CHAPTER 6A — Public Health Service
1,519 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — ADMINISTRATION AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 81 sections
Part A — Administration 49 sections
- § 202. — Administration and supervision of Service
- § 203. — Organization of Service
- § 204. — Commissioned Corps and Ready Reserve Corps
- § 204a. — Deployment readiness
- § 205. — Appointment and tenure of office of Surgeon General; reversion in rank
- § 206. — Assignment of officers
- § 207. — Grades, ranks, and titles of commissioned corps
- § 208. — Repealed. Feb. 28, 1948, ch. 83, § 5(a), 62 Stat. 40
- § 209. — Appointment of personnel
- §§ 209a, 209b. — Omitted
- § 209c. — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–649, § 14b, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 499
- § 209d. — Appointment of osteopaths as commissioned officers
- § 210. — Pay and allowances
- § 210–1. — Annual and sick leave
- § 210a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–649, § 14b, Sept. 7, 1962, 76 Stat. 499
- § 210b. — Professional categories
- § 211. — Promotion of commissioned officers
- § 211a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–222, § 7(b), Dec. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 936
- § 211b. — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–412, title V, § 501(f), Sept. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1258
- § 211c. — Promotion credit for medical officers in assistant grade
- § 212. — Retirement of commissioned officers
- § 212a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–222, § 7(b), Dec. 29, 1973, 87 Stat. 936
- § 212b. — Repealed. Apr. 27, 1956, ch. 211, § 5(d), 70 Stat. 117
- § 213. — Military benefits
- § 213a. — Rights, benefits, privileges, and immunities for commissioned officers or beneficiaries; exercise of authority by Secretary or designee
- § 214. — Presentation of United States flag upon retirement
- § 214a. — Repealed. Sept. 1, 1954, ch. 1211, § 5, 68 Stat. 1130
- § 215. — Detail of Service personnel
- § 216. — Regulations
- § 217. — Use of Service in time of war or emergency
- § 217a. — Advisory councils or committees
- § 217a–1. — Advisory committees; prohibition of consideration of political affiliations
- § 217b. — Volunteer services
- § 218. — National Advisory Councils on Migrant Health
- § 218a. — Training of officers
- §§ 219 to 224. — Transferred
- § 225. — Repealed. July 12, 1955, ch. 328, § 5(4), 69 Stat. 296
- §§ 225a to 227. — Transferred
- § 227a. — Omitted
- §§ 228 to 229d. — Transferred
- § 230. — Repealed. Apr. 27, 1956, ch. 211, § 5(e), 70 Stat. 117
- § 231. — Service and supply fund; uses; reimbursement
- § 232. — National Institute of Mental Health; authorization of appropriation; construction; location
- § 233. — Civil actions or proceedings against commissioned officers or employees
- § 234. — Health care professionals assisting during a public health emergency
- § 235. — Administration of grants in multigrant projects; promulgation of regulations
- § 236. — Orphan Products Board
- § 237. — Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research and Biomedical Product Assessment Service
- § 237a. — Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health
Part B — Miscellaneous Provisions 18 sections
- § 238. — Gifts for benefit of Service
- § 238a. — Use of immigration station hospitals
- § 238b. — Disposition of money collected for care of patients
- § 238c. — Transportation of remains of officers
- § 238d. — Availability of appropriations for grants to Federal institutions
- § 238e. — Transfer of funds
- § 238f. — Availability of appropriations
- § 238g. — Wearing of uniforms
- § 238h. — Biennial report
- § 238i. — Memorials and other acknowledgments for contributions to health of Nation
- § 238j. — Evaluation of programs
- § 238k. — Contract authority
- § 238l. — Recovery
- § 238m. — Use of fiscal agents
- § 238n. — Abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities regarding training and licensing of physicians
- § 238o. — Restriction on use of funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy killing
- § 238p. — Recommendations and guidelines regarding automated external defibrillators for Federal buildings
- § 238q. — Liability regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators
Part C — Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection 9 sections
- § 239. — General provisions
- § 239a. — Determination of eligibility and benefits
- § 239b. — Smallpox vaccine injury table
- § 239c. — Medical benefits
- § 239d. — Compensation for lost employment income
- § 239e. — Payment for death
- § 239f. — Administration
- § 239g. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 239h. — Relationship to other laws
Part D — United States Public Health Sciences Track 4 sections
SUBCHAPTER II — GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES 329 sections
Part A — Research and Investigations 29 sections
- § 241. — Research and investigations generally
- § 242. — Studies and investigations on use and misuse of narcotic drugs and other drugs; annual report to Attorney General; cooperation with States
- § 242a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXII, § 3201(b)(1), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1190
- § 242b. — General authority respecting research, evaluations, and demonstrations in health statistics, health services, and health care technology
- § 242c. — Appointment and authority of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- § 242c–1. — Advisory committee to the Director
- § 242d. — Transferred
- § 242e. — Repealed. Pub. L. 93–353, title I, § 102(a), July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 362
- §§ 242f to 242j. — Transferred
- § 242k. — National Center for Health Statistics
- § 242l. — International cooperation
- § 242m. — General provisions respecting effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of health services
- § 242n. — Repealed. Pub. L. 101–239, title VI, § 6103(d)(1)(B), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2205
- § 242o. — Health conferences; publication of health educational information
- § 242p. — National disease prevention data profile
- § 242q. — Task Force on Aging Research; establishment and duties
- § 242q–1. — Membership
- § 242q–2. — Administrative staff and support
- § 242q–3. — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(3)(B), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3694
- § 242q–4. — Definitions
- § 242q–5. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 242r. — Improvement and publication of data on food-related allergic responses
- § 242s. — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Women’s Health
- § 242t. — CDC surveillance and data collection for child, youth, and adult trauma
- § 242u. — Improving State, local, and Tribal information sharing
- § 242v. — Foreign talent recruitment programs
- § 242v–1. — Securing identifiable, sensitive information and addressing other national security risks related to research
- § 242v–2. — Protecting America’s biomedical research enterprise
- § 242v–3. — Report on progress to address undue foreign influence
Part B — Federal-State Cooperation 82 sections
- § 243. — General grant of authority for cooperation
- § 244. — Public access defibrillation programs
- § 244–1. — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–484, title V, § 503(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2300
- § 244a. — Materials and resources to increase education and awareness of cardiomyopathy among school administrators, educators, and families
- § 244b. — Activities relating to cardiomyopathy
- § 244c. — Cardiomyopathy research
- § 244d. — Promoting student access to AEDs and CPR
- § 245. — Public awareness campaign on the importance of vaccinations
- § 245a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–484, title V, § 503(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2300
- § 246. — Grants and services to States
- § 246a. — Bureau of State Services management fund; establishment; advancements; availability
- § 247. — Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian health care professionals
- § 247a. — Family support groups for Alzheimer’s disease patients
- § 247b. — Project grants for preventive health services
- § 247b–1. — Screenings, referrals, and education regarding lead poisoning
- § 247b–2. — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 902(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 559
- § 247b–3. — Education, technology assessment, and epidemiology regarding lead poisoning
- § 247b–3a. — Training and reports by the Health Resources and Services Administration
- § 247b–4. — National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- § 247b–4a. — Early detection, diagnosis, and interventions for newborns and infants with hearing loss
- §§ 247b–4b to 247b–4d. — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–416, § 3(b)(1)–(3), Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2829
- § 247b–4e. — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–416, § 3(b)(4), Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2829; Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(3)(D), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3694
- § 247b–4f. — Research relating to preterm labor and delivery and the care, treatment, and outcomes of preterm and low birthweight infants
- § 247b–4g. — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–55, title I, § 104(a), Nov. 27, 2013, 127 Stat. 643
- § 247b–5. — Preventive health measures with respect to prostate cancer
- § 247b–6. — National strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis
- § 247b–7. — Loan repayment program
- § 247b–8. — Fellowship and training programs
- § 247b–9. — Diabetes in children and youth
- § 247b–9a. — Better diabetes care
- § 247b–10. — Compilation of data on asthma
- § 247b–11. — Effects of folic acid in prevention of birth defects
- § 247b–12. — Safe motherhood
- § 247b–13. — Prenatal and postnatal health
- § 247b–13a. — Screening and treatment for maternal mental health and substance use disorders
- § 247b–14. — Oral health promotion and disease prevention
- § 247b–14a. — Identification of interventions that reduce the burden and transmission of oral, dental, and craniofacial diseases in high risk populations; development of approaches for pediatric oral and craniofacial assessment
- § 247b–15. — Surveillance and education regarding infections associated with illicit drug use and other risk factors
- § 247b–16. — Grants for lead poisoning related activities
- § 247b–17. — Human papillomavirus (Johanna’s Law)
- § 247b–18. — Surveillance and research regarding muscular dystrophy
- § 247b–19. — Information and education
- § 247b–20. — Food safety grants
- § 247b–21. — Mosquito-borne diseases; coordination grants to States; assessment and control grants to political subdivisions
- § 247b–22. — Microbicide research
- § 247b–23. — National strategy and regional centers of excellence in vector-borne diseases
- § 247b–24. — Addressing factors related to improving health outcomes
- § 247c. — Sexually transmitted diseases; prevention and control projects and programs
- § 247c–1. — Infertility and sexually transmitted diseases
- § 247c–2. — Data collection regarding programs under subchapter XXIV
- § 247d. — Public health emergencies
- § 247d–1. — Vaccine tracking and distribution
- § 247d–2. — Earlier development of diagnostic tests
- § 247d–3. — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–417, title II, § 204(b)(1), Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2851
- § 247d–3a. — Improving State and local public health security
- § 247d–3b. — Partnerships for State and regional hospital preparedness to improve surge capacity
- § 247d–3c. — Guidelines for regional health care emergency preparedness and response systems
- § 247d–4. — Facilities and capacities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- § 247d–4a. — Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund
- § 247d–4b. — Children’s Preparedness Unit
- § 247d–5. — Combating antimicrobial resistance
- § 247d–5a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title III, § 3044(b)(1), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1121
