institutions to expand, remodel, renovate, or alter existing research facilities or construct new research facilities. Establishes in the Division of Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health a Technical Review Board on Biomedical and Behavioral Research Facilities to advise the Director and the Advisory Council (established by current law) on the construction of facilities and to conduct peer review of applications received pursuant to this title. Sets forth requirements for application and selection of grants. Limits the amount of any grant to 50 percent of the cost of construction or, in the case of a multipurpose facility, 50 percent of the cost of construction proportionate to the contemplated use. Allows the Director to waive these limitations for institutions of emerging excellence in biomedical or behavioral research. Provides for recapture of payments in certain circumstances for 20 years after completion of construction. Requires the Director to prescribe regulations with respect to the grants. Requires peer review of grant applications under existing provisions. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Title II: Biomedical Ethics - Requires the Director of the Division of Research Resources to enter into cooperative agreements and to make grants for the development or expansion of no less than five centers of excellence in biomedical and behavioral research ethics. Replaces provisions relating to fetal research and the Biomedical Ethics Advisory Comm… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-s-2229 100 s 2229 Health Professions Reauthorization Act of 1988 Health 1988-03-29 1988-09-26 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1001. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 8 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 100-552) Health Professions Reauthorization Act of 1988 - Title I: Student Assistance - Amends title VII (Health Research and Teaching Facilities and Training of Professional Health Personnel) to exclude from the definition of "allied health professionals" individuals who have received a degree in social work or an equivalent degree. Sets ceilings on the total principal amount of new loans made and installments paid pursuant to lines of credit to borrowers covered by Federal loan insurance under specified provisions relating to loans to graduate students in health professions schools for FY 1989 through 1991. States that no insurance may be granted for any loan made or installment paid after September 30, 1994. Requires that the total principal amount of Federal loan insurance available in each fiscal year be granted without regard to any apportionment or other similar limitation. Requires interest on federally insured student loans under title VII to be compounded not more frequently than semiannually. (Current law requires the interest to be compounded semiannually.) Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to sell without recourse notes or other evidence of loans received by the United States through assignment by the insured after default. Prohibits a State statute of limitations from barring an action by an insured against a borrower if the action is commenced within six years of default. Revises provisions defining "school of allied health" as used in subpart I (Federal Program of Insured Loans to Graduate Students in Health Professions Schools) of part C of title VII to include programs that lead to baccalaureate as well as programs that lead to higher degrees. Adds references to schools of, and specified-level degrees in, chiropractic, allied health, and clinical psychology to provisions relating to the terms, conditions, and requirements concerning agreements between the Secretary and health profess… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-s-2219 100 s 2219 Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1988 Health 1988-03-28 1988-03-30 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1988 - Amends title XIX (Block Grants) of the Public Health Service Act to create a new part on mental health construction block grants. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, for each of FY 1989 through 1993, to make allotments to States to assist in constructing community mental health facilities. Requires funds to be used for: (1) building and renovating; and (2) providing staffing and maintenance of centers which have been built or renovated. Requires at least 75 percent of the funds to be used to provide services for the homeless mentally ill and chronically mentally ill. Requires matching State funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993. Prohibits States from using more than ten percent of their allotments for administrative expenses. 2025-08-28T20:08:49Z  
100-hr-4228 100 hr 4228 AIDS Public Education Act of 1988 Health 1988-03-22 1988-04-12 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3] OR D W000779 1 AIDS Public Education Act of 1988 - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, to make grants to public and nonprofit private entities to assist the grantees in: (1) collecting and disseminating information regarding the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); (2) educating individuals regarding such information; and (3) encouraging individuals to determine the extent to which their financial resources, including health insurance, are adequate for payment of the costs of medical treatment for infection with such etiologic agent. Requires the Secretary, in making the grants, to give preference to applicants with experience in educating the public, including the business community, on health matters. Allows grantees to expend the grant to train individuals. Requires applicants to agree to expend not less than 75 percent of the grant to carry out the purposes of the grant in an employment setting. Requires the Secretary to evaluate the grant programs and to make the findings available to the public. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. 2025-08-28T20:08:39Z  
100-hr-4190 100 hr 4190 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to construct or improve facilities for the conduct of nursing research by institutions of higher education. Health 1988-03-17 1988-03-24 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Pursell, Carl D. [R-MI-2] MI R P000574 46 Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Center for Nursing Research to acquire, construct, improve, or repair laboratories and other research facilities to increase the capacity of institutions of higher education to conduct nursing research. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter into contracts for such purposes. Requires the Director, from amounts appropriated under this Act, to reserve 15 percent to carry out such purposes through grants to, and contracts with, institutions that received less than an aggregate of a specified amount in Federal financial assistance for research and development in the preceding two fiscal years. Requires matching funds, in cash or in kind, from non-Federal sources. Directs the Secretary to require technical and scientific peer review of applications for grants and contracts. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-hr-4168 100 hr 4168 Reproductive Health Equity Act Health 1988-03-16 1988-03-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs and Health. House Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-15] NY R G000417 71 Reproductive Health Equity Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, the Peace Corps Act, the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, and other Federal laws covering armed forces personnel and dependents, certain veterans, Federal employees' health benefits, and Federal penal and correctional institutions to provide that services related to abortion be made available in the same manner as are other pregnancy-related services under federally funded programs. 2025-08-28T20:09:05Z  
