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42 U.S.C. § 247b–1 — Screenings, referrals, and education regarding lead poisoning

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42 U.S.C. § 247b–1 — Screenings, referrals, and education regarding lead poisoning

**(a) Authority for grants** (1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants to States and political subdivisions of States for the initiation and expansion of community programs designed— (A) to provide, for infants and children— (i) screening for elevated blood lead levels; (ii) referral for treatment of such levels; and (iii) referral for environmental intervention associated with such levels; and (B) to provide education about childhood lead poisoning. (2) **Authority regarding certain entities** — With respect to a geographic area with a need for activities authorized in paragraph (1), in any case in which neither the State nor the political subdivision in which such area is located has applied for a grant under paragraph (1), the Secretary may make a grant under such paragraph to any grantee under section 254b, 254b, or 256a of this title 11 See References in Text notes below. for carrying out such activities in the area. (3) **Provision of all services and activities through each grantee** — In making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that each of the activities described in such paragraph is provided through each grantee under such paragraph. The Secretary may authorize such a grantee to provide the services and activities directly, or through arrangements with other providers. **(b) Status as medicaid provider** (1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless, in the case of any service described in such subsection that is made available pursuant to the State plan approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 1396](https://uscode

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**(a) Authority for grants** (1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may make grants to States and political subdivisions of States for the initiation and expansion of community programs designed— (A) to provide, for infants and children— (i) screening for elevated blood lead levels; (ii) referral for treatment of such levels; and (iii) referral for environmental intervention associated with such levels; and (B) to provide education about childhood lead poisoning. (2) **Authority regarding certain entities** — With respect to a geographic area with a need for activities authorized in paragraph (1), in any case in which neither the State nor the political subdivision in which such area is located has applied for a grant under paragraph (1), the Secretary may make a grant under such paragraph to any grantee under section 254b, 254b, or 256a of this title 11 See References in Text notes below. for carrying out such activities in the area. (3) **Provision of all services and activities through each grantee** — In making grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that each of the activities described in such paragraph is provided through each grantee under such paragraph. The Secretary may authorize such a grantee to provide the services and activities directly, or through arrangements with other providers. **(b) Status as medicaid provider** (1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may not make a grant under subsection (a) unless, in the case of any service described in such subsection that is made available pursuant to the State plan approved under title XIX of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 1396](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section1396&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] for the State involved— (A) the applicant for the grant will provide the service directly, and the applicant has entered into a participation agreement under the State plan and is qualified to receive payments under such plan; or (B) the applicant will enter into an agreement with a provider under which the provider will provide the service, and the provider has entered into such a participation agreement and is qualified to receive such payments. (2) **Waiver regarding certain secondary agreements** (A) In the case of a provider making an agreement pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) regarding the provision of services, the requirement established in such paragraph regarding a participation agreement shall be waived by the Secretary if the provider does not, in providing health care services, impose a charge or accept reimbursement available from any third-party payor, including reimbursement under any insurance policy or under any Federal or State health benefits plan. (B) A determination by the Secretary of whether a provider referred to in subparagraph (A) meets the criteria for a waiver under such subparagraph shall be made without regard to whether the provider accepts voluntary donations regarding the provision of services to the public. **(c) Priority in making grants** In making grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to applications for programs that will serve areas with a high incidence of elevated blood lead levels in infants and children. **(d) Grant application** No grant may be made under subsection (a), unless an application therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary. Such an application shall be in such form and shall be submitted in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe and shall include each of the following: (1) A complete description of the program which is to be provided by or through the applicant. (2) Assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the program to be provided under the grant applied for will include educational programs designed to— (A) communicate to parents, educators, and local health officials the significance and prevalence of lead poisoning in infants and children (including the sources of lead exposure, the importance of screening young children for lead, and the preventive steps that parents can take in reducing the risk of lead poisoning) which the program is designed to detect and prevent; and (B) communicate to health professionals and paraprofessionals updated knowledge concerning lead poisoning and research (including the health consequences, if any, of low-level lead burden; the prevalence of lead poisoning among all socioeconomic groupings; the benefits of expanded lead screening; and the therapeutic and other interventions available to prevent and combat lead poisoning in affected children and families). (3) Assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the applicant will report on a quarterly basis the number of infants and children screened for elevated blood lead levels, the number of infants and children who were found to have elevated blood lead levels, the number and type of medical referrals made for such infants and children, the outcome of such referrals, and other information to measure program effectiveness. (4) Assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the applicant will make such reports respecting the program involved as the Secretary may require. (5) Assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the applicant will coordinate the activities carried out pursuant to subsection (a) with related activities and services carried out in the State by grantees under title V or XIX of the Social Security Act [[42 U.S.C. 701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., 1396 et seq.]