- § 247d–6. — Public health countermeasures to a bioterrorist attack
- § 247d–6a. — Authority for use of certain procedures regarding qualified countermeasure research and development activities
- § 247d–6b. — Strategic National Stockpile and security countermeasure procurements
- § 247d–6c. — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–5, title II, § 205, Mar. 13, 2013, 127 Stat. 179
- § 247d–6d. — Targeted liability protections for pandemic and epidemic products and security countermeasures
- § 247d–6e. — Covered countermeasure process
- § 247d–6f. — Provision of medical countermeasures to Indian programs and facilities
- § 247d–7. — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, § 2231(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5753
- § 247d–7a. — Grants regarding training and education of certain health professionals
- § 247d–7b. — Emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health professional
- § 247d–7c. — Supplies and services in lieu of award funds
- § 247d–7d. — Security for countermeasure development and production
- § 247d–7e. — Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
- § 247d–7f. — Collaboration and coordination
- § 247d–7g. — National Biodefense Science Board and working groups
- § 247d–8. — Coordinated program to improve pediatric oral health
- § 247d–9. — Dental education for parents of newborns
- § 247d–10. — Pilot program for public health laboratories to detect fentanyl and other synthetic opioids
- § 247d–11. — State All Payer Claims Databases
- § 247d–12. — Coordination and collaboration regarding blood supply
Part C — Hospitals, Medical Examinations, and Medical Care 15 sections
- § 247e. — National Hansen’s Disease Programs Center
- § 248. — Control and management of hospitals; furnishing prosthetic and orthopedic devices; transfer of patients; disposal of articles produced by patients; disposal of money and effects of deceased patients; payment of burial expenses
- § 248a. — Closing or transfer of hospitals; reduction of services; Congressional authorization required
- § 248b. — Transfer or financial self-sufficiency of public health service hospitals and clinics
- §§ 248c, 248d. — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VII, § 727(a)(1), (2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2596
- § 249. — Medical care and treatment of quarantined and detained persons
- § 250. — Medical care and treatment of Federal prisoners
- § 250a. — Transfer of appropriations
- § 251. — Medical examination and treatment of Federal employees; medical care at remote stations
- § 252. — Medical examination of aliens
- § 253. — Medical services to Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service
- § 253a. — Medical services to retired personnel of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- § 253b. — Former Lighthouse Service employees; medical service eligibility
- § 254. — Interdepartmental work
- § 254a. — Sharing of medical care facilities and resources
Part D — Primary Health Care 65 sections
subpart i — health centers 28 sections
- § 254b. — Health centers
- § 254b–1. — State grants to health care providers who provide services to a high percentage of medically underserved populations or other special populations
- § 254b–2. — Community health centers and the National Health Service Corps Fund
- § 254c. — Rural health care services outreach, rural health network development, and small health care provider quality improvement grant programs
- § 254c–1. — Grants for health services for Pacific Islanders
- § 254c–1a. — Grants to nurse-managed health clinics
- § 254c–1b. — Rural obstetric network grants
- § 254c–2. — Special diabetes programs for type I diabetes
- § 254c–3. — Special diabetes programs for Indians
- § 254c–4. — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, § 2201(a)(2), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5729
- § 254c–5. — Epilepsy; seizure disorder
- § 254c–6. — Certain services for pregnant women
- § 254c–7. — Special needs adoption programs; public awareness campaign and other activities
- § 254c–8. — Healthy start for infants
- § 254c–9. — Establishment of program of grants
- § 254c–10. — Certain requirements
- § 254c–11. — Technical assistance
- § 254c–12. — Definitions
- § 254c–13. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 254c–14. — Telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs
- § 254c–15. — Transferred
- § 254c–16. — Mental health services delivered via telehealth
- § 254c–17. — Repealed. Pub. L. 108–163, § 2(e)(2), Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2021
- § 254c–18. — Telemedicine; incentive grants regarding coordination among States
- § 254c–19. — Pediatric mental health care access grants
- § 254c–20. — Expanding capacity for health outcomes
- § 254c–21. — Innovation for maternal health
- § 254c–22. — Integrated services for pregnant and postpartum women
subpart ii — national health service corps program 10 sections
- § 254d. — National Health Service Corps
- § 254e. — Health professional shortage areas
- § 254f. — Corps personnel
- § 254f–1. — Priorities in assignment of Corps personnel
- § 254g. — Charges for services by entities using Corps members
- § 254h. — Provision of health services by Corps members
- § 254h–1. — Facilitation of effective provision of Corps services
- § 254i. — Annual report to Congress; contents
- § 254j. — National Advisory Council on National Health Service Corps
- § 254k. — Authorization of appropriations
subpart iii — scholarship program and loan repayment program 14 sections
- § 254l. — National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
- § 254l–1. — National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
- § 254m. — Obligated service under contract
- § 254n. — Private practice
- § 254o. — Breach of scholarship contract or loan repayment contract
- § 254o–1. — Fund regarding use of amounts recovered for contract breach to replace services lost as result of breach
- § 254p. — Special loans for former Corps members to enter private practice
- § 254q. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 254q–1. — Grants to States for loan repayment programs
- § 254r. — Grants to State Offices of Rural Health
- § 254s. — Native Hawaiian Health Scholarships
- § 254t. — Demonstration project
- § 254u. — Public health departments
- § 254v. — Clarification regarding service in schools and other community-based settings
subpart iv — home health services 1 sections
subpart v — healthy communities access program 3 sections
subpart vii — drug pricing agreements 1 sections
subpart viii — bulk purchases of vaccines for certain programs 2 sections
subpart ix — support of graduate medical education programs in children’s hospitals 1 sections
subpart x — primary dental programs 3 sections
subpart xi — support of graduate medical education in qualified teaching health centers 1 sections
subpart xii — community-based collaborative care network program 1 sections
Part E — Narcotic Addicts and Other Drug Abusers 5 sections
- § 257. — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXIV, § 3405(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1221, as amended by Pub. L. 114–198, title I, § 110(b), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 710
- § 257a. — Transferred
- § 258. — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXIV, § 3405(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1221, as amended by Pub. L. 114–198, title I, § 110(b), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 710
- § 258a. — Transferred
- §§ 259 to 261a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXIV, § 3405(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1221, as amended by Pub. L. 114–198, title I, § 110(b), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 710
Part F — Licensing of Biological Products and Clinical Laboratories 13 sections
subpart 1 — biological products 4 sections
subpart 2 — clinical laboratories 8 sections
subpart 3 — mammography facilities 1 sections
Part G — Quarantine and Inspection 9 sections
- § 264. — Regulations to control communicable diseases
- § 265. — Suspension of entries and imports from designated places to prevent spread of communicable diseases
- § 266. — Special quarantine powers in time of war
- § 267. — Quarantine stations, grounds, and anchorages
- § 268. — Quarantine duties of consular and other officers
- § 269. — Bills of health
- § 270. — Quarantine regulations governing civil air navigation and civil aircraft
- § 271. — Penalties for violation of quarantine laws
- § 272. — Administration of oaths by quarantine officers
Part H — Organ Transplants 16 sections
- § 273. — Organ procurement organizations
- § 273a. — National living donor mechanisms
- § 273b. — Report on the long-term health effects of living organ donation
- § 274. — Organ procurement and transplantation network
- § 274a. — Scientific registry
- § 274b. — General provisions respecting grants and contracts
- § 274c. — Administration
- § 274d. — Report
- § 274e. — Prohibition of organ purchases
- § 274f. — Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses incurred toward living organ donation
- § 274f–1. — Public awareness; studies and demonstrations
- § 274f–2. — Grants regarding hospital organ donation coordinators
- § 274f–3. — Studies relating to organ donation and the recovery, preservation, and transportation of organs
- § 274f–4. — Report relating to organ donation and the recovery, preservation, and transportation of organs
- § 274f–5. — Criteria, standards, and regulations with respect to organs infected with HIV
- § 274g. — Authorization of appropriations
Part H–1 — Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal 5 sections
Part I — C.W. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program 6 sections
- § 274k. — National Program
- § 274l. — Stem cell therapeutic outcomes database
- § 274l–1. — Definitions
- § 274m. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 275. — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–43, title I, § 121(a), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 133
- §§ 276 to 280a–1. — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–158, § 3(b), Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 879
Part J — Prevention and Control of Injuries 12 sections
- § 280b. — Research
- § 280b–0. — Prevention and control activities
- § 280b–1. — Preventing overdoses of controlled substances
- § 280b–1a. — Interpersonal violence within families and among acquaintances
- § 280b–1b. — Use of allotments for rape prevention education
- § 280b–1c. — Prevention of traumatic brain injury
- § 280b–1d. — National program for traumatic brain injury surveillance and registries
- § 280b–1e. — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–377, § 2(3), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5114
- § 280b–1f. — Prevention of falls among older adults
- § 280b–2. — General provisions
- § 280b–3. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 280b–4. — Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Part K — Health Care Services in the Home and Public Health Programs for Dementia 7 sections
subpart i — grants for demonstration projects 3 sections
subpart ii — programs with respect to alzheimer’s disease and related dementias 3 sections
subpart iii — grants for home visiting services for at-risk families 1 sections
Part L — [Repealed] 2 sections
Part M — National Program of Cancer Registries 7 sections
- § 280e. — National program of cancer registries
- § 280e–1. — Planning grants regarding registries
- § 280e–2. — Technical assistance in operations of statewide cancer registries
- § 280e–3. — Study in certain States to determine factors contributing to elevated breast cancer mortality rates
- § 280e–3a. — National childhood cancer registry
- § 280e–4. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 280e–5. — Voluntary registry for firefighter cancer incidence
Part N — National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1 sections
Part O — Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Prevention and Services Program 3 sections
Part P — Additional Programs 24 sections
- § 280g. — Children’s asthma treatment grants program
