Poison Center Network Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Poison Center Network Act 2. Reauthorization of poison control centers national toll-free number Section 1271 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–71 (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $700,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 for the maintenance of the nationwide toll free phone number under subsection (a). . 3. Reauthorization of nationwide media campaign to promote poison control center utilization Section 1272 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–72 (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $800,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. . 4. Reauthorization of the poison control center grant program (a) In general Section 1273 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300d–73 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking certified accredited (B) by striking certification accreditation (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking establish research, establish, implement (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as paragraphs (5) through (8); (C) by inserting after paragraph (3), the following: (4) to research, improve, and enhance the communications and response capability and capacity of the nation’s network of poison control centers to facilitate increased access to the Centers through the integration and modernization of the current poison control centers communications and data system, including enhancing the network’s telephony, Internet, data and social networking technologies; ; (D) in paragraph (6) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraph (4) paragraph (5) (E) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by striking and respond and Internet communications, and to sustain and enhance the poison control center’s network capability to respond (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Certification Accreditation (B) by striking certified accredited (C) by striking certification accreditation (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Certification Accreditation (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking the certification the accreditation (ii) by striking a noncertified a nonaccredited (iii) by striking a certification an accreditation (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking the last sentence; and (ii) by striking exceed 5 years. (A) 5 years; or (B) in the case of a nonaccredited poison control center operating pursuant to a waiver under this subsection as of October 1, 2014, 6 years. ; (5) in subsection (f), by striking for activities of the center for its activities (6) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following: (g) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $28,600,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019. The Secretary may utilize an amount not to exceed 6 percent of the amount appropriated under this preceding sentence in each fiscal year for coordination, dissemination, technical assistance, program evaluation, data activities, and other program administration functions, which are determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for carrying out the program under this section. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to grants made on or after October 1, 2014. January 7, 2014 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on January 8, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Poison Center Network Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2019: (1) a poison control nationwide-toll free phone number; and (2) a national media campaign to educate the public and health care providers about poison prevention and the availability of poison control center resources in local communities and to conduct advertising campaigns about the nationwide toll-free number. Revises and reauthorizes through FY2019 a grant program for accredited (currently, certified) poison control centers. Allows grant funds to be used to research, improve, and enhance the communications and response capability and capacity of the poison control centers to facilitate increased access to such centers through the integration and modernization of communications and data systems.