100-s-2183 100 s 2183 Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act of 1987 (CARE) Health 1988-03-16 1988-04-11 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from VA, Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] SD R P000513 3 Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act of 1987 (CARE) - Title I: Public Health Service Programs with Respect to Alzheimer's Disease - Repeals provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's) and creates, in title III (relating to the general powers and duties of the Public Health Service) of the Act, a new part K on Alzheimer's. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants and enter into cooperative agreements to assist grantees in establishing and maintaining, with respect to Alzheimer's and related disorders, centers for: (1) conducting basic and clinical research, training, and dissemination of clinical information; (2) demonstrating advanced diagnostic, prevention, treatment, and management methods; (3) conducting programs of community education; and (4) maximizing research. Specifies purposes for which grant funds may and may not be used. Limits support for a center to five years, with extensions by the Secretary of up to five years if recommended by a technical and scientific peer review group. Directs the Secretary, in carrying out these provisions, to consult with the directors of specified National Institutes of Health. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to make grants and enter into contracts to enable grantees to conduct basic and clinical research regarding Alzheimer's and related disorders. Directs the Secretary, in carrying out these provisions, to consult with the directors of specified National Institutes of Health. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to make grants and enter into contracts to enable grantees to conduct research and demonstration projects with respect to teaching the families of individuals with Alzheimer'… 2025-08-28T20:09:02Z  
100-hr-4136 100 hr 4136 AIDS Health Care Financing Act of 1988 Health 1988-03-10 1988-04-06 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-5] CA D P000197 69 AIDS Health Care Financing Act of 1988 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Public Health Service Act to extend the maximum required period of continuation coverage of group health plans from 18 months to 29 months for an individual determined, under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) or title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) of the Social Security Act, to have been disabled at the time of termination or reduction in hours. Increases the premium which plans are permitted to require for continuation coverage from 102 percent to 152 percent of the applicable premium for the period for any month after the 18th month of continuation coverage after terminations, reduced hours, or multiple qualifying events. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to permit States to pay expenses of an individual eligible for benefits under its plan for premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, or similar costs for health coverage offered by the individual's employer, including continuation coverage. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for a three-year program of grants to States to assist in paying premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and similar costs for continuation coverage for individuals who were disabled at the time of termination of employment. Sets forth reporting requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Provides that when the Secretary allows a State Medicaid plan to provide for payment for individuals with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or an AIDS-related condition, for home or community-based services such as home health care, personal care services, case management services, outpatient mental health treatment, and outpatient substance abuse treatment, the Federal medical assistance percentage shall not be less than 75 percent. Declares that nothing in title XIX of the Social Security Act shall be construed as preventing a State from establishing differential pa… 2026-03-23T12:41:21Z  
100-hconres-258 100 hconres 258 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the upcoming National "Silver-Haired Congress". Health 1988-03-02 1988-03-14 Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. House Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-4] WV D R000011 80 Praises the organizers of the National Silver-Haired Congress for their efforts on behalf of older Americans. Declares that the Congress should welcome the participants and ensure the success of the National Silver-Haired Congress when it is convened in Washington, D.C. in 1989. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
100-hr-4040 100 hr 4040 AIDS Youth Education Act of 1988 Health 1988-03-01 1988-03-16 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] OR D A000337 46 AIDS Youth Education Act of 1988 - Amends part B (Federal-State Cooperation) of title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for educating and counseling certain youths with respect to the prevention of exposure to, and the transmission of, the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Describes the youths as those who: (1) are homeless; (2) are unemancipated minors away from home for a significant period without parental consent; (3) engage in intravenous substance abuse or in prostitution; (4) are homosexual or bisexual males; or (5) engage in sexual activity with such unemancipated minors or with any individual who is homeless, engages in intravenous substance abuse or prostitution, or is a bisexual or homosexual male. Sets forth preferences in making grants. Requires applicants to agree to: (1) provide outreach services for the youths; and (2) use educational materials and confidential counseling procedures that are appropriate for the age and cultural context of the youths and that emphasize the behavioral changes necessary to prevent exposure to, and the transmission of, the etiologic agent for AIDS. Permits grantees to expend the grant to train individuals to carry out the education and counseling provided for in this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. 2025-08-28T20:08:34Z  