- § 280g–1. — Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children
- § 280g–2. — Childhood malignancies
- § 280g–3. — Prescription drug monitoring program
- § 280g–4. — Grants to strengthen the healthcare system’s response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
- § 280g–4a. — Understanding sexual assault care in health systems
- § 280g–4b. — Expanding access to unified care
- § 280g–4c. — Expanding access to forensics for victims of interpersonal violence
- § 280g–5. — Public and health care provider education and support services
- § 280g–6. — Chronic kidney disease initiatives
- § 280g–7. — Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry
- § 280g–7a. — Surveillance of neurological diseases
- § 280g–7b. — HHS public-private partnership for rare neurodegenerative diseases
- § 280g–8. — Support for patients receiving a positive diagnosis of Down syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions
- § 280g–9. — Programs to improve quality of life for persons with paralysis and other physical disabilities
- § 280g–10. — Community Preventive Services Task Force
- § 280g–11. — Awards to support community health workers and community health
- § 280g–12. — Primary Care Extension Program
- § 280g–13. — National congenital heart disease research, surveillance, and awareness
- § 280g–14. — National diabetes prevention program
- § 280g–15. — State demonstration programs to evaluate alternatives to current medical tort litigation
- § 280g–16. — Food Safety Integrated Centers of Excellence
- § 280g–17. — Designation and investigation of potential cancer clusters
- § 280g–18. — Maternal mental health hotline
Part Q — Programs To Improve the Health of Children 9 sections
- § 280h. — Grants to promote childhood nutrition and physical activity
- § 280h–1. — Applied research program
- § 280h–2. — Education campaign
- § 280h–3. — Health professional education and training
- § 280h–4. — Grants for the establishment of school-based health centers
- § 280h–5. — School-based health centers
- § 280h–6. — Infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment
- § 280h–7. — Grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for children and youth in educational settings
- § 280h–8. — Recognizing early childhood trauma related to substance abuse
Part R — Programs Relating to Autism 5 sections
Part S — Health Care Quality Programs 4 sections
subpart i — national strategy for quality improvement in health care 4 sections
- § 280j. — National strategy for quality improvement in health care
- § 280j–1. — Collection and analysis of data for quality and resource use measures
- § 280j–2. — Public reporting of performance information
- § 280j–3. — Quality improvement program for hospitals with a high severity adjusted readmission rate
Part T — Oral Healthcare Prevention Activities 4 sections
Part U — Employer-Based Wellness Program 4 sections
Part V — Programs Relating to Breast Health and Cancer 1 sections
Part W — Parkinson’s and Related Disorders 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER III — NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES 234 sections
Part A — National Institutes of Health 28 sections
- § 281. — Organization of National Institutes of Health
- § 282. — Director of National Institutes of Health
- § 282a. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 282b. — Electronic coding of grants and activities
- § 282c. — Public access to funded investigators’ final manuscripts
- § 282d. — Transferred
- § 283. — Triennial reports of Director of NIH
- § 283a. — Annual reporting to increase interagency collaboration and coordination
- § 283a–1. — Annual reporting to prevent fraud and abuse
- § 283a–2. — Annual reporting regarding training of graduate students for doctoral degrees
- § 283a–3. — Establishment of program regarding DES
- § 283a–4. — Notification to Director of personnel removed or disciplined for harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions
- § 283b. — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–525, title I, § 101(b)(2), Nov. 22, 2000, 114 Stat. 2501
- § 283c. — Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
- § 283d. — Children’s Vaccine Initiative
- § 283e. — Plan for use of animals in research
- § 283f. — Requirements regarding surveys of sexual behavior
- § 283g. — Muscular dystrophy; initiative through Director of National Institutes of Health
- §§ 283h, 283i. — Transferred
- § 283j. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title II, § 2042(f)(1), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1073
- § 283k. — Biomedical and behavioral research facilities
- § 283l. — Construction of regional centers for research on primates
- § 283m. — Sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees
- § 283n. — Shared Instrumentation Grant Program
- § 283o. — Next generation of researchers
- § 283p. — Population focused research
- § 283q. — Eureka prize competitions
- § 283r. — National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity
Part B — General Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes 22 sections
- § 284. — Directors of national research institutes
- § 284a. — Advisory councils
- § 284b. — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(1)(C), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3693
- § 284c. — Certain uses of funds
- § 284d. — Definitions
- § 284e. — Research on osteoporosis, Paget’s disease, and related bone disorders
- § 284f. — Parkinson’s disease
- § 284g. — Expansion, intensification, and coordination of activities of National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder
- § 284h. — Pediatric Research Initiative
- § 284i. — Autoimmune diseases
- § 284j. — Muscular dystrophy research
- § 284k. — Clinical research
- § 284l. — Enhancement awards
- § 284m. — Program for pediatric studies of drugs
- § 284m–1. — Pediatric Advisory Committee
- § 284n. — Certain demonstration projects
- § 284o. — Activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on paralysis
- § 284p. — Activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research with implications for enhancing daily function for persons with paralysis
- § 284q. — Pain research
- § 284q–1. — NIH opioid research
- § 284r. — Basic research
- § 284s. — Tick-borne diseases
Part C — Specific Provisions Respecting National Research Institutes 125 sections
subpart 1 — national cancer institute 17 sections
- § 285. — Purpose of Institute
- § 285a. — National Cancer Program
- § 285a–1. — Cancer control programs
- § 285a–2. — Special authorities of Director
- § 285a–3. — National cancer research and demonstration centers
- § 285a–4. — President’s Cancer Panel; establishment, membership, etc., functions
- § 285a–5. — Associate Director for Prevention; appointment; function
- § 285a–6. — Breast and gynecological cancers
- § 285a–7. — Prostate cancer
- § 285a–8. — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 103(b)(15), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3687
- § 285a–9. — Grants for education, prevention, and early detection of radiogenic cancers and diseases
- § 285a–10. — Research, information, and education with respect to blood cancer
- § 285a–11. — Pediatric cancer research, awareness, and survivorship
- § 285a–11a. — Cancer survivorship programs
- § 285a–11b. — Best practices for long-term follow-up services for pediatric cancer survivors
- § 285a–12. — Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee
- § 285a–13. — Scientific framework for recalcitrant cancers
subpart 2 — national heart, lung, and blood institute 13 sections
- § 285b. — Purpose of Institute
- § 285b–1. — Heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood disease prevention and control programs
- § 285b–2. — Information and education
- § 285b–3. — National Heart, Blood Vessel, Lung, and Blood Diseases and Blood Resources Program; administrative provisions
- § 285b–4. — National research and demonstration centers
- § 285b–5. — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–607, title I, § 129, Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3055
- § 285b–6. — Associate Director for Prevention; appointment; function
- § 285b–7. — National Center on Sleep Disorders Research
- § 285b–7a. — Heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women
- § 285b–7b. — Coordination of Federal asthma activities
- § 285b–7c. — Tuberculosis
- § 285b–8. — Congenital heart disease
- § 285b–9. — HHS valvular heart disease activities
subpart 3 — national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases 10 sections
- § 285c. — Purpose of Institute
- § 285c–1. — Data systems and information clearinghouses
- § 285c–2. — Division Directors for Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, and Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Diseases; functions
- § 285c–3. — Interagency coordinating committees
- § 285c–4. — Advisory boards
- § 285c–5. — Research and training centers; development or expansion
- § 285c–6. — Advisory council subcommittees
- § 285c–7. — Biennial report
- § 285c–8. — Nutritional disorders program
- § 285c–9. — Juvenile diabetes
subpart 4 — national institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases 10 sections
- § 285d. — Purpose of Institute
- § 285d–1. — National arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases program
- § 285d–2. — Research and training
- § 285d–3. — Data system and information clearinghouse
- § 285d–4. — Interagency coordinating committees
- § 285d–5. — Arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases demonstration projects
- § 285d–6. — Multipurpose arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases centers
- § 285d–6a. — Lupus
- § 285d–7. — Advisory Board
- § 285d–8. — Juvenile arthritis and related conditions
subpart 5 — national institute on aging 13 sections
- § 285e. — Purpose of Institute
- § 285e–1. — Special functions
- § 285e–2. — Alzheimer’s Disease centers
- § 285e–3. — Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Centers
- § 285e–4. — Awards for leadership and excellence in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
- § 285e–5. — Research relevant to appropriate services for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their families
- § 285e–6. — Dissemination of research results
- § 285e–7. — Clearinghouse on Alzheimer’s Disease
- § 285e–8. — Dissemination project
- § 285e–9. — Alzheimer’s disease registry
- § 285e–10. — Aging processes regarding women
- § 285e–10a. — Alzheimer’s clinical research and training awards
- § 285e–11. — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 103(b)(26), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3688
subpart 6 — national institute of allergy and infectious diseases 6 sections
- § 285f. — Purpose of Institute
- § 285f–1. — Research centers regarding chronic fatigue syndrome
- § 285f–2. — Research and research training regarding tuberculosis
- § 285f–3. — Sexually transmitted disease clinical research and training awards
- § 285f–4. — Microbicide research and development
- § 285f–5. — Research centers for pathogens of pandemic concern
subpart 7 — eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development 12 sections
- § 285g. — Purpose of Institute
- § 285g–1. — Sudden infant death syndrome research
- § 285g–2. — Research on intellectual disabilities
- § 285g–3. — Associate Director for Prevention; appointment; function
- § 285g–4. — National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research
- § 285g–5. — Research centers with respect to contraception and infertility
- § 285g–6. — Program regarding obstetrics and gynecology
- § 285g–7. — Child health research centers
- § 285g–8. — Prospective longitudinal study on adolescent health
- § 285g–9. — Fragile X
- § 285g–10. — Investment in tomorrow’s pediatric researchers
- § 285g–11. — Research on the health and development effects of media and related technology on infants, children, and adolescents
subpart 8 — national institute of dental research 1 sections
subpart 9 — national eye institute 2 sections
subpart 10 — national institute of neurological disorders and stroke 4 sections
subpart 11 — national institute of general medical sciences 1 sections
subpart 12 — national institute of environmental health sciences 7 sections
