| Quarantines, Isolation, and the Law |
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| State and local governments have the authority to make laws concerning the isolation or quarantine of people afflicted with certain communicable diseases. The federal government is authorized to take action to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases by those entering the U.S. from foreign countries.
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| Mental Health Parity |
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| The Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 (MHPA) prevents certain group health plans from placing annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits that are lower than annual or lifetime dollar limits for medical and surgical benefits offered under their plans. MHPA applies to group health plans and their issuers, including insurance companies and health maintenance organizations (HMOs), with more than 50 participants. More... |
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| USE OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION FOR TISSUE AND ORGAN DONATION PURPOSES |
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| An entity that is covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is not required to obtain authorization before using or disclosing an individual's protected health information to organizations or other entities that procure, bank, or transplant cadaveric organs, eyes, or tissue when the information is intended to facilitate organ, eye, or tissue donation and transplantation. More... |
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| Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 |
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| The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 creates a new drug benefit as Part D of Medicare. Beginning June 2004, the Act provides Medicare beneficiaries with discounts on their prescription drugs. Beginning in January 2006, the Act provides comprehensive Medicare prescription drug coverage. More... |
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| The Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 and Food Safety |
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| Title III of the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 establishes procedures to ensure the safety of the U.S. food supply from terrorist attacks.
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