100-hr-4003 100 hr 4003 Health Care for the Homeless Act of 1988 Health 1988-02-24 1988-03-04 Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Health and the Environment Prior to Referral (Feb 26, 88). House Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] TX D L000237 32 Health Care for the Homeless Act of 1988 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to increase the portion of a grant for the delivery of health services to homeless individuals which must be provided by the grant recipient from non-Federal funds for fiscal years after the first fiscal year from 25 percent to 33 1/3 percent. Permits the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive such requirement if the applicant is a nonprofit private entity and other conditions are met. (Current law permits the Secretary to waive the requirement if the applicant is a nonprofit private grantee under provisions of the Act relating to community health centers and if the same conditions are met.) Permits grant recipients who have provided health or mental health services to a homeless individual to continue to provide the services from grant funds for 12 months after the individual becomes a resident in permanent housing. Amends the definition of "homeless individual" to include an individual who is in transitional housing. Amends provisions permitting the Secretary to provide grantees technical assistance to make the limit on expenditures for the assistance apply to a fiscal year. (Current law sets the limit but does not state whether the limit is applicable per fiscal year.) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. 2025-08-28T20:08:57Z  
100-hr-4013 100 hr 4013 Medical Rehabilitation Research Act of 1988 Health 1988-02-24 1988-03-04 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Walgren, Doug [D-PA-18] PA D W000044 16 Medical Rehabilitation Research Act of 1988 - Amends title IV (National Research Institutes) of the Public Health Service Act to establish the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (Center) as an agency of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct research, research training, the dissemination of information, and other programs with respect to the rehabilitation of individuals with physical disabilities resulting from diseases or disorders of the neurological, musculoskeletal, or cardiovascular system (medical rehabilitation). Requires the NIH Director to develop and annually review a comprehensive plan for the conduct and support of medical rehabilitation research. Requires the Director to establish the Medical Rehabilitation Coordinating Committee to make recommendations with regard to the plan. Requires establishment of the Medical Rehabilitation Advisory Council to assist and make recommendations to the NIH Director and the Center Director. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the heads of other Federal agencies to jointly review programs concerning medical rehabilitation research and, not later than one year after the effective date of this Act, enter into agreements for preventing duplication. 2025-08-28T20:06:05Z  
100-s-2047 100 s 2047 Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988 Health 1988-02-04 1988-10-22 H.R. 5210 passed in Senate relating to this measure. Senate Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] SC R T000254 11 (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate) Amends the Federal Alcohol Administration Act to set forth the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988. Requires alcoholic beverages that are manufactured for sale or distribution in the United States to have labels bearing a Government warning that: (1) women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects; and (2) consumption of such beverages impairs ability to drive or operate machinery and may cause health problems. Exempts such beverages that are manufactured for export from the United States from such requirement. Empowers the Secretary of the Treasury to enforce this Act. Requires the Secretary, upon finding that available scientific information would justify a change in the warning label, to report such information to the Congress. Establishes civil penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to compromise the liability arising from such violations upon payment for each offense to the Treasury. Makes technical and conforming amendments. 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z  
100-s-2027 100 s 2027 Workers' Health Insurance Demonstration Act of 1988 Health 1988-02-02 1988-02-09 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] IN R Q000007 0 Workers' Health Insurance Demonstration Act of 1988 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title concerning employee health insurance pilot programs. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve pilot projects for the development and marketing of low-cost small business health insurance plans. Declares that approved plans shall not be subject to State laws concerning certain aspects of health benefits. Authorizes the Secretary to approve projects to study the feasibility of a health information brokering service to address the needs of small employers in obtaining health insurance benefits by providing technical assistance. Requires, if such brokering service is feasible, that development funding be provided. Authorizes the Secretary to approve up to three demonstration projects to extend coverage for medical assistance, other than for services under provisions of title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to employees of small employers if: (1) employers are unable to obtain insurance at no more than the average premium cost in their State or locality; and (2) other conditions relating to premium payment and premium cost off-set against the required Federal and State matching shares are met. Requires that the projects be conducted in a rural area, an urban area, and in an industry that has a high number of uninsured workers. Authorizes the Secretary to approve pilot projects to study, develop, and market mechanisms, not including State risk pools for high risk individuals, that address the problems of providing affordable health insurance to targeted elements of the employed, high risk population. Directs the Secretary to develop up to three projects to evaluate the effectiveness of providing subsidies to self-employed individuals as an incentive to purchase health insurance. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the impact of the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act, including the impact of extending the requirements of the Act to all employers in all States. Author… 2025-08-28T20:04:57Z  