- § 285l. — Purpose of Institute
- § 285l–1. — Applied Toxicological Research and Testing Program
- § 285l–2. — Definitions
- § 285l–3. — Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods
- § 285l–4. — Federal agency action
- § 285l–5. — Application
- § 285l–6. — Methods of controlling certain insect and vermin populations
subpart 13 — national institute on deafness and other communication disorders 7 sections
- § 285m. — Purpose of Institute
- § 285m–1. — National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Program
- § 285m–2. — Data System and Information Clearinghouse
- § 285m–3. — Multipurpose deafness and other communication disorders center
- § 285m–4. — National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Advisory Board
- § 285m–5. — Interagency Coordinating Committee
- § 285m–6. — Limitation on administrative expenses
subpart 14 — national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism 3 sections
subpart 15 — national institute on drug abuse 5 sections
subpart 16 — national institute of mental health 4 sections
subpart 17 — national institute of nursing research 4 sections
subpart 18 — national institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering 1 sections
subpart 19 — national human genome research institute 1 sections
subpart 20 — national institute on minority health and health disparities 4 sections
Part D — National Library of Medicine 15 sections
subpart 1 — general provisions 4 sections
subpart 2 — financial assistance 9 sections
- § 286b. — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–43, title XIV, § 1402(b), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 171
- § 286b–1. — Definitions
- § 286b–2. — National Medical Libraries Assistance Advisory Board
- § 286b–3. — Grants for training in medical library sciences
- § 286b–4. — Assistance for projects in sciences related to health, for research and development in medical library science, and for development of education technologies
- § 286b–5. — Grants for establishing, expanding, and improving basic resources of medical libraries and related instrumentalities
- § 286b–6. — Grants and contracts for establishment of regional medical libraries
- § 286b–7. — Financial support of biomedical scientific publications
- § 286b–8. — Grant payments, records, and audit
subpart 3 — national center for biotechnology information 1 sections
subpart 4 — national information center on health services research and health care technology 1 sections
Part E — Other Agencies of NIH 11 sections
subpart 1 — national center for advancing translational sciences 6 sections
subpart 2 — john e. fogarty international center for advanced study in health sciences 1 sections
subpart 3 — national center for human genome research 1 sections
subpart 4 — office of dietary supplements 1 sections
subpart 5 — national center for complementary and integrative health 1 sections
subpart 6 — transferred 1 sections
Part F — Research on Women’s Health 3 sections
Part G — Awards and Training 8 sections
- § 288. — Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards
- § 288–1. — Intramural loan repayment program
- § 288–2. — Extramural loan repayment program
- § 288–3. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title II, § 2022(c)(2), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1054
- § 288–4. — Undergraduate scholarship program regarding professions needed by National Research Institutes
- §§ 288–5 to 288–6. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title II, § 2022(c)(3)–(5), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1054
- § 288a. — Visiting Scientist Awards
- § 288b. — Studies respecting biomedical and behavioral research personnel
Part H — General Provisions 20 sections
- § 289. — Institutional review boards; ethics guidance program
- § 289a. — Peer review requirements
- § 289a–1. — Certain provisions regarding review and approval of proposals for research
- § 289a–2. — Inclusion of women and minorities in clinical research
- § 289b. — Office of Research Integrity
- § 289b–1. — Protection against financial conflicts of interest in certain projects of research
- § 289c. — Research on public health emergencies
- § 289c–1. — Collaborative use of certain health services research funds
- § 289d. — Animals in research
- § 289e. — Use of appropriations
- § 289f. — Gifts and donations; memorials
- § 289g. — Fetal research
- § 289g–1. — Research on transplantation of fetal tissue
- § 289g–2. — Prohibitions regarding human fetal tissue
- § 289g–3. — Breast implant research
- § 289g–4. — Support for emergency medicine research
- § 289g–5. — Precision medicine initiative
- § 289h. — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–43, title I, § 121(b)(2), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 133
- § 290. — National Institutes of Health Management Fund; establishment; advancements; availability; final adjustments of advances
- § 290a. — Victims of fire
Part I — Foundation for the National Institutes of Health 1 sections
Part J — Advanced Research Projects Agency–Health 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER III–A — SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 121 sections
Part A — Organization and General Authorities 21 sections
- § 290aa. — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- § 290aa–0. — National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory
- § 290aa–0a. — Behavioral health crisis coordinating office
- § 290aa–0b. — Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee
- § 290aa–1. — Advisory councils
- § 290aa–2. — Omitted
- § 290aa–2a. — Report on individuals with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders
- § 290aa–3. — Peer review
- § 290aa–3a. — Transferred
- § 290aa–4. — Center for behavioral health statistics and quality
- § 290aa–5. — Grants for the benefit of homeless individuals
- § 290aa–5a. — Behavioral health and substance use disorder resources for Native Americans
- § 290aa–5b. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title IX, § 9017, Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1248
- §§ 290aa–6 to 290aa–8. — Transferred
- §§ 290aa–9, 290aa–10. — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–321, title I, § 120(a), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 358
- § 290aa–11. — Transferred
- §§ 290aa–12 to 290aa–14. — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–321, title I, § 120(a), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 358
- § 290aa–15. — Department of Health and Human Services grant accountability
- § 290aa–16. — Evaluation of performance of Department of Health and Human Services programs
- § 290aa–17. — Assisted outpatient treatment grant program for individuals with serious mental illness
- § 290aa–18. — Limitations on authority
Part B — Centers and Programs 46 sections
subpart 1 — center for substance abuse treatment 12 sections
- § 290bb. — Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
- § 290bb–1. — Residential treatment programs for pregnant and postpartum women
- § 290bb–1a. — Transferred
- § 290bb–2. — Priority substance use disorder treatment needs of regional and national significance
- § 290bb–2a. — Medical treatment of narcotics addiction; report to Congress
- §§ 290bb–3 to 290bb–5. — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXIII, § 3301(c)(1)–(3), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1209
- § 290bb–6. — Action by Center for Substance Abuse Treatment and States concerning military facilities
- § 290bb–7. — Substance use disorder treatment and early intervention services for children, adolescents, and young adults
- § 290bb–7a. — Youth prevention and recovery
- §§ 290bb–8, 290bb–9. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title IX, § 9017, Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1248
- § 290bb–10. — Evidence-based prescription opioid and heroin treatment and interventions demonstration
- § 290bb–11. — Building capacity for family-focused residential treatment
subpart 2 — center for substance abuse prevention 12 sections
- § 290bb–21. — Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
- § 290bb–22. — Priority substance use disorder prevention needs of regional and national significance
- § 290bb–23. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title IX, § 9017, Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1248
- § 290bb–24. — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXIII, § 3302(b), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1210
- § 290bb–25. — Grants for services for children of substance abusers
- § 290bb–25a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title IX, § 9017, Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1248
- § 290bb–25b. — Programs to reduce underage drinking
- § 290bb–25c. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title IX, § 9017, Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1248
- § 290bb–25d. — Centers of excellence on services for individuals with fetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol-related birth defects and treatment for individuals with such conditions and their families
- § 290bb–25e. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title IX, § 9017, Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1248
- § 290bb–25f. — Prevention and education programs
- § 290bb–25g. — Awareness campaigns
subpart 3 — center for mental health services 22 sections
- § 290bb–31. — Center for Mental Health Services
- § 290bb–32. — Priority mental health needs of regional and national significance
- § 290bb–33. — Student suicide awareness and prevention training
- § 290bb–34. — Suicide prevention technical assistance center
- § 290bb–35. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title IX, § 9017, Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1248
- § 290bb–36. — Youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies
- § 290bb–36a. — Suicide prevention for youth
- § 290bb–36b. — Mental health and substance use disorder services for students in higher education
- § 290bb–36c. — National Suicide Prevention Lifeline program
- § 290bb–36d. — Treatment Referral Routing Service
- § 290bb–37. — Mental health crisis response partnership pilot program
- § 290bb–38. — Grants for jail diversion programs
- § 290bb–39. — Peer-supported mental health services
- § 290bb–39a. — Best practices for behavioral and mental health intervention teams
- § 290bb–40. — Grants for the integrated treatment of serious mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse
- § 290bb–41. — Mental health awareness training grants
- § 290bb–42. — Improving uptake and patient access to integrated care services
- § 290bb–43. — Adult suicide prevention
- § 290bb–44. — Assertive community treatment grant program
- § 290bb–45. — Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders for education and training on eating disorders
- §§ 290cc to 290cc–12. — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–321, title I, §§ 117, 120(b)(3), 123(c), July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 348, 358, 363
- § 290cc–13. — Transferred
Part C — Projects for Assistance in Transition From Homelessness 15 sections
- § 290cc–21. — Formula grants to States
- § 290cc–22. — Purpose of grants
- § 290cc–23. — Requirement of matching funds
- § 290cc–24. — Determination of amount of allotment
- § 290cc–25. — Conversion to categorical program in event of failure of State regarding expenditure of grants
- § 290cc–26. — Provision of certain information from State
- § 290cc–27. — Description of intended expenditures of grant
- § 290cc–28. — Requirement of reports by States
- § 290cc–29. — Requirement of application
- § 290cc–30. — Technical assistance
- § 290cc–31. — Failure to comply with agreements
- § 290cc–32. — Prohibition against certain false statements
- § 290cc–33. — Nondiscrimination
- § 290cc–34. — Definitions
- § 290cc–35. — Funding
Part D — Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Substance Abuse and Mental Health 20 sections
- § 290dd. — Substance abuse among government and other employees
- § 290dd–1. — Admission of substance abusers to private and public hospitals and outpatient facilities
- § 290dd–2. — Confidentiality of records
