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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to HIV and AIDS tests and to health benefit plan coverage of HIV and AIDS tests. [SB-1265]
Relating to HIV and AIDS tests and to health benefit plan coverage of HIV and AIDS tests.
Sponsored by: Sen. Borris Miles
Read First Time on 03/13/2017
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Relating to a change of name and vital statistics information for an adult. [HB-2860]
Relating to a change of name and vital statistics information for an adult.
Sponsored by: Rep. Garnet Coleman
Read First Time on 03/31/2017
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Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act [HB-1676]
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support for Palliative Care and Hospice Education Centers. These centers must improve the training of health professionals in palliative care and establish traineeships for individuals preparing for advanced education nursing degrees, social work degrees, or advanced degrees in physician assistant studies in palliative care. HHS may provide support to schools of medicine, schools
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 07/24/2018
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Relating to designation of gender-neutral bathrooms, changing rooms, locker rooms, shower rooms, and similar facilities. [SB-1276]
Relating to designation of gender-neutral bathrooms, changing rooms, locker rooms, shower rooms, and similar facilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Campbell
Read First Time on 03/13/2017
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Expressing the fact that the House of Representatives supports the system for prescription drug coverage provided under part D of the Medicare program and believes that changes to such system should not be part of the American Health Care Act of 2017. [HR-215]
Expressing the fact that the House of Representatives supports the system for prescription drug coverage provided under part D of the Medicare program and believes that changes to such system should not be part of the American Health Care Act of 2017. Expresses: (1) support for the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (2) the belief that changes to the benefit should not be included in the American Health Care Act of 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Ellie Helton, Lisa Colagrossi, Teresa Anne Lawrence, and Jennifer Sedney Focused Research Act Ellie's Law [HB-1648]
Ellie Helton, Lisa Colagrossi, Teresa Anne Lawrence, and Jennifer Sedney Focused Research Act Ellie's Law This bill authorizes appropriations for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to conduct or support research on unruptured brain aneurysms in a patient population diversified by age, sex, and race.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cicilline
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 [HB-1652]
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to categorize certain hearing aids as over-the-counter hearing aids and issue regulations regarding those hearing aids. The regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids must: (1) provide reasonable assurances of safety and efficacy; (2) establish output limits and labeling requirements; and (3) describe requirements for the sale of hearing aids in-person, by mail, or online, without a prescription.
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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DPHHS to determine eligibility for state public defender services [HB-57]
DPHHS to determine eligibility for state public defender services
Sponsored by: Rep. Kimberly Dudik
(h) Died In Standing Committee on 04/28/2017
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Expressing support for designation of October 17, 2017, as the "National Vitiligo Awareness Day". [HR-213]
Expressing support for designation of October 17, 2017, as the "National Vitiligo Awareness Day". Expresses support for the designation of National Vitiligo Awareness Day. (Vitiligo is a condition in which skin color is lost in patches.) Recognizes the importance of providing support for individuals diagnosed with vitiligo.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 [S.670]
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to categorize certain hearing aids as over-the-counter hearing aids and issue regulations regarding those hearing aids. The regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids must: (1) provide reasonable assurances of safety and efficacy; (2) establish output limits and labeling requirements; and (3) describe requirements for the sale of hearing aids in-person, by mail, or online, without a prescription.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/21/2017
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Invest in Women's Health Act of 2017 [S.689]
Invest in Women's Health Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide support to public or nonprofit entities to expand certain preventive health services, with an emphasis on increasing access to cancer screening, particularly for women of color. The bill reauthorizes through FY2020: (1) programs related to breast and gynecologic cancers under Medicaid and family planning programs, and (2) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Breast and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/21/2017
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National Nurse Act of 2017 [HB-1651]
National Nurse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to designate the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the National Nurse for Public Health. The duties of this position include: (1) providing leadership and coordination of Public Health Service nursing professional affairs for the Office of the Surgeon General and other agencies of the Public Health Service, (2) conducting outreach and education, and (3) providing guidance and leadership for activities
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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American Health Care Act of 2017 [HB-1628]
American Health Care Act of 2017 TITLE I--ENERGY AND COMMERCE Subtitle A--Patient Access to Public Health Programs (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to eliminate funding after FY2018 for the Prevention and Public Health Fund, which provides for investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and restrain the rate of growth in health care costs. Funds that are unobligated at the end of FY2018 are rescinded. (Sec. 102) The bill amends the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization
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Sponsored by: Rep. Diane Black
Returned To The Calendar. Calendar No. 120. on 07/28/2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should include a replacement for such Act that includes certain health care consumer protections. [HR-212]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act should include a replacement for such Act that includes certain health care consumer protections. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or substantial portions of the Act, should include certain provisions, including provisions that: provide for health insurance coverage for at least the same number of people, provide for affordable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jimmy Panetta
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Relating to consultations with contracted physician networks and physician systems during certain investigations of child abuse and neglect. [HB-2848]
Relating to consultations with contracted physician networks and physician systems during certain investigations of child abuse and neglect.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry
Effective On 9/1/17 on 06/09/2017
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Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 [HB-1639]
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to include physical therapy within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. The bill makes physical therapists eligible for repayment of their educational loans in order to ensure an adequate supply of physical therapists.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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EAT for Health Act of 2017 Education and Training for Health Act of 2017 [HB-1634]
EAT for Health Act of 2017 Education and Training for Health Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to issue guidelines to federal agencies to ensure that federal, full time primary care health professionals have continuing education relating to nutrition. Agencies must annually report information including the extent to which they have adopted and encouraged the guidelines. The continuing education must: (1) include content on the role of nutrition in the prevention, management, and reversal of obesity, cardiovascular
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017 [HB-1605]
Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2017 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to include workforce development as a type of clinical practice improvement activity for purposes of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). (MIPS adjusts Medicare payments to providers based on performance measures related to quality, cost, utilization of electronic health records, and clinical practice improvement activities.) The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2022
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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DOC Access Act Dentist and Optometric Care Access Act [HB-1606]
DOC Access Act Dentist and Optometric Care Access Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and individual health insurance coverage from setting rates for items and services provided by a doctor of optometry, of dental surgery, or of dental medicine for which the plan or insurer does not pay a substantial amount. An agreement between a plan or insurer and such a doctor: (1) may only be changed with the doctor's acknowledgement and acceptance, and (2) may last longer than two years only with the prior acceptance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017
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Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act [HB-1617]
Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow a nurse practitioner or physician assistant to fulfill documentation requirements for coverage, under Medicare, of special shoes for diabetic individuals. Under current law, such requirements may be satisfied only by a physician.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/24/2017