100-s-2014 100 s 2014 Intravenous Substance Abuse and AIDS Prevention Act of 1988 Health 1988-01-28 1988-02-09 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 0 Intravenous Substance Abuse and AIDS Prevention Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for treatment services to intravenous substance abusers. Conditions grants on the applicant agreeing to: (1) make available to the abusers, and their sexual partners, counseling and education with respect to preventing the transmission of the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); and (2) make testing available to the abusers to determine whether they have been infected with such agent. Prohibits making a grant unless the applicant agrees not to condition receipt of treatment services on the individual undergoing such testing. Sets forth requirements relating to the geographic distribution of grants. Provides for allocation of amounts appropriated under provisions of this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to carry out demonstration projects for reducing or preventing the incidence in infants of infections with the etiologic agent for AIDS and for providing support to infants who have such infections. Sets forth priorities in making grants and uses for which grantees may expend grant funds. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to provide counseling and education services with respect to preventing the transmission of the etiologic agent directly or indirectly through intravenous substance abuse. Sets forth priorities in making grants and uses for which grantees may expend grant funds. Prohibits the making of grants under this Act unless the applicant agrees not to expend amounts received under the grant to supplant any funds otherwise available to the applicant for the grant purpose. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. 2025-08-28T20:08:49Z  
100-hr-3825 100 hr 3825 AIDS Research Act of 1987 Health 1987-12-20 1988-06-16 Clean Bill H.R.4850 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 2 AIDS Research Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title on research with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Requires the Directors of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (Commissioner) to each: (1) prepare and submit directly to the President each fiscal year a budget estimate for research with respect to AIDS; and (2) receive from the President and Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) all funds appropriated to the official involved by the Congress for such research. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to develop and implement a plan to expedite the award of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research projects relating to AIDS. Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management or the Administrator of General Services, as applicable, to respond to priority requests by such Directors or the Commissioner within 14 days. Deems a request not disapproved to be approved. Prohibits the Director of the OMB from taking any action to prevent such Directors or the Commissioner from making a priority request under provisions of this Act. Authorizes additional personnel for the CDC, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Food and Drug Administration, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. Directs the Secretary, through the Director of the NIAID, to establish the AIDS Clinical Research Review Committee to: (1) advise the Director on research; (2) review research, issue reports, conduct studies, and convene meetings regarding clinical treatment; and (3) establish a telephone hotline to provide information to health professionals. Directs the Secretary, through the Directors of the NCI and the NIAID, to establish in each Institute a clinical evaluation unit. Authorizes appropriations. Directs… 2025-08-28T20:06:36Z  
100-hr-3810 100 hr 3810 Infant Mortality Reduction Act of 1987 Health 1987-12-18 1988-01-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1] CT D K000118 33 Infant Mortality Reduction Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for financial assistance to projects to provide comprehensive maternal and infant health care and related educational and social services to high-risk populations in areas of need. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for planning for the establishment of the projects. Provides, in regard to the projects, for required services and programs, preference in providing assistance, uses of funds, and administrative and evaluation requirements. Provides a formula for required matching funds. Prohibits expending more than 15 percent of the amount appropriated under this Act in any year for projects in any one State. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1993. Directs the Secretary to administer the assistance provided under this Act through the administrative unit designated in specified provisions of the Social Security Act. 2025-08-28T20:07:00Z  
100-s-1968 100 s 1968 Public Health Service Amendments Act of 1988 Health 1987-12-18 1988-02-23 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 4 (Measure passed Senate, amended) Public Health Service Amendments Act of 1988 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) remove certain restrictions on the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to and contracts with health professions schools related to geriatric medicine and care; (2) expand the authority of the Secretary to make grants and contracts for geriatric medicine training projects to include podiatrists as well as physicians and dentists; (3) require that the National Advisory Council on Health Professions Education include a representative of a school of clinical psychology; and (4) add graduate programs in clinical psychology to provisions relating to discrimination on the basis of sex. 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z  
100-s-1951 100 s 1951 Organ Transplant and Immunosuppressive Drug Therapy Act of 1987 Health 1987-12-16 1987-12-20 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 0 Organ Transplant and Immunosuppressive Drug Therapy Act of 1987 - Title I: Organ Transplants - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants under existing provisions for consolidation as well as for establishment, initial operation, and expansion of organ procurement organizations. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for special projects designed to increase the number of organ donors. Directs the Secretary, in making grants for planning, consolidation, establishment, initial operation, or expansion of such organizations, to give special consideration to proposals from existing organ procurement organizations. Prohibits certain grants for such organizations and projects from exceeding a specified amount in a year. Revises organ procurement organization provisions concerning organ procurement and distribution. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Requires that the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: (1) establish membership criteria and medical criteria for allocating organs and provide a periodic opportunity for public comment on the criteria; (2) assist organ procurement organizations in the distribution of organs (current provisions require the Network to assist procurement organizations in the distribution of organs which cannot be placed within the service areas of the organizations); (3) in addition to the existing requirement to adopt and use standards of quality for the acquisition and transportation of donated organs, adopt and use standards for preventing the acquisition of organs that are infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome; (4) prepare and distribute samples of blood sera from potential recipients on, as practicable, a national and a regional basis; and (5) carry out studies and demonstration projects regarding organ procurement and allocation procedures. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for receiving and considering from interested persons critical comments relating to how the… 2025-08-28T20:06:17Z  