- § 290dd–2a. — Promoting access to information on evidence-based programs and practices
- § 290dd–3. — Grants for reducing overdose deaths
- § 290dd–4. — Program to support coordination and continuation of care for drug overdose patients
- § 290ee. — Opioid overdose reversal medication access, education, and co-prescribing grant programs
- § 290ee–1. — First responder training
- § 290ee–2. — Building communities of recovery
- § 290ee–2a. — Peer support technical assistance center
- § 290ee–3. — State demonstration grants for comprehensive opioid abuse response
- § 290ee–3a. — Grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid use disorders
- § 290ee–4. — Mental and behavioral health outreach and education at institutions of higher education
- § 290ee–5. — National recovery housing best practices
- § 290ee–5a. — Sobriety treatment and recovery teams
- § 290ee–6. — Regional Centers of Excellence in Substance Use Disorder Education
- § 290ee–7. — Comprehensive opioid recovery centers
- § 290ee–8. — Career Act; treatment, recovery, and workforce support grants
- § 290ee–9. — Services for families and patients in crisis
- § 290ee–10. — Rural emergency medical service training and equipment assistance program
Part E — Children With Serious Emotional Disturbances 5 sections
Part F — Model Comprehensive Program for Treatment of Substance Abuse 1 sections
Part G — Projects for Children and Violence 2 sections
Part H — Requirement Relating to the Rights of Residents of Certain Facilities 3 sections
Part I — Requirement Relating to the Rights of Residents of Certain Non-Medical, Community-Based Facilities for Children and Youth 3 sections
Part J — Services Provided Through Religious Organizations 4 sections
Part K — Minority Fellowship Program 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER IV — CONSTRUCTION AND MODERNIZATION OF HOSPITALS AND OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES 29 sections
Part A — Grants and Loans for Construction and Modernization of Hospitals and Other Medical Facilities 10 sections
- § 291a. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 291b. — State allotments
- § 291c. — General regulations
- § 291d. — State plans
- § 291e. — Projects for construction or modernization
- § 291f. — Payments for construction or modernization
- § 291g. — Withholding of payments; noncompliance with requirements
- § 291h. — Judicial review
- § 291i. — Recovery of expenditures under certain conditions
- § 291j. — Loans
Part B — Loan Guarantees and Loans for Modernization and Construction of Hospitals and Other Medical Facilities 7 sections
- § 291j–1. — Loan guarantees and loans
- § 291j–2. — Allocation among States
- § 291j–3. — Applications and conditions
- § 291j–4. — Payment of interest on guaranteed loans
- § 291j–5. — Limitation on amounts of loans guaranteed or directly made
- § 291j–6. — Loan guarantee and loan fund
- § 291j–7. — Loans to public facilities
Part C — Construction or Modernization of Emergency Rooms 3 sections
Part D — General Provisions 8 sections
- § 291k. — Federal Hospital Council
- § 291l. — Conference of State agencies
- § 291m. — State control of operations
- § 291m–1. — Loans for certain hospital experimentation projects
- § 291n. — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–174, § 3(b)(1), Dec. 5, 1967, 81 Stat. 535
- § 291n–1. — Omitted
- § 291o. — Definitions
- § 291o–1. — Financial statements
SUBCHAPTER V — HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION 83 sections
Part A — Student Loans 26 sections
subpart i — insured health education assistance loans to graduate students 17 sections
- § 292. — Statement of purpose
- § 292a. — Scope and duration of loan insurance program
- § 292b. — Limitations on individual insured loans and on loan insurance
- § 292c. — Sources of funds
- § 292d. — Eligibility of borrowers and terms of insured loans
- § 292e. — Certificate of loan insurance; effective date of insurance
- § 292f. — Default of borrower
- § 292g. — Risk-based premiums
- § 292h. — Office for Health Education Assistance Loan Default Reduction
- § 292i. — Insurance account
- § 292j. — Powers and responsibilities of Secretary
- § 292k. — Participation by Federal credit unions in Federal, State, and private student loan insurance programs
- § 292l. — Determination of eligible students
- § 292m. — Repayment by Secretary of loans of deceased or disabled borrowers
- § 292n. — Additional requirements for institutions and lenders
- § 292o. — Definitions
- § 292p. — Authorization of appropriations
subpart ii — federally-supported student loan funds 9 sections
- § 292q. — Agreements for operation of school loan funds
- § 292r. — Loan provisions
- § 292s. — Medical schools and primary health care
- § 292t. — Individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds
- § 292u. — Administrative provisions
- § 292v. — Provision by schools of information to students
- § 292w. — Procedures for appeal of termination of agreements
- § 292x. — Distribution of assets from loan funds
- § 292y. — General provisions
Part B — Health Professions Training for Diversity 6 sections
- § 293. — Centers of excellence
- § 293a. — Scholarships for disadvantaged students
- § 293b. — Loan repayments and fellowships regarding faculty positions
- § 293c. — Educational assistance in the health professions regarding individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds
- § 293d. — Authorization of appropriation
- § 293e. — Grants for health professions education
Part C — Training in Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, General Pediatrics, Physician Assistants, General Dentistry, and Pediatric Dentistry 8 sections
subpart 1 — medical training generally 6 sections
- § 293j. — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 102(2), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3537
- § 293k. — Primary care training and enhancement
- § 293k–1. — Training opportunities for direct care workers
- § 293k–2. — Training in general, pediatric, and public health dentistry
- § 293l. — Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
- § 293l–1. — Teaching health centers development grants
subpart 2 — training in underserved communities 2 sections
Part D — Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages 14 sections
- § 294. — General provisions
- § 294a. — Area health education centers
- § 294b. — Continuing educational support for health professionals serving in rural and underserved communities
- § 294c. — Education and training relating to geriatrics
- § 294d. — Quentin N. Burdick program for rural interdisciplinary training
- § 294e. — Allied health and other disciplines
- § 294e–1. — Mental and behavioral health education and training grants
- § 294f. — Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages
- § 294g. — Repealed. Pub. L. 111–148, title V, § 5306(a)(1), Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 626
- § 294h. — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–4, title V, § 501(b)(2), Mar. 7, 2013, 127 Stat. 101
- § 294i. — Program for education and training in pain care
- § 294i–1. — Emergency department alternatives to opioids program
- § 294j. — Demonstration program to integrate quality improvement and patient safety training into clinical education of health professionals
- § 294k. — Training demonstration program
Part E — Health Professions and Public Health Workforce 17 sections
subpart 1 — health professions workforce information and analysis 7 sections
- § 294n. — Health professions workforce information and analysis
- § 294o. — Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education
- § 294p. — Training for health care providers
- § 294q. — National Health Care Workforce Commission
- § 294r. — State health care workforce development grants
- § 294s. — Rural maternal and obstetric care training demonstration
- § 294t. — Programs to promote mental health among the health professional workforce
subpart 2 — public health workforce 6 sections
subpart 3 — recruitment and retention programs 4 sections
- § 295f. — Investment in tomorrow’s pediatric health care workforce
- § 295f–1. — Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program
- § 295f–2. — Training for mid-career public and allied health professionals
- § 295f–3. — Fellowship training in applied public health epidemiology, public health laboratory science, public health informatics, and expansion of the Epidemic Intelligence Service
Part F — Substance Use Disorder Treatment Workforce 1 sections
Part G — General Provisions 11 sections
- § 295j. — Preferences and required information in certain programs
- § 295k. — Health professions data
- § 295l. — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 106(a)(2)(C), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3557
- § 295m. — Prohibition against discrimination on basis of sex
- § 295n. — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 101(b)(1), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3537
- § 295n–1. — Application
- § 295n–2. — Use of funds
- § 295o. — Matching requirement
- § 295o–1. — Generally applicable provisions
- § 295o–2. — Technical assistance
- § 295p. — Definitions
SUBCHAPTER VI — NURSING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 31 sections
Part A — General Provisions 9 sections
- § 296. — Definitions
- § 296a. — Application
- § 296b. — Use of funds
- § 296c. — Matching requirement
- § 296d. — Preference
- § 296e. — Generally applicable provisions
- § 296e–1. — Grants for health professions education
- § 296f. — Technical assistance
- § 296g. — Prohibition against discrimination by schools on basis of sex
Part B — Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives, Nurse Anesthetists, and Other Advanced Education Nurses 2 sections
Part C — Increasing Nursing Workforce Diversity 1 sections
Part D — Strengthening Capacity for Basic Nurse Education and Practice 2 sections
Part E — Student Loans 13 sections
- § 297a. — Student loan fund
- § 297b. — Loan provisions
- § 297c. — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 123(3), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3562
- § 297c–1. — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–408, title II, § 211(a)(2), Oct. 13, 1992, 106 Stat. 2078
- § 297d. — Allotments and payments of Federal capital contributions
- § 297e. — Distribution of assets from loan funds
- § 297f. — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–63, title IX, § 936(e)(1), July 29, 1975, 89 Stat. 363
- § 297g. — Modification of agreements; compromise, waiver or release
- § 297h. — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–92, § 9(a)(1), Aug. 16, 1985, 99 Stat. 400
- § 297i. — Procedures for appeal of terminations
- § 297n. — Loan repayment and scholarship programs
- § 297n–1. — Nurse faculty loan program
- § 297o. — Eligible individual student loan repayment
Part F — National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice 1 sections
Part G — Public Service Announcements 1 sections
Part H — Comprehensive Geriatric Education 1 sections
Part I — Funding 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER VII — AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY 34 sections
Part A — Establishment and General Duties 3 sections
Part B — Health Care Improvement Research 10 sections
- § 299b. — Health care outcome improvement research
- § 299b–1. — Private-public partnerships to improve organization and delivery
- § 299b–2. — Information on quality and cost of care
- § 299b–3. — Information systems for health care improvement
- § 299b–4. — Research supporting primary care and access in underserved areas
- § 299b–4a. — Studies on preventive interventions in primary care for older Americans
- § 299b–5. — Health care practice and technology innovation
- § 299b–6. — Coordination of Federal Government quality improvement efforts
- § 299b–7. — Research on outcomes of health care items and services
- § 299b–8. — Omitted
Part C — Patient Safety Improvement 7 sections
- § 299b–21. — Definitions
- § 299b–22. — Privilege and confidentiality protections
- § 299b–23. — Network of patient safety databases
- § 299b–24. — Patient safety organization certification and listing
- § 299b–24a. — Activities regarding women’s health
