Public Health Service Act
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The Public Health Service Act is a United States federal law
enacted in 1944. The full act is captured under Title 42 of the United States Code
"The Public Health and Welfare", Chapter 6A "Public Health Service
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It has since been amended many times, some amendments include:
Other attempted amendments to the act have failed, such as the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
s of 2005 and 2007.
Law of the United States
The law of the United States consists of many levels of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the United States Constitution, the foundation of the federal government of the United States...
enacted in 1944. The full act is captured under Title 42 of the United States Code
Title 42 of the United States Code
Title 42 of the United States Code is the title of the United States Code dealing with public health, social welfare, and civil rights.—The Public Health Service—The Public Health Service, Supplemental Provisions—Sanitation and Quarantine—Leprosy—Cancer—Viruses, Serums, Toxins, Antitoxins,...
"The Public Health and Welfare", Chapter 6A "Public Health Service
United States Public Health Service
The Public Health Service Act of 1944 structured the United States Public Health Service as the primary division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare , which later became the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The PHS comprises all Agency Divisions of Health and...
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It has since been amended many times, some amendments include:
- Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970 , which established Title XTitle XThe Title X Family Planning Program, officially known as Public Law 91-572 or “Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs” was enacted under President Richard Nixon in 1970 as part of the Public Health Service Act...
of the Public Health Service Act, dedicated to providing family planningFamily planningFamily planning is the planning of when to have children, and the use of birth control and other techniques to implement such plans. Other techniques commonly used include sexuality education, prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections, pre-conception counseling and...
services for those in need. - National Cancer Act of 1971
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ActHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability ActThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was enacted by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996. It was originally sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy and Sen. Nancy Kassebaum . Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their...
of 1996 - Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance Research and Education Amendments of 2001Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance Research and Education Amendments of 2001The Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance Research and Education Amendments of 2001 amended the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Duchenne, Becker, limb girdle,congenital, facioscapulohumeral, myotonic,...
- Hematological Cancer Research Investment and Education Act of 2001
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. The law is the principal health care reform legislation of the 111th United States Congress...
of 2010
Other attempted amendments to the act have failed, such as the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act was the name of two similar bills that both passed through the United States House of Representatives and Senate, but were both vetoed by President George W. Bush and were not enacted into law...
s of 2005 and 2007.