100-s-1952 100 s 1952 Public Health Service Amendments Act of 1987 Health 1987-12-16 1987-12-18 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 23 Public Health Service Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act relating to emergency medical services for children to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to States, public and nonprofit private entities, and academic institutions for the development, establishment, and operation of regional centers for pediatric emergency medical services. Requires such centers to: (1) train health professionals; (2) provide for the appropriate use of bilingual personnel; (3) conduct research on prevention and treatment; and (4) conduct activities relating to prevention, including dissemination of information to the public. Directs the Secretary to make a grant for FY 1988 for a feasibility study on establishing and operating a National Center for Pediatric Emergency Medical Services (National Center). Directs the Secretary to request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to submit an application for the grant and, if the Institute submits an acceptable application, to make the grant to the Institute. Directs the Secretary, in the absence of an acceptable application from the Institute, to request an application from one or more nonprofit private entities and to make the grant to the entity submitting the best acceptable application. Directs the Secretary, after reviewing the report prepared under such grant and consulting with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians, if a National Center is feasible, to make grants for FY 1989 and each succeeding fiscal year for the establishment and operation of a National Center. Requires the National Center, with regard to pediatric medical emergencies, to: (1) develop and disseminate standards and quality assurance mechanisms; (2) facilitate training of health professionals; and (3) develop and disseminate to the public information on the prevention of, and responses to, such emergencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Amends the Public… 2025-08-28T20:05:19Z  
100-hr-3766 100 hr 3766 Comprehensive Health Care Improvement Act of 1987 Health 1987-12-15 1988-01-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5] MN D S000005 13 Comprehensive Health Care Improvement Act of 1987 - Title I: Qualified Health Insurance Plans - Part A: Definitions and Standards for Qualified Plans - Sets forth definitions used in this title. Defines a "plan of health coverage" as any plan or combination of plans, including combinations of self-insurance, individual accident and health insurance policies, group accident and health insurance policies, coverage under a nonprofit health service plan, or coverage under a health maintenance organization (HMO) subscriber contract. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish standards for qualified plans and procedures for the review and certification of plans of health coverage as qualified plans. Provides that a plan shall be certified as an "A" qualified plan if it meets any applicable State requirements with respect to accident and health insurance plans or nonprofit health service plans, and meets or exceeds the following minimum standards: (1) the minimum benefits for a covered individual are equal to at least 80 percent of the covered expenses in excess of an annual deductible not exceeding $250.00 per person; (2) the coverage includes a limitation of $3,000 per person on total annual out-of-pocket expenses for covered expenses; (3) the coverage is subject to no maximum life-time benefit; and (4) the $3,000 limitation (above) and the unlimited lifetime benefit limit (above) are not subject to change or substitution by use of an actuarially equivalent benefit. States that covered expenses are the usual and customary charges of a physician or chiropractor. Defines covered services as the following services and articles: (1) hospital services; (2) professional services for the diagnosis or treatment of injuries, illnesses, or conditions (other than outpatient mental or dental care) which are rendered by a physician or at a physician's direction; (3) drugs requiring a physician's prescription; (4) services of a nursing home for not more than 120 days a year if the services would qualify a… 2025-08-28T20:08:42Z  
100-hr-3769 100 hr 3769 Family Planning Amendments Act of 1987 Health 1987-12-15 1988-04-22 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-24] CA D W000215 16 Family Planning Amendments Act of 1987 - Amends title X (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) of the Public Health Service Act to remove provisions authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reduce the amount of a grant for family planning projects by the value of supplies or equipment furnished by the Secretary. Authorizes appropriations for grants and contracts for such projects for FY 1989 through 1991. Repeals provisions authorizing the Secretary to make formula grants to State health authorities to assist in planning, establishing, maintaining, coordinating, and evaluating family planning services. Amends provisions relating to training grants and contracts to authorize the grants and contracts to provide technical assistance and clinical training for obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners and training for educators, counselors, and other personnel to carry out family planning service programs described in provisions relating to projects for family planning services and to informational and educational materials. (Current law provides for the grants and contracts to be used to provide the training for personnel to carry out family planning service programs described in provisions relating to projects for family planning services and to formula grants to States for family planning services.) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1989 through 1991. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct and to make grants for research into the development of new or improved contraceptive devices, drugs, and techniques and their evaluation. Authorizes appropriations. Amends provisions authorizing the Secretary to conduct and make grants for research to add authorization for contraceptive evaluation and for research to improve the clinical management and direct delivery of family planning services. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants and enter into contracts to assist in making available information and education to enable persons to make responsible choices concerning human sexuality, pre… 2025-08-28T20:06:49Z  