- § 299b–25. — Technical assistance
- § 299b–26. — Severability
Part D — Health Care Quality Improvement 6 sections
subpart 1 — quality measure development 1 sections
subpart 2 — health care quality improvement programs 5 sections
- § 299b–33. — Health care delivery system research
- § 299b–34. — Quality improvement technical assistance and implementation
- § 299b–35. — Grants or contracts to implement medication management services in treatment of chronic diseases
- § 299b–36. — Program to facilitate shared decisionmaking
- § 299b–37. — Dissemination and building capacity for research
Part E — General Provisions 8 sections
- § 299c. — Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
- § 299c–1. — Peer review with respect to grants and contracts
- § 299c–2. — Certain provisions with respect to development, collection, and dissemination of data
- § 299c–3. — Dissemination of information
- § 299c–4. — Additional provisions with respect to grants and contracts
- § 299c–5. — Certain administrative authorities
- § 299c–6. — Funding
- § 299c–7. — Definitions
SUBCHAPTER VIII — POPULATION RESEARCH AND VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS 11 sections
- § 300. — Project grants and contracts for family planning services
- § 300a. — Formula grants to States for family planning services
- § 300a–1. — Training grants and contracts; authorization of appropriations
- § 300a–2. — Conduct, etc., of research activities
- § 300a–3. — Informational and educational materials development grants and contracts; authorization of appropriations
- § 300a–4. — Grants and contracts
- § 300a–5. — Voluntary participation by individuals; participation not prerequisite for eligibility or receipt of other services and information
- § 300a–6. — Prohibition against funding programs using abortion as family planning method
- § 300a–6a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title VI, § 601(a)(1)(G), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3285
- § 300a–7. — Sterilization or abortion
- § 300a–8. — Penalty for United States, etc., officer or employee coercing or endeavoring to coerce procedure upon beneficiary of Federal program
SUBCHAPTER VIII–A — ADOLESCENT PREGNANCIES 3 sections
Part A — Grant Program 2 sections
Part B — Improving Coordination of Federal and State Programs 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER IX — GENETIC DISEASES, HEMOPHILIA PROGRAMS, AND SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME 24 sections
Part A — Genetic Diseases 18 sections
- § 300b. — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2193(b)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 827
- § 300b–1. — Research project grants and contracts
- § 300b–2. — Voluntary participation by individuals
- § 300b–3. — Application; special consideration to prior sickle cell anemia grant recipients
- § 300b–4. — Public Health Service facilities
- § 300b–5. — Sickle cell disease and other heritable blood disorders research, surveillance, prevention, and treatment
- § 300b–6. — Applied technology
- § 300b–7. — Tourette Syndrome
- § 300b–8. — Improved newborn and child screening for heritable disorders
- § 300b–9. — Evaluating the effectiveness of newborn and child screening and followup programs
- § 300b–10. — Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children
- § 300b–11. — Clearinghouse of newborn screening information
- § 300b–12. — Laboratory quality and surveillance
- § 300b–13. — Interagency Coordinating Committee on Newborn and Child Screening
- § 300b–14. — National contingency plan for newborn screening
- § 300b–15. — Hunter Kelly Research Program
- § 300b–16. — Authorization of appropriations for newborn screening programs and activities
- § 300b–17. — Report by Secretary
Part B — Sudden Unexpected Infant Death, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood 4 sections
- § 300c–11. — Addressing sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexpected death in childhood
- § 300c–12. — Sudden infant death syndrome research
- § 300c–13. — Continuing activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood
- § 300c–14. — Report to Congress
Part C — Hemophilia Programs 2 sections
SUBCHAPTER X — TRAUMA CARE 40 sections
Part A — General Authority and Duties of Secretary 7 sections
- § 300d. — Establishment
- § 300d–1. — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–183, title VI, § 601(b)(1), Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2238; Pub. L. 105–392, title IV, § 401(a)(1)(A), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3587
- § 300d–2. — Repealed. Pub. L. 110–23, § 3(1), May 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 90
- § 300d–3. — Grants to improve trauma care in rural areas
- § 300d–4. — Emergency medical services
- § 300d–5. — Competitive grants for trauma systems for the improvement of trauma care
- § 300d–6. — Competitive grants for trauma centers
Part B — Formula Grants With Respect to Modifications of State Plans 12 sections
- § 300d–11. — Establishment of program
- § 300d–12. — Requirement of matching funds for fiscal years subsequent to first fiscal year of payments
- § 300d–13. — Requirements with respect to carrying out purpose of allotments
- § 300d–14. — Requirement of submission to Secretary of trauma plan and certain information
- § 300d–15. — Restrictions on use of payments
- § 300d–16. — Repealed. Pub. L. 110–23, § 10, May 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 97
- § 300d–17. — Requirement of submission of application containing certain agreements and assurances
- § 300d–18. — Determination of amount of allotment
- § 300d–19. — Failure to comply with agreements
- § 300d–20. — Prohibition against certain false statements
- § 300d–21. — Technical assistance and provision by Secretary of supplies and services in lieu of grant funds
- § 300d–22. — Report by Secretary
Part C — General Provisions Regarding Parts A and B 3 sections
Part D — Trauma Centers Operating in Areas Severely Affected by Drug-Related Violence 6 sections
Part E — Miscellaneous Programs 4 sections
Part F — Interagency Program for Trauma Research 1 sections
Part G — Poison Control 4 sections
Part H — Trauma Service Availability 2 sections
Part I — Military and Civilian Partnership for Trauma Readiness Grant Program 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER XI — HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS 19 sections
- § 300e. — Requirements of health maintenance organizations
- § 300e–1. — Definitions
- §§ 300e–2, 300e–3. — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–660, title VIII, § 803(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3799
- § 300e–4. — Loans and loan guarantees for initial operation costs
- § 300e–4a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–660, title VIII, § 805(a), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3800
- § 300e–5. — Application requirements
- § 300e–6. — Administration of assistance programs
- § 300e–7. — General provisions relating to loan guarantees and loans
- § 300e–8. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 300e–9. — Employees’ health benefits plans
- § 300e–10. — Restrictive State laws and practices
- § 300e–11. — Continued regulation of health maintenance organizations
- § 300e–12. — Limitation on source of funding for health maintenance organizations
- § 300e–13. — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 949(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 578
- § 300e–14. — Annual report
- § 300e–14a. — Health services for Indians and domestic agricultural migratory and seasonal workers
- § 300e–15. — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title IX, § 949(b), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 578
- § 300e–16. — Training and technical assistance
- § 300e–17. — Financial disclosure
SUBCHAPTER XII — SAFETY OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS 68 sections
Part A — Definitions 1 sections
Part B — Public Water Systems 11 sections
- § 300g. — Coverage
- § 300g–1. — National drinking water regulations
- § 300g–2. — State primary enforcement responsibility
- § 300g–3. — Enforcement of drinking water regulations
- § 300g–4. — Variances
- § 300g–5. — Exemptions
- § 300g–6. — Prohibition on use of lead pipes, solder, and flux
- § 300g–7. — Monitoring of contaminants
- § 300g–8. — Operator certification
- § 300g–9. — Capacity development
- § 300g–10. — Cybersecurity support for public water systems
Part C — Protection of Underground Sources of Drinking Water 10 sections
- § 300h. — Regulations for State programs
- § 300h–1. — State primary enforcement responsibility
- § 300h–2. — Enforcement of program
- § 300h–3. — Interim regulation of underground injections
- § 300h–4. — Optional demonstration by States relating to oil or natural gas
- § 300h–5. — Regulation of State programs
- § 300h–6. — Sole source aquifer demonstration program
- § 300h–7. — State programs to establish wellhead protection areas
- § 300h–8. — State ground water protection grants
- § 300h–9. — Secure geologic storage permitting
Part D — Emergency Powers 5 sections
Part E — General Provisions 34 sections
- § 300j. — Assurances of availability of adequate supplies of chemicals necessary for treatment of water
- § 300j–1. — Research, technical assistance, information, training of personnel
- § 300j–1a. — Innovative water technology grant program
- § 300j–2. — Grants for State programs
- § 300j–3. — Special project grants and guaranteed loans
- § 300j–3a. — Grants to public sector agencies
- § 300j–3b. — Contaminant standards or treatment technique guidelines
- § 300j–3c. — National assistance program for water infrastructure and watersheds
- § 300j–3d. — Water supply cost savings
- § 300j–4. — Records and inspections
- § 300j–5. — National Drinking Water Advisory Council
- § 300j–6. — Federal agencies
- § 300j–7. — Judicial review
- § 300j–8. — Citizen’s civil action
- § 300j–9. — General provisions
- § 300j–10. — Appointment of scientific, etc., personnel by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency for implementation of responsibilities; compensation
- § 300j–11. — Indian Tribes
- § 300j–12. — State revolving loan funds
- § 300j–13. — Source water quality assessment
- § 300j–14. — Source water petition program
- § 300j–15. — Water conservation plan
- § 300j–16. — Assistance to colonias
- § 300j–17. — Estrogenic substances screening program
- § 300j–18. — Drinking water studies
- § 300j–18a. — Annual study on boil water advisories
- § 300j–19. — Algal toxin risk assessment and management
- § 300j–19a. — Assistance for small and disadvantaged communities
- § 300j–19b. — Reducing lead in drinking water
- § 300j–19c. — Study on intractable water systems
- § 300j–19d. — Review of technologies
- § 300j–19e. — Water infrastructure and workforce investment
- § 300j–19f. — Operational sustainability of small public water systems
- § 300j–19g. — Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program
- § 300j–19h. — Advanced drinking water technologies
Part F — Additional Requirements To Regulate Safety of Drinking Water 7 sections
- § 300j–21. — Definitions
- § 300j–22. — Recall of drinking water coolers with lead-lined tanks
- § 300j–23. — Drinking water coolers containing lead
- § 300j–24. — Lead contamination in school drinking water
- § 300j–25. — Drinking water fountain replacement for schools
- § 300j–26. — Certification of testing laboratories
- § 300j–27. — Registry for lead exposure and Advisory Committee
SUBCHAPTER XIII — PREVENTIVE HEALTH MEASURES WITH RESPECT TO BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCERS 11 sections
- § 300k. — Establishment of program of grants to States
- § 300l. — Requirement of matching funds
- § 300l–1. — Requirement regarding medicaid
- § 300m. — Requirements with respect to type and quality of services
- § 300n. — Additional required agreements
- § 300n–1. — Description of intended uses of grant
- § 300n–2. — Requirement of submission of application
- § 300n–3. — Technical assistance and provision of supplies and services in lieu of grant funds
- § 300n–4. — Evaluations and reports
- § 300n–4a. — Supplemental grants for additional preventive health services
- § 300n–5. — Funding for general program
