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42 U.S.C. § 297w (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 297w. Public service announcements
(a) In general
The Secretary shall develop and issue public service announcements that advertise and promote the nursing profession, highlight the advantages and rewards of nursing, and encourage individuals to enter the nursing profession.
(b) Method
The public service announcements described in subsection (a) shall be broadcast through appropriate media outlets, including television or radio, in a manner intended to reach as wide and diverse an audience as possible.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VIII, § 861, formerly § 851, as added Pub. L. 107–205, title I, § 102, Aug. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 812; renumbered § 861, Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5310(b)(9)(A), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 631.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 861 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 298c of this title, prior to the reorganization and amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 90–490.
Another prior section 861 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 298c–1 of this title, prior to renumbering as section 846 by Pub. L. 94–63, transfer to section 297k of this title, and subsequent repeal.
42 U.S.C. § 297x (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 297x. State and local public service announcements
(a) In general
The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities to support State and local advertising campaigns through appropriate media outlets to promote the nursing profession, highlight the advantages and rewards of nursing, and encourage individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter the nursing profession.
(b) Use of funds
An eligible entity that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall use funds received through such grant to acquire local television and radio time, place advertisements in local newspapers, or post information on billboards or on the Internet in a manner intended to reach as wide and diverse an audience as possible, in order to—
(1) advertise and promote the nursing profession;
(2) promote nursing education programs;
(3) inform the public of financial assistance regarding such education programs;
(4) highlight individuals in the community who are practicing nursing in order to recruit new nurses; or
(5) provide any other information to recruit individuals for the nursing profession.
(c) Limitation
An eligible entity that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall not use funds received through such grant to advertise particular employment opportunities.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VIII, § 862, formerly § 852, as added Pub. L. 107–205, title I, § 102, Aug. 1, 2002, 116 Stat. 812; renumbered § 862, Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5310(b)(9)(A), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 631.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 862 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 298c–1 of this title, prior to the reorganization and amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 90–490.
42 U.S.C. § 299b–2 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 299b–2. Information on quality and cost of care
(a) In general
The Director shall—
(1) conduct a survey to collect data on a nationally representative sample of the population on the cost, use and, for fiscal year 2001 and subsequent fiscal years, quality of health care, including the types of health care services Americans use, their access to health care services, frequency of use, how much is paid for the services used, the source of those payments, the types and costs of private health insurance, access, satisfaction, and quality of care for the general population including rural residents and also for populations identified in section 299(c) of this title; and
(2) develop databases and tools that provide information to States on the quality, access, and use of health care services provided to their residents.
(b) Quality and outcomes information
(1) In general
Beginning in fiscal year 2001, the Director shall ensure that the survey conducted under subsection (a)(1) will—
(A) identify determinants of health outcomes and functional status, including the health care needs of populations identified in section 299(c) of this title, provide data to study the relationships between health care quality, outcomes, access, use, and cost, measure changes over time, and monitor the overall national impact of Federal and State policy changes on health care;
(B) provide information on the quality of care and patient outcomes for frequently occurring clinical conditions for a nationally representative sample of the population including rural residents; and
(C) provide reliable national estimates for children and persons with special health care needs through the use of supplements or periodic expansions of the survey.
In expanding the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, as in existence on December 6, 1999, in fiscal year 2001 to collect information on the quality of care, the Director shall take into account any outcomes measurements generally collected by private sector accreditation organizations.
(2) Annual report
Beginning in fiscal year 2003, the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall submit to Congress an annual report on national trends in the quality of health care provided to the American people.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IX, § 913, as added Pub. L. 106–129, § 2(a), Dec. 6, 1999, 113 Stat. 1658.)
heading: Codification
text: December 6, 1999, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), was in the original “the date of the enactment of this title”, which was translated as meaning the date of enactment of Pub. L. 106–129, which amended this subchapter generally, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 299b–2, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IX, § 913, as added Pub. L. 101–239, title VI, § 6103(a), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2193; amended Pub. L. 102–410, § 5(c)(2), (f)(1)(A), Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2097, 2098, related to development of guidelines and standards, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 106–129.
42 U.S.C. § 299b–4a (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 299b–4a. Studies on preventive interventions in primary care for older Americans
(a) Studies
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the United States Preventive Services Task Force, shall conduct a series of studies designed to identify preventive interventions that can be delivered in the primary care setting and that are most valuable to older Americans.
(b) Mission statement
The mission statement of the United States Preventive Services Task Force is amended to include the evaluation of services that are of particular relevance to older Americans.
(c) Report
Not later than 1 year after December 21, 2000, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on the conclusions of the studies conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(Pub. L. 106–554, § 1(a)(6) [title I, § 126], Dec. 21, 2000, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–479.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.
42 U.S.C. § 299b–23 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 299b–23. Network of patient safety databases
(a) In general
The Secretary shall facilitate the creation of, and maintain, a network of patient safety databases that provides an interactive evidence-based management resource for providers, patient safety organizations, and other entities. The network of databases shall have the capacity to accept, aggregate across the network, and analyze nonidentifiable patient safety work product voluntarily reported by patient safety organizations, providers, or other entities. The Secretary shall assess the feasibility of providing for a single point of access to the network for qualified researchers for information aggregated across the network and, if feasible, provide for implementation.
