Health

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation of food production and sales operations by a home food processor; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee and an administrative penalty. [HB-1926]
Relating to the regulation of food production and sales operations by a home food processor; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee and an administrative penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione Read First Time on 03/13/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to increasing the punishment for an offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of service as a peace officer, a firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel and to the confidentiality of personal information regarding certain persons who provide that service. [HB-1919]
Relating to increasing the punishment for an offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of service as a peace officer, a firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel and to the confidentiality of personal information regarding certain persons who provide that service.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Raymond Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/17/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to increasing the punishment for an offense committed against a person because of the person's status as a peace officer, a firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel. [SB-899]
Relating to increasing the punishment for an offense committed against a person because of the person's status as a peace officer, a firefighter, or emergency medical services personnel.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman Read First Time on 03/01/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by survivors of fire fighters. [HB-1922]
Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by survivors of fire fighters.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Roberto Alonzo Placed On General State Calendar on 05/09/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to an alert system for notification of the release of toxic chemicals by a manufacturing facility. [HB-1927]
Relating to an alert system for notification of the release of toxic chemicals by a manufacturing facility.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jim Murphy Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/28/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act [HB-1038]
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare Prescription Drug Plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E306) on 03/09/2017

Weigh In

Votes for: 6 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to dyslexia screening and testing in public schools, the employment of dyslexia specialists by regional education service centers, the development of a list of training opportunities for educators regarding dyslexia, and transition planning for students enrolled in a special education program. [HB-1886]
Relating to dyslexia screening and testing in public schools, the employment of dyslexia specialists by regional education service centers, the development of a list of training opportunities for educators regarding dyslexia, and transition planning for students enrolled in a special education program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Huffman Effective Immediately on 06/15/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the transparency of certain information related to prescription drug coverage provided by certain health benefit plans. [SB-895]
Relating to the transparency of certain information related to prescription drug coverage provided by certain health benefit plans.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kel Seliger Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/18/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Hallways to Health Act [S.356]
Hallways to Health Act This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to: establish a grant program for school-based health centers to, with respect to children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, facilitate access to services and encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors; establish a demonstration program for the provision or expansion of telehealth services in school-based health centers; and require state Medicaid and CHIP programs to cover services furnished by school-based (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Certificate of Public Need program; established, changes to MCFCPN program, report. [SB-1375]
Certificate of Public Need program. Makes changes to the Medical Care Facilities Certificate of Public Need program. The bill (i) removes specialized centers or clinics or that portion of a physician's office developed for the provision of lithotripsy, magnetic source imaging (MSI), or nuclear medicine imaging from the list of reviewable medical care facilities; (ii) provides that establishment of a medical care facility to replace an existing medical care facility with the same primary service area does not constitute a project; (iii) removes introduction (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cosgrove Stricken At Request Of Patron In Education And Health (15-y 0-n) on 02/02/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Expressing support for health and wellness coaches and "National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week". [HR-121]
Expressing support for health and wellness coaches and "National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week". Expresses support for the designation of National Health and Wellness Coach Recognition Week and for the efforts of health and wellness coaches.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton Introduced In House on 02/13/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act [HB-1011]
Health and Human Services Hiree Clarification Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to state that provisions authorizing the appointment of special consultants or authorizing individual scientists to receive fellowships do not authorize the designation, appointment, or employment of any special consultant, fellow, or other employee by an agency outside of the Department of Health and Human Services.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Burgess Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the disclosure of life-sustaining treatment policies and to life-sustaining treatment for a patient under 18 years of age. [SB-883]
Relating to the disclosure of life-sustaining treatment policies and to life-sustaining treatment for a patient under 18 years of age.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Perry Read First Time on 02/28/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 [S.353]
Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2017 This bill amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend through 2022 the rural add-on, which is a payment increase for Medicare home health services furnished to patients in rural areas. The bill also amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to lower, for FY2018-FY2022, the annual ceiling on the home health outlier adjustment, which is a payment increase for home health services furnished to the costliest Medicare beneficiaries, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Higher educational institutions; student-death-related crisis. [SB-1430]
Higher education; student mental health; services after a student suicide. Requires baccalaureate public institutions of higher education to develop and implement policies that ensure that after a student suicide, affected students have access to reasonable medical and behavioral health services, including postvention services. The bill defines postvention services as services designed to facilitate the grieving or adjustment process, stabilize the environment, reduce the risk of negative behaviors, and prevent suicide contagion.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bryce Reeves Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0691) on 03/24/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

State (Texas)
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to properly recorded diacritical marks in vital statistics records, driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates. [HB-1823]
Relating to properly recorded diacritical marks in vital statistics records, driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Eddie Lucio Effective On 9/1/17 on 06/15/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Hallways to Health Act [HB-1027]
Hallways to Health Act This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to: establish a grant program for school-based health centers to, with respect to children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, facilitate access to services and encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors; establish a demonstration program for the provision or expansion of telehealth services in school-based health centers; and require state Medicaid and CHIP programs to cover services furnished by school-based (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2017 [HB-1020]
Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to declare that nothing in that Act or in the Public Health Service Act prevents or restricts, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may not prevent or restrict, the manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of drugs or medical devices that are intended for terminally ill patients, have been the subject of a clinical trial, and have not been approved by the FDA. The FDA may not require the disclosure, collection, or reporting of certain (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/17/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0

Federal
US Congress 115th Congress

Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 [HB-1017]
Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 This bill waives Medicare coinsurance requirements with respect to colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of the code billed for a resulting diagnosis or procedure.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Assuming First Sponsorship - Mr. Lance Asked Unanimous Consent That He May Hereafter Be Considered As The First Sponsor Of H.r. 1017, A Bill Originally Introduced By Representative Dent Of Pennsylvania, For The Purpose Of Adding Cosponsors And Requesting Reprintings Under Clause 7 Of Rule Xii. Agreed To Without Objection. on 05/15/2018

Weigh In

Votes for: 1 Votes against: 0

State (Virginia)
Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Neonatal abstinence syndrome; Board of Health to adopt regulations to include as reportable disease. [SB-1323]
Board of Health to adopt regulations to include neonatal abstinence syndrome on the list of reportable diseases. Requires the Board of Health to adopt regulations to include neonatal abstinence syndrome on the list of diseases that shall be required to be reported. This bill is identical to HB 1467.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Carrico Governor: Acts Of Assembly Chapter Text (chap0185) on 02/23/2017

Weigh In

No votes yet!
Cast yours now to be the first.

Votes for: 0 Votes against: 0