Public Health Service Act
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The Public Health Service Act is a key U.S. federal law that organizes and authorizes national public health programs, including disease control, health research, and emergency response activities.
Aliases (4)
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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public health law → |
| administeredBy |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Food and Drug Administration → Health Resources and Services Administration → National Institutes of Health → Public Health Service → U.S. Department of Health and Human Services → |
| amendedBy |
21st Century Cures Act
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Affordable Care Act → Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 → Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act → Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 → |
| authorizes |
340B Drug Pricing Program
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disease control programs → Public Health Service Commissioned Corps → Strategic National Stockpile activities → biomedical research at the National Institutes of Health → federal quarantine and isolation measures for communicable diseases → federal response to public health emergencies → grants for community health centers → grants for maternal and child health programs → grants for mental health and substance use services → grants for preventive health services → |
| codifiedIn |
Title 42 of the United States Code
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| codifiedSection |
42 U.S.C. §201 et seq.
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| containsSection |
Section 301
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Section 319 → Section 330 → Section 340B → Section 351 → |
| containsTitle |
Title I – The Public Health Service
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Title II – General Powers and Duties of the Public Health Service → Title III – National Research Institutes → Title IV – National Research Institutes (NIH provisions) → Title V – Miscellaneous Provisions → Title XIX – Vaccines → |
| country |
United States
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| dateEnacted |
1944-07-01
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| defines |
public health emergency under Section 319
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| enactedBy |
United States Congress
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| establishes |
Office of the Surgeon General
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| grantsPower |
to declare a public health emergency
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to make and enforce regulations to prevent the spread of communicable diseases → |
| grantsPowerTo |
Secretary of Health and Human Services
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| historicalContext |
enacted during World War II to consolidate and expand federal public health authorities
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| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| providesFor |
block grants and categorical grants to states for public health
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health professional education and training programs → research training and fellowships → |
| purpose |
to authorize federal biomedical and public health research programs
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to authorize federal disease prevention and control activities → to authorize federal public health emergency preparedness and response activities → to organize and authorize national public health programs → to provide a statutory basis for the U.S. Public Health Service → |
| regulates |
biological products licensing under Section 351
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interstate quarantine for communicable diseases → |
| relatedTo |
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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Social Security Act → |
| scope |
disease prevention and control
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health research and biomedical research → public health emergency preparedness and response → public health workforce and service delivery → vaccine regulation and biologics licensing → |
| shortTitle |
Public Health Service Act
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| signedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Center for Tobacco Products → Surgeon General of the United States → United States Public Health Service → United States emergency management system ("Public Health Service Act emergency authorities") → |
legalBasis |
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Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
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National Cancer Act of 1971 ("Public Health Service Act amendments") → |
codifiedIn |
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Public Law 111-148
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amends |
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Public Health Service Act
("Title II – General Powers and Duties of the Public Health Service")
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containsTitle |
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Title 42 of the United States Code
("Public Health Service Act provisions")
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includes |
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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mainRegulatoryText |
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Public Health Service Act
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shortTitle |