100-hr-3754 100 hr 3754 Long Term Care Incentives Package Health 1987-12-11 1988-01-21 Referred to Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Competitiveness. House Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] PA R R000277 13 Long Term Care Incentives Package - Title I: Tax Credit for Maintaining a Household for Dependents Who Have Attained Age 65 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to allow a nonrefundable income tax credit to individuals who maintain a household in which a dependent aged 65 or older resides. Applies the credit to the full amount paid or incurred for maintaining the household for the dependent individual. Reduces the credit (but not below zero) when the taxpayer's gross income exceeds $50,000. Limits the credit to a $100 per month per qualified dependent. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a report detailing the administrative problems and revenue cost in connection with such a credit. Title II: Tax Credit for Contributions to Health Care Savings Account - Amends the IRC to permit individuals (employees or self-employed individuals) and employers to contribute to health care savings accounts. Limits the annual contribution to an amount no greater than the combined employee and employer hospital insurance (Medicare) payroll tax paid during that year. Provides that the employee or self-employed individual and the employer will each receive a 50 percent tax credit for their respective portion of hospital insurance payroll tax paid. Provides that a health care savings account shall be exempt from income taxes, except for the tax on certain unrelated business income, unless the account ceases to be a proper health care savings account because the beneficiary either engages in prohibited transactions or pledges the account as security. Excludes from the gross income of the distributee any amounts distributed from the account as long as they are used for medical expenses while the individual is eligible for Medicare. Permits the tax-free rollover of contributions from one health care savings account to another for the benefit of the distributee. Imposes a ten percent penalty on early distributions from a health care savings account. Provides that n… 2025-08-28T20:06:01Z  
100-s-1943 100 s 1943 Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Amendments Act of 1987 Health 1987-12-11 1988-05-04 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 649. Senate Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] MA D K000105 8 (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 100-328) Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Amendments Act of 1987 - Title I: Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Block Grants - Amends title XIX (Block Grants) of the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1988 through 1991 for block grant allotments to States for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation projects with respect to alcohol and drug abuse and for mental health services. Changes the formula for determining the amount by which State allotments shall be reduced for failure to implement a State comprehensive mental health services plan. Sets forth requirements regarding a report by the Comptroller General of the General Accounting Office with respect to plan implementations. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to use not to exceed one percent of the amounts appropriated for the allotments in each of FY 1988 through 1991 to conduct evaluations and prepare reports concerning the effectiveness of the block grant programs. Revises the formula for determination and distribution of the allotments. Sets forth requirements for allotment applications, including requirements that the chief executive officer of each State certify: (1) that the funds will be used for comprehensive mental health services and community mental health centers; (2) that the State will establish reasonable evaluation criteria; (3) the specific purposes for which the funds will be used; (4) that the State will use the funds for specified alcohol and drug abuse activities; (5) that the State will use certain funds to provide new mental health services and programs; and (6) other matters. Requires States, in order to receive allotment payments, to agree to coordinate among mental health services institutions the establishment of a State comprehensive community mental health system. Requires the chief executive officer of a State to establish a State mental health ser… 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  
100-s-1928 100 s 1928 Food, Drug, and Device Amendments of 1987 Health 1987-12-08 1988-01-15 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department. Senate Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] IN R Q000007 0 Food, Drug, and Device Amendments of 1987 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to combine into a single class I those medical devices currently in class I (for which general controls are sufficient) and class II (for which performance standards are required). Redesignates current class III devices (devices for which premarket approval is required) as class II. Revises procedures for establishing medical device performance standards. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish performance standards for any medical device regardless of its classification. (Under present law, the Secretary may establish performance standards only for class II devices.) Authorizes the Secretary to establish standards by informal notice-and-comment rulemaking in consultation with an appropriate advisory committee. Allows the Secretary to obtain injunctions against the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit drugs and the making, selling, or concealing of the equipment used to make them. Repeals the requirement that the Secretary, upon request of a manufacturer, certify batches of antibiotics for conformity to applicable standards of identity, strength, quality, and purity. Amends the Public Health Service Act to repeal requirements that the Secretary: (1) study and report to the Congress on State and Federal control of health hazards from electronic product radiation; and (2) submit an annual report on the administration of the electronic product radiation control program. Repeals the Filled Milk Act. 2025-08-28T20:06:21Z  