. (6) Assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that Federal funds made available under such a grant for any period will be so used as to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the level of State, local, and other non-Federal funds that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available for the program for which the grant is to be made and will in no event supplant such State, local, and other non-Federal funds. (7) Assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that the applicant will ensure complete and consistent reporting of all blood lead test results from laboratories and health care providers to State and local health departments in accordance with guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for standardized reporting as described in subsection (m). (8) Such other information as the Secretary may prescribe. **(e) Relationship to services and activities under other programs** (1) **In general** — A recipient of a grant under subsection (a) may not make payments from the grant for any service or activity to the extent that payment has been made, or can reasonably be expected to be made, with respect to such service or activity— (A) under any State compensation program, under an insurance policy, or under any Federal or State health benefits program; or (B) by an entity that provides health services on a prepaid basis. (2) **Applicability to certain secondary agreements for provision of services** — Paragraph (1) shall not apply in the case of a provider through which a grantee under subsection (a) provides services under such subsection if the Secretary has provided a waiver under subsection (b)(2) regarding the provider. **(f) Method and amount of payment** The Secretary shall determine the amount of a grant made under subsection (a). Payments under such grants may be made in advance on the basis of estimates or by way of reimbursement, with necessary adjustments on account of underpayments or overpayments, and in such installments and on such terms and conditions as the Secretary finds necessary to carry out the purposes of such grants. Not more than 10 percent of any grant may be obligated for administrative costs. **(g) Supplies, equipment, and employee detail** The Secretary, at the request of a recipient of a grant under subsection (a), may reduce the amount of such grant by— (1) the fair market value of any supplies or equipment furnished the grant recipient; and (2) the amount of the pay, allowances, and travel expenses of any officer or employee of the Government when detailed to the grant recipient and the amount of any other costs incurred in connection with the detail of such officer or employee; when the furnishing of such supplies or equipment or the detail of such an officer or employee is for the convenience of and at the request of such grant recipient and for the purpose of carrying out a program with respect to which the grant under subsection (a) is made. The amount by which any such grant is so reduced shall be available for payment by the Secretary of the costs incurred in furnishing the supplies or equipment, or in detailing the personnel, on which the reduction of such grant is based, and such amount shall be deemed as part of the grant and shall be deemed to have been paid to the grant recipient. **(h) Records** Each recipient of a grant under subsection (a) shall keep such records as the Secretary shall prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grant, the total cost of the undertaking in connection with which such grant was made, and the amount of that portion of the cost of the undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit. **(i) Audit and examination of records** The Secretary and the Comptroller General of the United States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient of a grant under subsection (a), that are pertinent to such grant. **(j) Annual report** (1) **In general** — Not later than May 1 of each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the effectiveness during the preceding fiscal year of programs carried out with grants under subsection (a) and of any programs that are carried out by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (l)(2). (2) **Certain requirements** — Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, in addition to any other information that the Secretary may require, the following information: (A) The number of infants and children screened. (B) Demographic information on the population of infants and children screened, including the age and racial or ethnic status of such population. (C) The number of screening sites. (D) A description of the severity of the extent of the blood lead levels of the infants and children screened, expressed in categories of severity. (E) The sources of payment for the screenings. (F) The number of grantees that have established systems to ensure mandatory reporting of all blood lead tests from laboratories and health care providers to State and local health departments. (G) A comparison of the data provided pursuant to subparagraphs (A) through (F) with the equivalent data, if any, provided in the report under paragraph (1) preceding the report involved. **(k) Indian tribes** For purposes of this section, the term “political subdivision” includes Indian tribes. **(l) Funding** (1) **Authorization of appropriations** — For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1994 through 2005. (2) **Allocation for other programs** — Of the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for any fiscal year, the Secretary may reserve not more than 20 percent for carrying out programs regarding the activities described in subsection (a) in addition to the program of grants established in such subsection. **(m) Guidelines for standardized reporting** The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop national guidelines for the uniform reporting of all blood lead test results to State and local health departments.

