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Appendix D: Statutory Authorities
Appendix D: Statutory Authorities
Pages 151-166
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. APPENDIX D Statutory Authorities The National Health Survey Act The National Center for Health Statistics
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that the latest information on the number and relevant characteristics of persons in the country suffering from heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis and rheumatism, and other diseases, injuries, and handicapping conditions is now seriously out of date; and (2) that periodic inventories providing reasonably current information on these matters are urgently needed for purposes such as (A)
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in connection therewith, to develop end test new or improved methods for obtaining current data on illness and disability and related information.
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(a) The Secretary may, through the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research or the National Center for Health Statistics or using National Research Service Awards or other appropriate authorities, undertake and support training programs to provide for an expanded and continuing supply of individuals qualified to perform the research, evaluation, and demonstration projects set forth in section 306 and in title IX.
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~2) , an ongoing study of the present and projected future health costs of pollution and other environmental conditions resulting from human activity (including human activity in any place in the indoor or outdoor environment, including places of employment and residence)
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, the term "health costs of pollution and other environmental conditions" means the costs of human diseases and other adverse effects on humans which pollution and other environmental conditions are, or may reasonably be anticipated to be, responsible for causing, contributing to, increasing susceptibility to, or aggravating, including the costs of preventing such diseases and effects, the costs of the treatment, cure, convalescence, and rehabilitation of persons afflicted by such diseases, costs reasonably attributable to pain and suffering from such diseases and effects, loss of income and future earnings resulting from such diseases and effects, adverse effects on productivity (and thus increases in production costs and consumer prices) resulting from such diseases and effects, loss of tax revenues resulting from such decreases in earnings and productivity, costs to the welfare and unemployment compensation systems and the programs of health benefits under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act resulting from such diseases and effects, the overall increases in costs throughout the economy resulting from such diseases and effects, and other related direct and indirect costs.
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ambulatory health services by specialties and types of practice of the health professionals providing such services, and (ii) services of hospitals, extended care facilities, home health agencies, and other institutions, (G)
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of this section, the Secretary shall coordinate health statistical and epidemiological activities of the Department of Health and Human Services by— (1) establishing standardized means for the collection of health information and statistics under laws administered by the Secretary; (2)
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periodically reviewing ongoing health data collections of the Department, subject to review under such section 3509, to detains if the collections are being conducted in accordance with the minimum sets of data and the standards promulgated pursuant to paragraphs (2)
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to improve coordination of environmental and health studies, statistics, and information, and to prevent overlap and unnecessary duplication with respect to such studies, statistics, and inflation; (ii) to assure that such studies, statistics, and information will be available to executive departments responsible for the administration of laws relating to the protection of the public health and safety or the environment; (iii)
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(m) In carrying out this section, the Secretary, acting through the Center, shall collect and analyze adequate health data that is specific to particular ethnic and racial populations, including data collected under national health surveys.
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make grants or loans of equipment and materials, for use by public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies, or by individuals, in participating foreign countries; (5) participate and otherwise cooperate in any international meetings, conferences, or other activities concerned with biomedical research, health services research, health statistics, or health care technology; (6)
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(IDA) Each application submitted for a grant or contract under section 306 in an amount exceeding $50,000 of direct costs and for a health services research, evaluation, or demonstration project, or for a grant under section 306(n)
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amounts equal to the fair market value of any equipment or supplies furnished to such person by the Secretary for the purpose of carrying out the project with respect to which such grant or contract is made, and (B) amounts equal to the pay, allowances, traveling expenses, and related personnel expenses attributable to the performance of services by an officer or employee of the Government in connection with such project, if such officer or employee was assigned or detailed by the Secretary to perform such services, but only if such person requested the Secretary to furnish such equipment or supplies, or such services, as the case may be.
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provide indexing, abstracting, translating, publishing, and other services leading to a more effective and timely dissemination of information on health services research, demonstrations, and evaluations in health care delivery to public and private entities and individuals engaged in the improvement of health care delivery and the general public; and undertake programs to develop new or improved methods for making such information available.
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National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 Mandated a coordinated, 10-year program to improve the data for monitoring nutrition status, and to improve the comparability of nutrition monitoring data collected by DHHS and USDA; established a National Nutrition Monitoring Advisory Council; and established new procedures for review and clearance of dietary guidance. Year 2000 Health Objectives Planning Act of 1990 Provides for grants to States for the development of plans to implement the Year 2000 Health Objectives within each State, including the assessment of health within the State; and mandates the development of uniform health status indicators for use by Federal, State, and local health agencies, along with model methods of collecting and reporting data.
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