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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the repeal of the driver responsibility program and the amount and allocation of state traffic fine funds; authorizing and increasing criminal fines. [HB-2068]
Relating to the repeal of the driver responsibility program and the amount and allocation of state traffic fine funds; authorizing and increasing criminal fines.
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Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017 [HB-1143]
Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Administration for Children and Familes of the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states or local governments, Indian tribes or tribal organizations, or nonprofit organizations to conduct demonstration projects to help low-income families address the diapering needs of their children.
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Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 [HB-1156]
Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 to repeal specified limitations, for purposes of Medicare participation, on self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded physician-owned hospitals.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to general procedures and requirements for do-not-resuscitate orders. [HB-2063]
Relating to general procedures and requirements for do-not-resuscitate orders.
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Relating to the continuation of the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force. [HB-2035]
Relating to the continuation of the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force.
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Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1121]
Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017 This bill sets forth amendments that would take effect in the case of the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and the restoration of the provisions amended by those provisions. If the amendments take effect, the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and Internal Revenue Code are revised to maintain PPACA consumer protections. Specifically,
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the regulation of certain long-term care facilities, including facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; authorizing an administrative penalty. [HB-2025]
Relating to the regulation of certain long-term care facilities, including facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; authorizing an administrative penalty.
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Recall Unsafe Drugs Act of 2017 [HB-1108]
Recall Unsafe Drugs Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require producers of medications to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the identity and location of a medication if the producer has reason to believe: (1) that the medication is adulterated or misbranded; and (2) there is a reasonable probability that the use or consumption of, or exposure to, the medication will cause a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals. The FDA may: (1) request that the distributor
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SPARC Act Secondary Payer Advancement, Rationalization, and Clarification Act [HB-1122]
SPARC Act Secondary Payer Advancement, Rationalization, and Clarification Act This bill specifies recovery rules and timelines with respect to secondary claims responsibility under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Current law specifies only that secondary payor provisions apply under the benefit in the same manner as they apply with respect to Medicare Advantage plans.
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. [HB-1155]
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
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Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-1101]
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for the establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans sponsored by business associations. The bill establishes requirements for AHPs relating to certification, sponsors and boards of trustees, participation and coverage, nondiscrimination, contribution rates, and voluntary termination. AHPs offering benefits that are not health insurance must: (1) establish and
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FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 [HB-1136]
FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to: (1) revise premarket review and reporting requirements for products newly deemed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be tobacco products; and (2) grant the FDA the authority to regulate vapor products, which include products that produce vapor with nicotine (e.g., e-cigarettes) and nicotine intended to be used with such a product (e.g., nicotine cartridges). A product is not subject to premarket review by the FDA if it is
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to required counseling regarding negative results of HIV tests. [HB-2006]
Relating to required counseling regarding negative results of HIV tests.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Certificates of public need; creates a two-phase process. [HB-2337]
Certificates of public need. Creates a two-phase Certificates of public need. Creates a two-phase process to sunset certificate of public need (COPN) requirements for many categories of medical care facilities and projects, with the requirement for a certificate of public need (i) for all medical care facilities other than nursing homes, rehabilitation hospitals and beds, imaging centers, organ or tissue transplant services, certain open heart surgery services, certain neonatal services, and certain medical care facilities located in a locality
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Expressing support for designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesity Care Week". [HR-142]
Expressing support for designation of the week of October 29 through November 4, 2017, as "National Obesity Care Week". Expresses support for the designation of National Obesity Care Week. Encourages open communication to break barriers of misunderstanding and stigma regarding obesity and to improve the lives of individuals affected by obesity and their families.
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Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent. [HB-2330]
Inpatient psychiatric hospital admission; defendant found incompetent. Removes the prohibition on inpatient psychiatric hospital admission for defendants who have already been ordered to receive treatment to restore their competency to stand trial.
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Medicare Mental Health Access Act [HB-1173]
Medicare Mental Health Access Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to expand the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include a clinical psychologist with respect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist services.
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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding health care. [HJR-81]
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States regarding health care. This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that grants U.S. citizens a right to health care.
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Medicaid Cost-Sharing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017 [HB-1166]
Medicaid Cost-Sharing Waiver Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program operating under a waiver to impose cost sharing or similar charges with respect to individuals who qualify for medical assistance for reasons other than being aged, blind, or disabled. Current law allows a program to impose such charges only if the waiver is for a demonstration project that meets specified requirements.
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Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017 [HB-1187]
Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders Research Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health to expand, intensify, and coordinate its activities with respect to functional gastrointestinal and motility disorders (FGIMDs), including by: expanding basic and clinical research into FGIMDs by implementing the research recommendations of the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, providing support for the establishment of centers of excellence on FGIMDs, supporting
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