SUBCHAPTER XIV — HEALTH RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 19 sections
Part A — Loans and Loan Guarantees 3 sections
Part B — Project Grants 1 sections
Part C — General Provisions 8 sections
- § 300s. — General regulations
- § 300s–1. — Medical facility project applications
- § 300s–1a. — Recovery of expenditures under certain conditions
- § 300s–2. — State supervision or control of operations of facilities receiving funds
- § 300s–3. — Definitions
- § 300s–4. — Reporting and audit requirements for recipients
- § 300s–5. — Availability of technical and other nonfinancial assistance to eligible applicants
- § 300s–6. — Enforcement of assurances
Part D — Area Health Services Development Funds 1 sections
Part E — Program To Assist and Encourage Voluntary Discontinuance of Unneeded Hospital Services and Conversion of Unneeded Hospital Services to Other Health Services Needed by Community 4 sections
SUBCHAPTER XV — HEALTH INFORMATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 18 sections
- § 300u. — General authority of Secretary
- § 300u–1. — Grants and contracts for research programs; authority of Secretary; review of applications; additional functions; periodic public survey
- § 300u–2. — Grants and contracts for community health programs
- § 300u–3. — Grants and contracts for information programs; authority of Secretary; particular activities
- § 300u–4. — Status reports to President and Congress; study of health education and preventive health services with respect to insurance coverage
- § 300u–5. — Centers for research and demonstration of health promotion and disease prevention
- § 300u–6. — Office of Minority Health
- § 300u–6a. — Individual offices of minority health within the Department
- § 300u–7. — Office of Adolescent Health
- § 300u–8. — Biennial report regarding nutrition and health
- § 300u–9. — Education regarding DES
- § 300u–10. — National Prevention, Health Promotion and Public Health Council
- § 300u–11. — Prevention and Public Health Fund
- § 300u–12. — Education and outreach campaign regarding preventive benefits
- § 300u–13. — Community transformation grants
- § 300u–14. — Healthy aging, living well; evaluation of community-based prevention and wellness programs for Medicare beneficiaries
- § 300u–15. — Research on optimizing the delivery of public health services
- § 300u–16. — Establishment of substance use disorder information dashboard
SUBCHAPTER XVI — PRESIDENT’S COMMISSION FOR THE STUDY OF ETHICAL PROBLEMS IN MEDICINE AND BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIOR RESEARCH 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER XVII — BLOCK GRANTS 57 sections
Part A — Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grants 11 sections
- § 300w. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 300w–1. — Allotments
- § 300w–2. — Payments under allotments to States
- § 300w–3. — Use of allotments
- § 300w–4. — Application for payments; State plan
- § 300w–5. — Reports, data, and audits
- § 300w–6. — Withholding of funds
- § 300w–7. — Nondiscrimination provisions
- § 300w–8. — Criminal penalty for false statements
- § 300w–9. — Emergency medical services for children
- § 300w–10. — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–386, div. B, title IV, § 1401(b), Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1513
Part B — Block Grants Regarding Mental Health and Substance Use 44 sections
subpart i — block grants for community mental health services 10 sections
- § 300x. — Formula grants to States
- § 300x–1. — State plan for comprehensive community mental health services for certain individuals
- § 300x–2. — Certain agreements
- § 300x–3. — State mental health planning council
- § 300x–4. — Additional provisions
- § 300x–5. — Restrictions on use of payments
- § 300x–6. — Application for grant
- § 300x–7. — Determination of amount of allotment
- § 300x–8. — Definitions
- § 300x–9. — Funding
subpart ii — block grants for substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery services 16 sections
- § 300x–21. — Formula grants to States
- § 300x–22. — Certain allocations
- § 300x–23. — Intravenous substance use
- § 300x–24. — Requirements regarding tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus
- § 300x–25. — Group homes for persons in recovery from substance use disorders
- § 300x–26. — Sale of tobacco products to individuals under age of 21
- § 300x–26a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–94, div. N, title I, § 604(c), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3127
- § 300x–27. — Treatment services for pregnant women
- § 300x–28. — Additional agreements
- § 300x–29. — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. B, title VIII, § 8002(f), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1230
- § 300x–30. — Maintenance of effort regarding State expenditures
- § 300x–31. — Restrictions on expenditure of grant
- § 300x–32. — Application for grant; approval of State plan
- § 300x–33. — Determination of amount of allotment
- § 300x–34. — Definitions
- § 300x–35. — Funding
subpart iii — general provisions 18 sections
- § 300x–51. — Opportunity for public comment on State plans
- § 300x–52. — Requirement of reports and audits by States
- § 300x–53. — Additional requirements
- § 300x–54. — Disposition of certain funds appropriated for allotments
- § 300x–55. — Failure to comply with agreements
- § 300x–56. — Prohibitions regarding receipt of funds
- § 300x–57. — Nondiscrimination
- § 300x–58. — Technical assistance and provision of supplies and services in lieu of grant funds
- § 300x–59. — Plans for performance partnerships
- § 300x–60. — Rule of construction regarding delegation of authority to States
- § 300x–61. — Solicitation of views of certain entities
- § 300x–62. — Availability to States of grant payments
- § 300x–63. — Continuation of certain programs
- § 300x–64. — Definitions
- § 300x–65. — Services provided by nongovernmental organizations
- § 300x–66. — Services for individuals with co-occurring disorders
- § 300x–67. — Public health emergencies
- § 300x–68. — Joint applications
Part C — Certain Programs Regarding Mental Health and Substance Use 2 sections
subpart i — data infrastructure development 1 sections
subpart ii — interim maintenance treatment of narcotics dependence 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER XVIII — ADOLESCENT FAMILY LIFE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS 11 sections
- § 300z. — Findings and purposes
- § 300z–1. — Definitions; regulations applicable
- § 300z–2. — Demonstration projects; grant authorization, etc.
- § 300z–3. — Uses of grants for demonstration projects for services
- § 300z–4. — Grants for demonstration projects for services
- § 300z–5. — Requirements for applications
- § 300z–6. — Coordination of programs
- § 300z–7. — Research
- § 300z–8. — Evaluation and administration
- § 300z–9. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 300z–10. — Restrictions
SUBCHAPTER XIX — VACCINES 27 sections
Part 1 — National Vaccine Program 6 sections
Part 2 — National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program 21 sections
subpart a — program requirements 10 sections
- § 300aa–10. — Establishment of program
- § 300aa–11. — Petitions for compensation
- § 300aa–12. — Court jurisdiction
- § 300aa–13. — Determination of eligibility and compensation
- § 300aa–14. — Vaccine Injury Table
- § 300aa–15. — Compensation
- § 300aa–16. — Limitations of actions
- § 300aa–17. — Subrogation
- § 300aa–18. — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–203, title IV, § 4303(d)(2)(B), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–222
- § 300aa–19. — Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines
subpart b — additional remedies 3 sections
subpart c — assuring a safer childhood vaccination program in united states 4 sections
subpart d — general provisions 4 sections
SUBCHAPTER XX — REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN GROUP HEALTH PLANS FOR CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL EMPLOYEES 8 sections
- § 300bb–1. — State and local governmental group health plans must provide continuation coverage to certain individuals
- § 300bb–2. — Continuation coverage
- § 300bb–3. — Qualifying event
- § 300bb–4. — Applicable premium
- § 300bb–5. — Election
- § 300bb–6. — Notice requirements
- § 300bb–7. — Enforcement
- § 300bb–8. — Definitions
SUBCHAPTER XXI — RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME 23 sections
Part A — Administration of Research Programs 4 sections
- § 300cc. — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–482, title I, § 104(b)(2)(C), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3693
- § 300cc–1. — Requirement of expediting awards of grants and contracts for research
- § 300cc–2. — Requirements with respect to processing of requests for personnel and administrative support
- § 300cc–3. — Establishment of Research Advisory Committee
Part B — Research Authority 10 sections
- § 300cc–11. — Clinical evaluation units at National Institutes of Health
- § 300cc–12. — Use of investigational new drugs with respect to acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- § 300cc–13. — Terry Beirn Community-Based AIDS Research Initiative
- § 300cc–14. — Evaluation of certain treatments
- § 300cc–15. — Support of international efforts
- § 300cc–16. — Research centers
- § 300cc–17. — Information services
- § 300cc–18. — Development of model protocols for clinical care of infected individuals
- § 300cc–19. — National blood resource education program
- § 300cc–20. — Additional authority with respect to research
Part C — Research Training 1 sections
Part D — Office of AIDS Research 7 sections
subpart i — interagency coordination of activities 5 sections
subpart ii — emergency discretionary fund 1 sections
subpart iii — general provisions 1 sections
Part E — General Provisions 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER XXII — HEALTH SERVICES WITH RESPECT TO ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME 6 sections
Part A — Formula Grants to States for Home and Community-Based Health Services 1 sections
Part B — Subacute Care 1 sections
Part C — Other Health Services 4 sections
SUBCHAPTER XXIII — PREVENTION OF ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME 25 sections
Part A — Formula Grants to States 14 sections
- § 300ee–11. — Establishment of program
- § 300ee–12. — Provisions with respect to carrying out purpose of grants
- § 300ee–13. — Requirement of submission of application containing certain agreements and assurances
- § 300ee–14. — Restrictions on use of grant
- § 300ee–15. — Requirement of reports and audits by States
- § 300ee–16. — Additional required agreements
- § 300ee–17. — Determination of amount of allotments for States
- § 300ee–18. — Failure to comply with agreements
- § 300ee–19. — Prohibition against certain false statements
- § 300ee–20. — Technical assistance and provision by Secretary of supplies and services in lieu of grant funds
- § 300ee–21. — Evaluations
- § 300ee–22. — Report by Secretary
- § 300ee–23. — Definition
- § 300ee–24. — Funding
Part B — National Information Programs 4 sections
SUBCHAPTER XXIV — HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM 69 sections
Part A — Emergency Relief for Areas With Substantial Need for Services 10 sections
subpart i — general grant provisions 8 sections
- § 300ff–11. — Establishment of program of grants
- § 300ff–12. — Administration and planning council
- § 300ff–13. — Type and distribution of grants
- § 300ff–14. — Use of amounts
- § 300ff–15. — Application
- § 300ff–16. — Technical assistance
- § 300ff–17. — Definitions
- § 300ff–18. — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–146, § 6(b), May 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1367
subpart ii — transitional grants 1 sections
subpart iii — general provisions 1 sections
Part B — Care Grant Program 21 sections
subpart i — general grant provisions 15 sections
- § 300ff–21. — Grants
- § 300ff–22. — General use of grants
- § 300ff–23. — Grants to establish HIV care consortia
- § 300ff–24. — Grants for home- and community-based care
- § 300ff–25. — Continuum of health insurance coverage
- § 300ff–26. — Provision of treatments