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42 U.S.C. § 701 — Authorization of appropriations; purposes; definitions

**(a)** To improve the health of all mothers and children consistent with the applicable health status goals and national health objectives established by the Secretary under the Public Health Service Act [[42 U.S.C. 201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section201&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] for the year 2000, there are authorized to be appropriated $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter— (1) for the purpose of enabling each State— (A) to provide and to assure mothers and children (in particular those with low income or with limited availability of health services) access to quality maternal and child health services; (B) to reduce infant mortality and the incidence of preventable diseases and handicapping conditions among children, to reduce the incidence of stillbirth, to reduce the need for inpatient and long-term care services, to increase the number of children (especially preschool children) appropriately immunized against disease and the number of low income children receiving health assessments and follow-up diagnostic and treatment services, and otherwise to promote the health of mothers and infants by providing prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care for low income, at-risk pregnant women, and to promote the health of children by providing preventive and primary care services for low income children; (C) to provide rehabilitation services for blind and disabled individuals under the age of 16 receiving benefits under subchapter XVI, to the extent medical assistance for such services is not provided under subchapter XIX; and (D) to provide and to promote family-centered, community-based, coordinated care (including care coordination services, as defined in subsection (b)(3)) for chi

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42 U.S.C. § 233 — National Institute of Mental Health; authorization of appropriation; construction; location

There is authorized to be appropriated a sum not to exceed $7,500,000 for the erection and equipment, for the use of the Public Health Service in carrying out the provisions of this Act, of suitable and adequate hospital buildings and facilities, including necessary living quarters for personnel, and of suitable and adequate laboratory buildings and facilities, and such buildings and facilities shall be known as the National Institute of Mental Health. The Administrator of General Services is authorized to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, donation, or otherwise, a suitable and adequate site or sites, selected on the advice of the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, in or near the District of Columbia for such buildings and facilities, and to erect thereon, furnish, and equip such buildings and facilities. The amount authorized to be appropriated in this section shall include the cost of preparation of drawings and specifications, supervision of construction, and other administrative expenses incident to the work: Provided, That the Administrator of General Services shall prepare the plans and specifications, make all necessary contracts, and supervise construction.

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42 U.S.C. § 254b — Health centers

**(a) “Health center” defined** (1) **In general** — For purposes of this section, the term “health center” means an entity that serves a population that is medically underserved, or a special medically underserved population comprised of migratory and seasonal agricultural workers, the homeless, and residents of public housing, by providing, either through the staff and supporting resources of the center or through contracts or cooperative arrangements— (A) required primary health services (as defined in subsection (b)(1)); and (B) as may be appropriate for particular centers, additional health services (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) necessary for the adequate support of the primary health services required under subparagraph (A); for all residents of the area served by the center (hereafter referred to in this section as the “catchment area”). (2) **Limitation** — The requirement in paragraph (1) to provide services for all residents within a catchment area shall not apply in the case of a health center receiving a grant only under subsection (g), (h), or (i). **(b) Definitions** For purposes of this section: (1) **Required primary health services** (A) *In general* — The term “required primary health services” means— (i) basic health services which, for purposes of this section, shall consist of— (I) health services related to family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, or gynecology that are furnished by physicians and where appropriate, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives; (II) diagnostic laboratory and radiologic services; (III) preventive health services, including— (aa) prenatal and perinatal services; (bb) appropriate cancer screening; (cc) well-chil

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42 U.S.C. § 1786 — Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children

**(a) Congressional findings and declaration of purpose** Congress finds that substantial numbers of pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and young children from families with inadequate income are at special risk with respect to their physical and mental health by reason of inadequate nutrition or health care, or both. It is, therefore, the purpose of the program authorized by this section to provide, up to the authorization levels set forth in subsection (g) of this section, supplemental foods and nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support, through any eligible local agency that applies for participation in the program. The program shall serve as an adjunct to good health care, during critical times of growth and development, to prevent the occurrence of health problems, including drug abuse, and improve the health status of these persons. **(b) Definitions** As used in this section— (1) “Breastfeeding women” means women up to one year postpartum who are breastfeeding their infants. (2) “Children” means persons who have had their first birthday but have not yet attained their fifth birthday. (3) “Competent professional authority” means physicians, nutritionists, registered nurses, dietitians, or State or local medically trained health officials, or persons designated by physicians or State or local medically trained health officials, in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary, as being competent professionally to evaluate nutritional risk. (4) “Costs of nutrition services and administration” or “nutrition services and administration” means costs that shall include, but not be limited to, costs for certification of eligibility of persons for participation in the program (including centrifuges, measuring boar

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42 U.S.C. § 1396 — Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission

**(a) Establishment** There is hereby established the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (in this section referred to as “MACPAC”). **(b) Duties** (1) **Review of access policies for all States and annual reports** — MACPAC shall— (A) review policies of the Medicaid program established under this subchapter (in this section referred to as “Medicaid”) and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program established under subchapter XXI (in this section referred to as “CHIP”) affecting access to covered items and services, including topics described in paragraph (2); (B) make recommendations to Congress, the Secretary, and States concerning such access policies; (C) by not later than March 15 of each year (beginning with 2010), submit a report to Congress containing the results of such reviews and MACPAC’s recommendations concerning such policies; and (D) by not later than June 15 of each year (beginning with 2010), submit a report to Congress containing an examination of issues affecting Medicaid and CHIP, including the implications of changes in health care delivery in the United States and in the market for health care services on such programs. (2) **Specific topics to be reviewed** — Specifically, MACPAC shall review and assess the following: (A) *Medicaid and CHIP payment policies* — Payment policies under Medicaid and CHIP, including— (i) the factors affecting expenditures for the efficient provision of items and services in different sectors, including the process for updating payments to medical, dental, and health professionals, hospitals, residential and long-term care providers, providers of home and community based services, Federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics, managed care entities, and providers of ot

