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As revised by section 10401(a) of the Senate Manager's Amendment, requires the establishment of a National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council (“Council”) with the Surgeon General appointed to serve at the helm. Specifies membership to include heads of a number of federal departments, including HHS, USDA, ED, DOT, ONDCP, and so forth. Directs the President to also establish a...
As revised by section 10401(b) of the Senate Manager's Amendment, creates a new HHS-administered Prevention and Public Health Fund (“Fund”) to expand upon national investments in prevention and public health programs. Appropriates $500 million for FY 2010; $750 million for FY 2011; $1 billion for FY 2012; $1.25 billion for FY 2013; $1.5 billion for FY 2014; and $2 billion...
Clarifies and expounds upon the role of the existing United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), directing the USPSTF to, among other things, review interventions and update recommendations related to certain topic areas, including new or improved techniques to assess the health effects of such interventions, at least once during every five-year period. Provides for the coordination of the USPSTF...
As revised by section 10401(c) of the Senate Manager's Amendment, directs HHS to organize a national public-private partnership to conduct an outreach and education campaign focused on raising public awareness of health prevention and promotion goals. Directs the CDC to implement the national science-based media campaign on health promotion and disease prevention by March 23, 2011. Among other things, the...
As revised by section 10402(a) of the Senate Manager's Amendment, requires HHS to establish a grant program that supports school-based health centers (SBHCs) with preference given to those SBHCs serving a large population of children eligible for Medicaid or CHIP. Stipulates that, of the $50 million FY 2010-2013 appropriation, such funds may only be used for expenditures for facilities, equipment, or...
Requires HHS to launch a 5-year national, oral health care prevention and education campaign with assurances that such activities are targeted towards certain populations (e.g., children and pregnant women). Stipulates that implementation of such plan must begin by March 23, 2012. Authorizes (but does not appropriate) funding to establish grants for a number of related efforts, including research-based dental caries...
As revised by section 10402(b) of the Senate Manager's Amendment, beginning January 1, 2011, requires that Medicare cover, with no co-insurance or Part B deductible to the beneficiary, personalized prevention plan services (PPPS) (which include the annual wellness visit (AWV)). Stipulates that this new option applies to an individual who is no longer within 12 months after the effective date...
As revised by section 10406 of the Senate Manager's Amendment, beginning January 1, 2011, waives beneficiary cost-sharing under Medicare for most preventive services, including services recommended by the USPSTF with a grade of A or B. Also waives the Medicare deductible for certain colorectal cancer screening tests.
Authorizes HHS to change or remove coverage of certain preventive services. Clarifies that nothing in this section affects Medicare coverage of diagnostic or treatment services. Effective January 1, 2010.
Beginning January 1, 2013, provides for a 1% FMAP increase for certain adult vaccines and clinical preventive services to states that cover, without cost-sharing, specified preventive services (assigned a grade of A or B by the USPSTF) and adult vaccines (recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)).
Mandates that States cover, under their respective Medicaid programs, comprehensive tobacco cessation services for women who are pregnant (including prescription and non-prescription tobacco cessation agents) and non-pharmaceutical treatments, without cost-sharing.
Requires the Secretary of HHS to award grants to states to incentivize Medicaid beneficiaries to: (1) join tobacco cessation, weight control or reduction, blood pressure lowering, or diabetes prevention or management programs; and (2) achieve improvements in health risks and outcomes. Allows state flexibility in implementing such provision, including by entering into arrangements with community- and/or faith-based organizations. Directs HHS to conduct awareness...
Requires the CDC to award competitive Community Transformation Grants (CTGs) to eligible entities, which include state and local governmental agencies and community-based organizations. The goal of these grants is to implement evidence-based community preventive health programs. As revised by section 10403(1) of the Senate Manager's Amendment, sets aside 20% of the grants for rural and frontier areas. Also, pursuant to revisions delineated at...
Directs the CDC to award 5-year grants to states or local health departments and Indian tribes that provide public health community interventions, screenings, and clinical referrals to the pre-Medicare population (ages 55-64). Requires funded entities to develop relationships with relevant stakeholders, including providers, community-based organizations, and insurers, as well as potentially CHCs or RHCs. Stipulates an annual evaluation of the...
Directs the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (“Access Board”) to draft regulations regarding technical criteria for medical diagnostic equipment for individuals with accessibility needs. Due March 23, 2012. Directs the Access Board and FDA to periodically review, and when appropriate, amend such standards.
Revises PHSA requirements to allow states to obtain vaccines for adults from manufacturers at the applicable price negotiated by HHS. Creates a demonstration program to provide states with grants to states to enhance the delivery of recommended immunizations to children, adolescents, and adults. Funds received under these grants are to be used to implement interventions recommended by the Task Force on...