- § 300ff–27. — State application
- § 300ff–27a. — Spousal notification
- § 300ff–28. — Distribution of funds
- § 300ff–29. — Technical assistance
- § 300ff–29a. — Supplemental grants
- § 300ff–30. — Emerging communities
- § 300ff–31. — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–345, title II, § 207(1), Oct. 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 1337
- § 300ff–31a. — Timeframe for obligation and expenditure of grant funds
- § 300ff–31b. — Authorization of appropriations
subpart ii — provisions concerning pregnancy and perinatal transmission of hiv 5 sections
- § 300ff–33. — Early diagnosis grant program
- § 300ff–34. — Perinatal transmission of HIV/AIDS; contingent requirement regarding State grants under this part
- §§ 300ff–35, 300ff–36. — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–345, title II, § 211(2), Oct. 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 1339
- § 300ff–37. — State HIV testing programs established prior to or after May 20, 1996
- § 300ff–37a. — Recommendations for reducing incidence of perinatal transmission
subpart iii — certain partner notification programs 1 sections
Part C — Early Intervention Services 13 sections
subpart i — categorical grants 5 sections
subpart ii — general provisions 7 sections
- § 300ff–61. — Confidentiality and informed consent
- § 300ff–62. — Provision of certain counseling services
- § 300ff–63. — Applicability of requirements regarding confidentiality, informed consent, and counseling
- § 300ff–64. — Additional required agreements
- § 300ff–65. — Requirement of submission of application containing certain agreements and assurances
- § 300ff–66. — Provision by Secretary of supplies and services in lieu of grant funds
- § 300ff–67. — Use of funds
Part D — Women, Infants, Children, and Youth 1 sections
Part E — General Provisions 9 sections
- § 300ff–81. — Coordination
- § 300ff–82. — Audits
- § 300ff–83. — Public health emergency
- § 300ff–84. — Prohibition on promotion of certain activities
- § 300ff–85. — Privacy protections
- § 300ff–86. — GAO report
- § 300ff–87. — Severity of need index
- § 300ff–87a. — National HIV/AIDS testing goal
- § 300ff–88. — Definitions
Part F — Demonstration and Training 3 sections
subpart i — special projects of national significance 1 sections
subpart ii — aids education and training centers 1 sections
subpart iii — minority aids initiative 1 sections
Part G — Notification of Possible Exposure to Infectious Diseases 10 sections
- § 300ff–131. — Infectious diseases and circumstances relevant to notification requirements
- § 300ff–132. — Routine notifications with respect to airborne infectious diseases in victims assisted
- § 300ff–133. — Request for notification with respect to victims assisted
- § 300ff–134. — Procedures for notification of exposure
- § 300ff–135. — Notification of employee
- § 300ff–136. — Selection of designated officers
- § 300ff–137. — Limitation with respect to duties of medical facilities
- § 300ff–138. — Miscellaneous provisions
- § 300ff–139. — Injunctions regarding violation of prohibition
- § 300ff–140. — Applicability of part
SUBCHAPTER XXV — REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE 65 sections
Part A — Individual and Group Market Reforms 29 sections
Subpart I — General Reform 10 sections
- § 300gg. — Fair health insurance premiums
- § 300gg–1. — Guaranteed availability of coverage
- § 300gg–2. — Guaranteed renewability of coverage
- § 300gg–3. — Prohibition of preexisting condition exclusions or other discrimination based on health status
- § 300gg–4. — Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status
- § 300gg–5. — Non-discrimination in health care
- § 300gg–6. — Comprehensive health insurance coverage
- § 300gg–7. — Prohibition on excessive waiting periods
- § 300gg–8. — Coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials
- § 300gg–9. — Disclosure of information
Subpart II — Improving Coverage 12 sections
- § 300gg–11. — No lifetime or annual limits
- § 300gg–12. — Prohibition on rescissions
- § 300gg–13. — Coverage of preventive health services
- § 300gg–14. — Extension of dependent coverage
- § 300gg–15. — Development and utilization of uniform explanation of coverage documents and standardized definitions
- § 300gg–15a. — Provision of additional information
- § 300gg–16. — Prohibition on discrimination in favor of highly compensated individuals
- § 300gg–17. — Ensuring the quality of care
- § 300gg–18. — Bringing down the cost of health care coverage
- § 300gg–19. — Appeals process
- § 300gg–19a. — Patient protections
- § 300gg–19b. — Information on prescription drugs
Subpart 2 — Exclusion of Plans; Enforcement; Preemption 7 sections
- § 300gg–21. — Exclusion of certain plans
- § 300gg–22. — Enforcement
- § 300gg–23. — Preemption; State flexibility; construction
- § 300gg–25. — Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns
- § 300gg–26. — Parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits
- § 300gg–27. — Required coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies
- § 300gg–28. — Coverage of dependent students on medically necessary leave of absence
Part B — Individual Market Rules 13 sections
subpart 1 — portability, access, and renewability requirements 6 sections
- § 300gg–41. — Guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage to certain individuals with prior group coverage
- § 300gg–42. — Guaranteed renewability of individual health insurance coverage
- § 300gg–43. — Certification of coverage
- § 300gg–44. — State flexibility in individual market reforms
- § 300gg–45. — Relief for high risk pools
- § 300gg–46. — Disclosure to enrollees of individual market coverage
subpart 2 — other requirements 4 sections
- § 300gg–51. — Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns
- § 300gg–52. — Required coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies
- § 300gg–53. — Prohibition of health discrimination on the basis of genetic information
- § 300gg–54. — Coverage of dependent students on medically necessary leave of absence
subpart 3 — general provisions 3 sections
Part C — Definitions; Miscellaneous Provisions 5 sections
Part D — Additional Coverage Provisions 9 sections
- § 300gg–111. — Preventing surprise medical bills
- § 300gg–112. — Ending surprise air ambulance bills
- § 300gg–113. — Continuity of care
- § 300gg–114. — Maintenance of price comparison tool
- § 300gg–115. — Protecting patients and improving the accuracy of provider directory information
- § 300gg–117. — Other patient protections
- § 300gg–118. — Air ambulance report requirements
- § 300gg–119. — Increasing transparency by removing gag clauses on price and quality information
- § 300gg–120. — Reporting on pharmacy benefits and drug costs
Part E — Health Care Provider Requirements 9 sections
- § 300gg–131. — Balance billing in cases of emergency services
- § 300gg–132. — Balance billing in cases of non-emergency services performed by nonparticipating providers at certain participating facilities
- § 300gg–133. — Provider requirements with respect to disclosure on patient protections against balance billing
- § 300gg–134. — Enforcement
- § 300gg–135. — Air ambulance services
- § 300gg–136. — Provision of information upon request and for scheduled appointments
- § 300gg–137. — Patient-provider dispute resolution
- § 300gg–138. — Continuity of care
- § 300gg–139. — Provider requirements to protect patients and improve the accuracy of provider directory information
SUBCHAPTER XXVI — NATIONAL ALL-HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES 24 sections
Part A — National All-Hazards Preparedness and Response Planning, Coordinating, and Reporting 4 sections
Part B — All-Hazards Emergency Preparedness and Response 13 sections
- § 300hh–10. — Coordination of preparedness for and response to all-hazards public health emergencies
- § 300hh–10a. — Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
- § 300hh–10b. — National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters
- § 300hh–10c. — National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters
- § 300hh–10d. — National Advisory Committee on Individuals With Disabilities and Disasters
- § 300hh–10e. — Advisory Committee Coordination
- § 300hh–11. — National Disaster Medical System
- § 300hh–12. — Transferred
- § 300hh–13. — Evaluation of new and emerging technologies regarding bioterrorist attack and other public health emergencies
- § 300hh–14. — Protection of health and safety during disasters
- § 300hh–15. — Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps
- § 300hh–16. — At-risk individuals
- § 300hh–17. — Emergency response coordination of primary care providers
Part C — Strengthening Public Health Surveillance Systems 7 sections
- § 300hh–31. — Epidemiology-laboratory capacity grants
- § 300hh–32. — Enhanced support to assist health departments in addressing vector-borne diseases
- § 300hh–33. — Public health data system modernization
- § 300hh–34. — Genomic sequencing, analytics, and public health surveillance of pathogens program
- § 300hh–35. — Epidemic forecasting and outbreak analytics
- § 300hh–36. — Leadership exchange pilot for public health and medical preparedness and response positions at the Department of Health and Human Services
- § 300hh–37. — One Health framework
SUBCHAPTER XXVII — LIFESPAN RESPITE CARE 5 sections
SUBCHAPTER XXVIII — HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND QUALITY 21 sections
Part A — Promotion of Health Information Technology 10 sections
- § 300jj–11. — Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
- § 300jj–12. — Health Information Technology Advisory Committee
- § 300jj–13. — Setting priorities for standards adoption
- § 300jj–14. — Process for adoption of endorsed recommendations; adoption of initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria
- § 300jj–15. — Application and use of adopted standards and implementation specifications by Federal agencies
- § 300jj–16. — Voluntary application and use of adopted standards and implementation specifications by private entities
- § 300jj–17. — Federal health information technology
- § 300jj–18. — Transitions
- § 300jj–19. — Miscellaneous provisions
- § 300jj–19a. — Electronic health record reporting program
Part B — Incentives for the Use of Health Information Technology 8 sections
- § 300jj–31. — Immediate funding to strengthen the health information technology infrastructure
- § 300jj–32. — Health information technology implementation assistance
- § 300jj–33. — State grants to promote health information technology
- § 300jj–34. — Competitive grants to States and Indian tribes for the development of loan programs to facilitate the widespread adoption of certified EHR technology
- § 300jj–35. — Demonstration program to integrate information technology into clinical education
- § 300jj–36. — Information technology professionals in health care
- § 300jj–37. — General grant and loan provisions
- § 300jj–38. — Authorization for appropriations
Part C — Other Provisions 2 sections
SUBCHAPTER XXIX — DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND QUALITY 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER XXX — COMMUNITY LIVING ASSISTANCE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS 1 sections
SUBCHAPTER XXXI — WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM 20 sections
Part A — Establishment of Program; Advisory Committee 6 sections
- § 300mm. — Establishment of World Trade Center Health Program
- § 300mm–1. — WTC Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee; WTC Health Program Steering Committees
- § 300mm–2. — Education and outreach
- § 300mm–3. — Uniform data collection and analysis
- § 300mm–4. — Clinical Centers of Excellence and Data Centers
- § 300mm–5. — Definitions
Part B — Program of Monitoring, Initial Health Evaluations, and Treatment 8 sections
subpart 1 — wtc responders 3 sections
subpart 2 — wtc survivors 3 sections
- § 300mm–31. — Identification and initial health evaluation of screening-eligible and certified-eligible WTC survivors
- § 300mm–32. — Followup monitoring and treatment of certified-eligible WTC survivors for WTC-related health conditions
- § 300mm–33. — Followup monitoring and treatment of other individuals with WTC-related health conditions