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Archives: Health and Human Services / Model Policies (page 3)
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Health Care Price Disclosure Act
Health Care Price Disclosure Act Summary This Act requires health care professionals to make available the “direct pay” price for at least the 25 most common services or procedures;…
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Patient’s Right To Know Act
Patient’s Right To Know Act Model Legislation Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the “Patient’s Right to Know Act.” Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of this…
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Resolution Supporting the Repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)
Resolution Supporting the Repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Summary and Background On March 22, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5, the Protecting Access…
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Amending Synthetic Drug Control Act
Section 1. Short Title. Amending Synthetic Drug Control Section 2. Purpose. Adds various synthetic drug compounds including various structural classes of those compounds to the list of Schedule I controlled…
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Medical Speech & Practice Protection Act
Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the Medical Practice Protection Act. Section 2. Purpose. THIS STATE, ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE OR ANY DEPARTMENT OR…
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Freedom To Share At College Act
Section 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share at College Act.” Section 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section,…
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The Site Neutral Payment Policy Act
Model Legislation Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the Site Neutral Payment Policy Act. Section 2. Purpose. The purpose of the Act is to ensure patients and…
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First Responder Immunity Act
Section 1. (1) In this section: (a) “Department” means [insert agency responsible for EMS in the state]. (b) “Fire fighter” means any person employed by the state or any political…
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Suicide Prevention in Higher Education Resolution
WHEREAS, Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college and university students; WHEREAS, The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s research strategy for reducing national suicide rates by…
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Patients First Medicaid Reform Act
Section 1. Title. This Act may be cited as the “Patients First Medicaid Reform Act.” Section 2. Definitions. (A) “Medicaid Savings Account,” or “MSA,” is an account…
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Unintended Consequences Prevention Act
Section 1. Findings. The legislature finds that: (A) {Insert state}’s health care system has been developed to address the unique circumstances in {insert state} and to provide…
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Optional Medicaid Benefits Evaluation Act
Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the “Optional Medicaid Benefits Evaluation Act.” Section 2. Definitions. (A) “Medicaid” is the federal Title XIX Medical Assistance program administered by…
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Health Freedom Compact Act
Findings and Declaration of Policy (A) Unites States Code Section 112 gives Congressional consent “to any two or more states to enter into agreements or compacts for…
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State Employee Health Savings Account Act
Section 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “State Employee Health Savings Account Act.” Section 2. Health Savings Accounts. (A) The program of state…
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Resolution on the Tax and Fiscal Effects of Medicaid Expansion
Resolution WHEREAS, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) permit states to voluntarily opt in to Medicaid expansion, which extends taxpayer-funded health benefits to able-bodied, working-age, largely childless adults earning up to…
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Resolution on Cord and Placenta Blood Banking and Research
Summary This resolution recognizes the need for increased public awareness about the use and research of umbilical cord blood and placenta blood banking to provide treatment options for debilitating or…
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Resolution Opposing Restrictions on Contracting for Non-Clinical Dental Support Services
Resolution Opposing Restrictions on Contracting for Non-Clinical Dental Support Services Summary Opposes anticompetitive legislation and regulations that restrict the ability of dentists to contract…
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Resolution Opposing the Federation of State Medical Boards’ Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
Resolution Opposing the Federation of State Medical Boards’ Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Summary Opposes participation with the Federation of State Medical Boards’ Interstate Medical Licensure…
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Resolution in Support of Oral Health
Resolution in Support of Oral Health Summary Recognizes the importance of oral health to overall health, ensures oral health impact is considered during the development of state…
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Resolution Recognizing the Mutual Benefit between Health Care Sharing and Health Savings Accounts
Resolution Recognizing the Mutual Benefit between Health Care Sharing and Health Savings Accounts Summary Recognizes the mutual benefit that would be created…