100-s-1907 100 s 1907 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Amendments of 1987 Health 1987-12-01 1987-12-09 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from OMB, Education Department, Health and Human Services Department. Senate Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] WY R W000092 0 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Amendments of 1987 - Title I: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program - Amends title XXI (Vaccines) of the Public Health Service Act to repeal provisions relating to court jurisdiction over proceedings regarding compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Requires each manufacturer of certain vaccines, as a condition of obtaining or retaining its licensure under specified provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, to secure the payment of compensation: (1) with any person or fund, while that person or fund is authorized to insure vaccine-injury compensation and authorized by the Vaccine Compensation Board (Board) to insure payment; or (2) by receiving authorization from the Board to self-insure. Authorizes the Board to require self-insurers to deposit an indemnity bond or securities. Requires the Board to: (1) authorize an insurer to provide vaccine-injury insurance upon the Board's determination that the insurer has the capacity to provide the compensation required; and (2) carry out its responsibilities regarding authorization of insurers in a manner consistent with the administration by the Secretary of Labor of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Prohibits the insurance from excluding compensation for injuries arising during the policy period, regardless of whether the claim is filed during the policy period. Removes a provision which states that the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program is to be administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Revises general rules for petitions for compensation. Repeals a provision allowing a court to find that the first indications of a condition occurred during a specified time period even though the record of the occurrence was made after the time period expired. Requires an insurer to render its decision on a petition for compensation within 90 days of filing. Substitutes the insurer for the court in provisions relating to determination of eligibility and … 2025-08-28T20:05:19Z  
100-s-1908 100 s 1908 Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1987 Health 1987-12-01 1987-12-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY] WY R W000092 0 Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1987 - Repeals all sections of title XIII (Health Maintenance Organizations) of the Public Health Service Act, except provisions relating to administration of assistance programs and to loan guarantees and loans. Removes from such remaining provisions: (1) a requirement that reports which must be submitted upon the expiration of a loan or loan guarantee period contain matters as required by the Secretary of Health and Human Services by regulation; and (2) references to the making of new loans or loan guarantees. Makes technical and conforming amendments. 2025-08-28T20:08:16Z  
100-hr-3669 100 hr 3669 International Health Corps Act Health 1987-11-20 1988-07-07 Clean Bill H.R.4984 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. House Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] TX D L000237 21 International Health Corps Act - Amends title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to establish the International Health Corps (Health Corps), to consist of the International Health Development Corps (Development Corps) and the International Health Emergency Corps (Emergency Corps). Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services, on request of a foreign government, to assign members of: (1) the Development Corps to serve in the country to assist the country in meeting the long-term basic health care needs of its people; and (2) the Emergency Corps to provide short-term assistance in the country with regard to an ongoing medical emergency. Directs the Secretary to disseminate information on the Health Corps and request health care professionals to provide services to the Corps without compensation. Directs the Secretary to establish the International Health Corps Loan Repayment Program. Authorizes the Secretary, for each year of obligated service an individual contracts to serve in the Health Corps, to pay, up to a specified amount, the principal, interest, and related expenses on government and commercial loans for tuition, reasonable educational expenses, and reasonable living expenses. Directs the establishment of a committee to advise the Secretary on policies concerning the activities of the Health Corps. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. 2025-08-28T20:08:37Z  
100-hr-3647 100 hr 3647 Minority Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Awareness and Prevention Act of 1987 Health 1987-11-17 1987-11-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] CA D D000592 6 Minority Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Awareness and Prevention Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title on prevention and public awareness of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among minority populations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Office of Minority Health, to make grants to community-based organizations for projects for the development and implementation of activities among minority populations regarding information on and prevention of AIDS. Requires grant applicants to: (1) establish a community resource panel to assist in the development and implementation of the project; and (2) report to the community served for each year that the recipient receives a grant. Requires the Office of Minority Health to make grants to national minority organizations with local chapters or affiliates to provide coordination, technical assistance, and promotion. Specifies minimum and maximum limits for the grants. Authorizes appropriations for the grants to community-based organizations and for grants to national minority organizations for FY 1988 through 1990. Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, to prepare and transmit to the Congress a written strategy for education, counseling, prevention, training, treatment, research, and service delivery activities relating to AIDS that are specifically directed toward Blacks, Hispanics, and other minority populations. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Minority Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Advisory Committee to monitor and advise the Secretary with respect to efforts by Federal agencies to combat the AIDS epidemic in minority communities. Directs the Secretary to establish a minority AIDS clearinghouse to provide, primarily to minority communities and individuals, access to information relating to specified aspects of AIDS. Amends title XVII (Health Information and Health Promotion) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human… 2025-08-28T20:08:44Z  