Specifies new requirements of restaurants, retail food establishments, and vending machines. With certain limited exceptions, stipulates that restaurants or similar retail food establishments that are part of a 20+ location chain doing business under the same name (regardless of differences in ownership at the locations) disclose certain nutrient content information (e.g., number of calories) for each standard menu item. Delineates the...
Directs the Secretary of HHS to launch a pilot program under which it would enter into agreements with up to 10 CHCs to demonstrate the effect of providing at-risk populations with an individualized wellness plan intended to reduce risk factors relating to preventable conditions. Stipulates various activities that may be conducted under the pilot program, such as nutritional counseling, a physical activity...
Requires certain employers to provide a sufficient break time for employee mothers to express breast milk for her nursing child for up to one year after the child’s birth, and ensure that such employee is provided a private place (not including a bathroom) to do so. Does not require employers to compensate an employee receiving reasonable break time in accordance with...
Directs the CDC to fund public health services and systems (PHSS) research. Stipulates that the funded research include, among other things, an examination of evidence-based priorities relating to prevention, with a focus on high priority areas as identified in the National Prevention Strategy or Healthy People 2020. Calls for coordination with existing partnerships, including similar initiatives conducted by state and...
Effective March 23, 2012, requires any federally facilitated health care or public health program, activity, or survey (including Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP) to collect and report on certain demographic data to inform areas of health disparities, including as such information pertains to rural underserved populations (e.g., frontier populations). Delineates certain collection and data management standards, as well as requires data analysis to ascertain...
Directs the CDC to provide employees with technical assistance, consultation, tools, and other resources to evaluate employers’ employer-based wellness programs, as well as train employers on how to evaluate such programs. Directs the CDC to, not later than March 23, 2012 (and at regular intervals thereafter), conduct a national worksite health policies and programs study and report to Congress upon...
As revised by section 10404, requires the CDC to create an Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity Grant Program. Grants authorized under this program are to be used to assist public health agencies in monitoring and expediting response to infectious diseases. Authorizes (but does not appropriate) $190 million for each of FYs 2010-2013, though stipulates certain allocations of such amount to fund specified activities.
Directs HHS to retain IOM for the purpose of conducting a Conference on Pain by March 23, 2011. Calls for a report summarizing the Conference’s findings and any accompanying recommendations by June 30, 2011. Authorizes (but does not appropriate) such sums as may be necessary to conduct the Conference and associated activities for FYs 2010-2011. Provides that the NIH may build on...
Appropriates $25 million for FYs 2010 through 2014 for states to conduct Childhood Obesity Demonstration projects pursuant to CHIPRA.
This provision was stricken by section 10405 and the section was not subsequently redesignated.
Directs the Secretary of HHS to conduct an evaluation federal health and wellness programs as they relate to changes in health status and submit to Congress a report regarding this evaluation.
Upon collaboration with the CDC, directs the Secretary of HHS to prepare and make publicly available (including via the Internet) on a biennial basis a national diabetes report card. Requires the Secretary to collaborate with the IOM to study the implications of diabetes on clinical practice and evaluate the degree to which diabetes education should be mandated for licensure and...
Requires the Secretary of HHS to award grants to eligible small businesses (with less than 100 employees who work 25 hours or more per week) to offer workplace wellness programs to their employees. Authorizes (but does not appropriate) $200 million for FYs 2011 through 2015.
Amends the PHSA to direct the NIH to establish a Cures Acceleration Network (CAN) to award grants to expedite the development of products and behavioral health therapies. Delineates membership and functional responsibilities of the 24-member CAN Board. Stipulates other details relative to the grants funded under this initiative, including eligible entities, award amounts, and so forth. Authorizes (but does appropriate) $500 million for...
Requires SAMHSA to award five-year (with potential for renewal) competitive grants to higher education institutions and/or nonprofit research institutions (public or private) to establish national centers of excellence for depression. Calls upon the Secretary of HHS to designate one recipient of such grants as the National Coordinating Center with certain requirements to establish and maintain a national database. Requires $1...
Amends the PHSA to expand the CDC's focus on the epidemiology of congenital heart disease and to create a National Congenital Heart Disease Surveillance System for organizing this information. Further authorizes the CDC to award a grant to one eligible entity to conduct activities pursuant to this provision. Calls for expanded, intensified, and coordinated research and related activities relative to...
Clarifies certain provisions of the PHSA that pertain to the qualifications of automated defibrillator clearinghouse administration. Reauthorizes Public Access Defibrillation programs through FY 2014.
Requires the CDC to conduct a evidence-based education campaign directed toward young women to increase women’s breast health awareness nationwide. Calls for the establishment (by May 23, 2010) of an Advisory Committee to support the development of this campaign. Directs the CDC to consult with HRSA in conducting an education campaign targeting physicians and other health care professionals towards this...
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