(b) Data standards
The Secretary may determine common formats for the reporting to and among the network of patient safety databases maintained under subsection (a) of nonidentifiable patient safety work product, including necessary work product elements, common and consistent definitions, and a standardized computer interface for the processing of such work product. To the extent practicable, such standards shall be consistent with the administrative simplification provisions of part C of title XI of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 1320d et seq.].
(c) Use of information
Information reported to and among the network of patient safety databases under subsection (a) shall be used to analyze national and regional statistics, including trends and patterns of health care errors. The information resulting from such analyses shall be made available to the public and included in the annual quality reports prepared under section 299b–2(b)(2) of this title.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IX, § 923, as added Pub. L. 109–41, § 2(a)(5), July 29, 2005, 119 Stat. 431.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Part C of title XI of the Act is classified generally to part C (§ 1320d et seq.) of subchapter XI of chapter 7 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 923 of act July 1, 1944, was renumbered section 943 and is classified to section 299c–2 of this title.
Another prior section 923 of act July 1, 1944, was classified to section 299c–2 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 106–129.
42 U.S.C. § 299c–6 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 299c–6. Funding
(a) Intent
To ensure that the United States investment in biomedical research is rapidly translated into improvements in the quality of patient care, there must be a corresponding investment in research on the most effective clinical and organizational strategies for use of these findings in daily practice. The authorization levels in subsections (b) and (c) provide for a proportionate increase in health care research as the United States investment in biomedical research increases.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this subchapter, there are authorized to be appropriated $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
(c) Evaluations
In addition to amounts available pursuant to subsection (b) for carrying out this subchapter, there shall be made available for such purpose, from the amounts made available pursuant to section 238j of this title (relating to evaluations), an amount equal to 40 percent of the maximum amount authorized in such section 238j of this title to be made available for a fiscal year.
(d) Health disparities research
For the purpose of carrying out the activities under section 299a–1 of this title, there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
(e) Patient safety and quality improvement
For the purpose of carrying out part C, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2006 through 2010.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IX, § 947, formerly § 927, as added Pub. L. 106–129, § 2(a), Dec. 6, 1999, 113 Stat. 1670; amended Pub. L. 106–525, title II, § 201(b), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2507; renumbered § 937 and amended Pub. L. 109–41, § 2(a)(3), (b), July 29, 2005, 119 Stat. 424, 434; renumbered § 947, Pub. L. 111–148, title III, § 3013(a)(2), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 381.)
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 299c–6, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IX, § 927, as added Pub. L. 101–239, title VI, § 6103(c), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2204, set out definitions, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 106–129. See section 299c–7 of this title.
heading: Amendments
text: 2005—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–41, § 2(b), added subsec. (e).
2000—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–525 added subsec. (d).
42 U.S.C. § 300a (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 300a. Formula grants to States for family planning services
(a) Authority of Secretary; prerequisites
The Secretary is authorized to make grants, from allotments made under subsection (b), to State health authorities to assist in planning, establishing, maintaining, coordinating, and evaluating family planning services. No grant may be made to a State health authority under this section unless such authority has submitted, and had approved by the Secretary, a State plan for a coordinated and comprehensive program of family planning services.
(b) Factors determining amount of State allotments
The sums appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section shall be allotted to the States by the Secretary on the basis of the population and the financial need of the respective States.
(c) “State” defined
For the purposes of this section, the term “State” includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of making grants under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1971; $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1972; and $20,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title X, § 1002, as added Pub. L. 91–572, § 6(c), Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1506; amended Pub. L. 94–484, title IX, § 905(b)(1), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2325.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1976—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 94–484 defined “State” to include Northern Mariana Islands.
heading: Termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
text: For termination of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, see note set out preceding section 1681 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
heading: Study of State Delivery of Services; Report to Congress
text: Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 931(c), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 570, directed Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of possible ways of State delivery of services for which assistance is authorized by title X of the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.] and to report to Congress on results of such study 18 months after Aug. 13, 1981.
42 U.S.C. § 300b–7 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 300b–7. Tourette Syndrome
(a) In general
The Secretary shall develop and implement outreach programs to educate the public, health care providers, educators and community based organizations about the etiology, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of Tourette Syndrome, with a particular emphasis on children with Tourette Syndrome. Such programs may be carried out by the Secretary directly and through awards of grants or contracts to public or nonprofit private entities.
(b) Certain activities
Activities under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) the production and translation of educational materials, including public service announcements;
(2) the development of training material for health care providers, educators and community based organizations; and
(3) outreach efforts directed at the misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis of Tourette Syndrome in children and in minority groups.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XI, § 1108, as added Pub. L. 106–310, div. A, title XXIII, § 2301, Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1157.)
42 U.S.C. § 300d–19 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 300d–19. Failure to comply with agreements
(a) Repayment of payments
(1) Requirement
The Secretary may, in accordance with subsection (b), require a State to repay any payments received by the State pursuant to section 300d–11(a) of this title that the Secretary determines were not expended by the State in accordance with the agreements required to be made by the State as a condition of the receipt of payments under such section.
