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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Poison Control Center Enhancement
and Awareness Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Each year more than 2,000,000 poisonings are reported
to poison control centers throughout the United States. More
than 90 percent of these poisonings happen in the home. 53
percent of poisoning victims are children younger than 6 years
of age.
(2) Poison centers are life-saving and cost-effective
public health services. For every dollar spent on poison
control centers, $7 in medical costs are saved. The average
cost of a poisoning exposure call is $31.28, while the average
cost if other parts of the medical system are involved is $932.
Over the last 2 decades, the instability and lack of funding
has resulted in a steady decline in the number of poison
control centers in the United States. Currently, there are 75
such centers.
(3) Stabilizing the funding structure and increasing
accessibility to poison control centers will increase the
number of United States residents who have access to a
certified poison control center, and reduce the inappropriate
use of emergency medical services and other more costly health
care services.

SEC. 3. DEFINITION.

In this Act, the term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
and Human Services.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL TOLL-FREE NUMBER.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide coordination and
assistance to regional poison control centers for the establishment of
a nationwide toll-free phone number to be used to access such centers.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $2,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 1999 through 2001.

SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONWIDE MEDIA CAMPAIGN.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish a national media
campaign to educate the public and health care providers about poison
prevention and the availability of poison control resources in local
communities and to conduct advertising campaigns concerning the
nationwide toll-free number established under section 4.
(b) Contract With Entity.--The Secretary may carry out subsection
(a) by entering into contracts with 1 or more nationally recognized
media firms for the development and distribution of monthly television,
radio, and newspaper public service announcements.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $600,000 for each of the fiscal
years 1999 through 2003.

SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF A GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) Regional Poison Control Centers.--The Secretary shall award
grants to certified regional poison control centers for the purposes of
achieving the financial stability of such centers, and for preventing
and providing treatment recommendations for poisonings.
(b) Other Improvements.--The Secretary shall also use amounts
received under this section to--
(1) develop standard education programs;
(2) develop standard patient management protocols for
commonly encountered toxic exposures;
(3) improve and expand the poison control data collection
systems; and
(4) improve national toxic exposure surveillance.
(c) Certification.--Except as provided in subsection (d), the
Secretary may make a grant to a center under subsection (a) only if the
center has been certified by a professional organization in the field
of poison control, and the Secretary has approved the organization as
having in effect standards for certification that reasonably provide
for the protection of the public health with respect to poisoning.
(d) Waiver of Certification Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may grant a waiver of the
certification requirement of subsection (a) with respect to a
noncertified poison control center that applies for a grant
under this section if such center can reasonably demonstrate
that the center will obtain such a certification within a
reasonable period of time as determined appropriate by the
Secretary.
(2) Renewal.--The Secretary may only renew a waiver under
paragraph (1) for a period of 3 years.
(e) Supplement not Supplant.--Amounts made available to a poison
control center under this section shall be used to supplement and not
supplant other Federal, State, local or private funds provided for such
center.
(f) Maintenance of Effort.--A poison control center, in utilizing
the proceeds of a grant under this section, shall maintain the
expenditures of the center for activities of the center at a level that
is equal to not less than the level of such expenditures maintained by
the center for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which the
grant is received.
(g) Matching Requirement.--The Secretary may impose a matching
requirement with respect to amounts provided under a grant under this
section if the Secretary determines appropriate.
(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section, $25,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 1999 through 2001.
Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordination and assistance to regional poison control centers for the establishment of a nationwide toll-free phone number to be used to access such centers. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001.
Requires the Secretary to establish a national media campaign to educate the public about poison prevention and the availability of poison control resources in local communities and to conduct advertising campaigns concerning the nationwide toll-free number. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2003.
Directs the Secretary to award grants to certified regional poison control centers for purposes of achieving financial stability and for preventing and providing treatment recommendations for poisoning. Lists other activities for which the Secretary shall use funds. Sets forth center certification requirements. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001.