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42 U.S.C. § 256a — Patient navigator grants

**(a) Grants** The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, may make grants to eligible entities for the development and operation of demonstration programs to provide patient navigator services to improve health care outcomes. The Secretary shall coordinate with, and ensure the participation of, the Indian Health Service, the National Cancer Institute, the Office of Rural Health Policy, and such other offices and agencies as deemed appropriate by the Secretary, regarding the design and evaluation of the demonstration programs. **(b) Use of funds** The Secretary shall require each recipient of a grant under this section to use the grant to recruit, assign, train, and employ patient navigators who have direct knowledge of the communities they serve to facilitate the care of individuals, including by performing each of the following duties: (1) Acting as contacts, including by assisting in the coordination of health care services and provider referrals, for individuals who are seeking prevention or early detection services for, or who following a screening or early detection service are found to have a symptom, abnormal finding, or diagnosis of, cancer or other chronic disease. (2) Facilitating the involvement of community organizations in assisting individuals who are at risk for or who have cancer or other chronic diseases to receive better access to high-quality health care services (such as by creating partnerships with patient advocacy groups, charities, health care centers, community hospice centers, other health care providers, or other organizations in the targeted community). (3) Notifying individuals of clinical trials and, on request, facilitating enrollment of eligible individuals in these trials. (4

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42 U.S.C. § 1305 — Short title of chapter

This chapter may be cited as the “Social Security Act”.

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42 U.S.C. § 1396 — Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access

Page 4009 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 1396 of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 6, 2014], the Sec- retary shall develop and report to Congress on a stra- tegic plan for collecting or otherwise accessing data on race and ethnicity for purposes of specifying quality measures and resource use and other measures under subsections (c) and (d) of section 1899B of the Social Se- curity Act, as added by subsection (a), and, as the Sec- retary determines appropriate, other similar provisions of, including payment adjustments under, title XVIII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).’’ SUBCHAPTER XIX—GRANTS TO STATES FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS § 1396. Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (a) Establishment There is hereby established the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (in this section referred to as ‘‘MACPAC’’). (b) Duties (1) Review of access policies for all States and annual reports MACPAC shall— (A) review policies of the Medicaid pro- gram established under this subchapter (in this section referred to as ‘‘Medicaid’’) and the State Children’s Health Insurance Pro- gram established under subchapter XXI (in this section referred to as ‘‘CHIP’’) affecting access to covered items and services, includ- ing topics described in paragraph (2); (B) make recommendations to Congress, the Secretary, and States concerning such access policies; (C) by not later than March 15 of each year (beginning with 2010), submit a report to Congress containing the results of such re- views and MACPAC’s recommendations con- cerning such policies; and (D) by not later than June 15 of each year (beginning with 2010), submit a report to Congress containing an examination of issues affecting Medicaid and CHIP, includ- ing the impli

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42 U.S.C. § 701 — Authorization of appropriations; purposes;

Page 2429 TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE § 701 1 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. 2 See References in Text note below. retary for Family Support, and provisions relating to termination of entitlement under AFDC program, see section 116 of Pub. L. 104–193, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of this title. SUBCHAPTER V—MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 97–35, title XXI, § 2192(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 818, substituted ‘‘MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT’’ for ‘‘MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AND CRIPPLED CHILDREN’S SERV- ICES’’ as the heading of title V of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 701 et seq.] as part of the general revision of this subchapter. § 701. Authorization of appropriations; purposes; definitions (a) To improve the health of all mothers and children consistent with the applicable health status goals and national health objectives es- tablished by the Secretary under the Public Health Service Act [42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.] for the year 2000, there are authorized to be appro- priated $850,000,000 for fiscal year 2001 and each fiscal year thereafter— (1) for the purpose of enabling each State— (A) to provide and to assure mothers and children (in particular those with low in- come or with limited availability of health services) access to quality maternal and child health services; (B) to reduce infant mortality and the in- cidence of preventable diseases and handi- capping conditions among children, to re- duce the incidence of stillbirth, to reduce the need for inpatient and long-term care services, to increase the number of children (especially preschool children) appropriately immunized against disease and the numbe

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