(2) Offset of amounts
If a State fails to make a repayment required in paragraph (1), the Secretary may offset the amount of the repayment against any amount due to be paid to the State under section 300d–11(a) of this title.
(b) Opportunity for hearing
Before requiring repayment of payments under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall provide to the State an opportunity for a hearing.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XII, § 1219, as added Pub. L. 101–590, § 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2925.)
42 U.S.C. § 300d–20 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 300d–20. Prohibition against certain false statements
(a) In general
(1) False statements or representations
A person may not knowingly and willfully make or cause to be made any false statement or representation of a material fact in connection with the furnishing of items or services for which payments may be made by a State from amounts paid to the State under section 300d–11(a) of this title.
(2) Concealing or failing to disclose information
A person with knowledge of the occurrence of any event affecting the right of the person to receive any payments from amounts paid to the State under section 300d–11(a) of this title may not conceal or fail to disclose any such event with the intent of fraudulently securing such amount.
(b) Criminal penalty for violation of prohibition
Any person who violates a prohibition established in subsection (a) may for each violation be fined in accordance with title 18, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XII, § 1220, as added Pub. L. 101–590, § 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2925.)
42 U.S.C. § 300d–31 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 300d–31. Definitions
For purposes of this part and parts A and B:
(1) Designated trauma center
The term “designated trauma center” means a trauma center designated in accordance with the modifications to the State plan described in section 300d–13 of this title.
(2) State plan regarding emergency medical services
The term “State plan”, with respect to the provision of emergency medical services, means a plan for a comprehensive, organized system to provide for the access, response, triage, field stabilization, transport, hospital stabilization, definitive care, and rehabilitation of patients of all ages with respect to emergency medical services.
(3) State
The term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(4) Trauma
The term “trauma” means an injury resulting from exposure to—
(A) a mechanical force; or
(B) another extrinsic agent, including an extrinsic agent that is thermal, electrical, chemical, or radioactive.
(5) Trauma care component of State plan
The term “trauma care component”, with respect to components of the State plan for the provision of emergency medical services, means a plan for a comprehensive health care system, within rural and urban areas of the State, for the prompt recognition, prehospital care, emergency medical care, acute surgical and medical care, rehabilitation, and outcome evaluation of seriously injured patients.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XII, § 1231, as added Pub. L. 101–590, § 3, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2926; amended Pub. L. 102–321, title VI, § 602(2), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 103–183, title VI, § 601(f)(4), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2239; Pub. L. 113–152, § 2(a), Aug. 8, 2014, 128 Stat. 1825.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Par. (4). Pub. L. 113–152 amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The term ‘trauma’ means an injury resulting from exposure to a mechanical force.”
1993—Par. (3). Pub. L. 103–183 substituted “Puerto Rico,” for “Puerto Rico;”.
1992—Pub. L. 102–321 substituted “this part and parts A and B” for “this subchapter” in introductory provisions.
heading: Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 102–321 effective July 10, 1992, with provision for programs providing financial assistance, see section 801(b), (d) of Pub. L. 102–321, set out as a note under section 236 of this title.
42 U.S.C. § 300e–14 (THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE)
§ 300e–14. Annual report
(a) The Secretary shall periodically review the programs of assistance authorized by this subchapter and make an annual report to the Congress of a summary of the activities under each program. The Secretary shall include in such summary—
(1) a summary of each grant, contract, loan, or loan guarantee made under this subchapter in the period covered by the report and a list of the health maintenance organizations which during such period became qualified health maintenance organizations for purposes of section 300e–9 of this title;
(2) the statistics and other information reported in such period to the Secretary in accordance with section 300e(c)(11) 1 of this title;
(3) findings with respect to the ability of the health maintenance organizations assisted under this subchapter—
(A) to operate on a fiscally sound basis without continued Federal financial assistance,
(B) to meet the requirements of section 300e(c) of this title respecting their organization and operation,
(C) to provide basic and supplemental health services in the manner prescribed by section 300e(b) of this title,
(D) to include indigent and high-risk individuals in their membership, and
(E) to provide services to medically underserved populations; and
(4) findings with respect to—
(A) the operation of distinct categories of health maintenance organizations in comparison with each other,
(B) health maintenance organizations as a group in comparison with alternative forms of health care delivery, and
(C) the impact that health maintenance organizations, individually, by category, and as a group, have on the health of the public.
(b) The Office of Management and Budget may review the Secretary’s report under subsection (a) before its submission to the Congress, but the Office may not revise the report or delay its submission, and it may submit to the Congress its comments (and those of other departments or agencies of the Government) respecting such report.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XIII, § 1315, as added Pub. L. 93–222, § 2, Dec. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 933.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 300e(c)(11) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), was redesignated section 300e(c)(9) of this title by Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 942(d)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 574, and redesignated section 300e(c)(8) of this title by Pub. L. 100–517, § 5(b), Oct. 24, 1988, 102 Stat. 2579.