100-hr-3648 100 hr 3648 Pediatric Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Resource Centers Act of 1987 Health 1987-11-17 1987-11-30 Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. House Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] CA D D000592 0 Pediatric Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Resource Centers Act of 1987 - Amends part B (Federal-State Cooperation) of title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to hospitals to support the development and establishment in hospitals of pediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome resource centers. Requires the centers to: (1) provide care and treatment for children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus and (2) conduct research relating to the provision of such care and treatment. Provides for priorities in making grants and states authorized uses for grant funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. 2025-08-28T20:08:40Z  
100-s-1871 100 s 1871 Pediatric Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Resource Centers Act of 1987 Health 1987-11-17 1987-12-04 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Pediatric Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Resource Centers Act of 1987 - Amends part B (Federal-State Cooperation) of title III (General Powers and Duties of Public Health Service) of the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to hospitals to support the development and establishment in hospitals of pediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome resource centers. Requires the centers to: (1) provide care and treatment for children infected with the human immunodeficiency virus and who have contracted the syndrome; and (2) conduct research relating to the provision of such care and treatment. Provides for priorities in making grants and states authorized uses for grant funds. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. 2025-08-28T20:06:14Z  
100-s-1872 100 s 1872 Minority Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Awareness and Prevention Projects Act of 1987 Health 1987-11-17 1987-12-04 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] PA R S000709 0 Minority Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Awareness and Prevention Projects Act of 1987 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to create a new title on prevention and public awareness of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among minority populations. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Office of Minority Health, to make grants to community-based organizations for projects for the development and implementation of activities among minority populations regarding information on and prevention of AIDS. Requires grant applicants to: (1) establish a community resource panel to assist in the development and implementation of the project; and (2) report to the community served for each year that the recipient receives a grant. Requires the Office of Minority Health to make grants to national minority organizations with local chapters or affiliates to provide coordination, technical assistance, and promotion. Specifies minimum and maximum limits for the grants. Authorizes appropriations for the grants to community-based organizations and for grants to national minority organizations for FY 1988 through 1990. Directs the Secretary, for each fiscal year, to prepare and transmit to the Congress a written strategy for education, counseling, prevention, training, treatment, research, and service delivery activities relating to AIDS that are specifically directed toward Blacks, Hispanics, and other minority populations. Directs the Secretary to establish a National Minority Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Advisory Committee to monitor and advise the Secretary with respect to efforts by Federal agencies to combat the AIDS epidemic in minority communities. Directs the Secretary to establish a minority AIDS clearinghouse to provide, primarily to minority communities and individuals, access to information relating to specified aspects of AIDS. Amends title XVII (Health Information and Health Promotion) of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of H… 2025-08-28T20:07:04Z  
100-s-1868 100 s 1868 Equal Opportunity for Medical Licensure and Reciprocity Act of 1987 Health 1987-11-13 1987-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] NY D M001054 2 Equal Opportunity for Medical Licensure and Reciprocity Act of 1987 - Prohibits discrimination against any person who graduated from a medical school outside the United States and who is a licensed physician in the United States: (1) in equal access to practice medicine within any U.S. jurisdiction; (2) by law, regulation, policy, or requirements; and (3) by conditions or requirements which differ from the conditions or requirements as applied to graduates of U.S. medical schools. Applies the prohibition to any medical specialty as well as to the general practice of medicine. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from making a grant, loan guarantee, or interest subsidy to, or for the benefit of, any school of medicine, unless the application contains assurances that the school will not discriminate against a graduate of a non-U.S. medical school. Requires any State, in order to be eligible to receive payments under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, to adopt medical licensure and medical reciprocity standards which provide equal opportunity to any graduate of a non-U.S. medical school, as compared to any graduate of a U.S. medical school, provided the non-U.S. medical school graduate has completed the U.S. postgraduate training and obtained a license to practice medicine in any U.S. State. 2025-08-28T20:07:18Z  
100-s-1862 100 s 1862 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for an immunosuppresive drug therapy block grant. Health 1987-11-12 1987-12-04 Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department, OMB. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 4 Amends title XIX (Block Grants) of the Public Health Service Act to establish an Immunosuppressive Drug Therapy Block Grant program to provide drugs to patients for the prevention of rejection of transplanted organs and tissues. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 through 1990. Provides formulae for the allotment of appropriated funds to the States. Establishes a minimum allotment of $50,000 for each State. Authorizes, in the event a State does not submit an allotment application or notifies the Secretary of Health and Human Services that it does not intend to use the full amount of the allotment, an organ transplant center in the State to apply for the amount of the allotment not allocated to the State. Enumerates the purposes for which the States may use such allotments. Details the application procedures and grant requirements. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on the impact of this Act. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to authorize States to provide immunosuppressive drugs to individuals who have received organ transplants. 2025-04-21T12:24:17Z  

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