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US CodeTitle 42Chapter 6A

Chapter 6A

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE

Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare

908 sections

Sections

§ 201

Repealed

Definitions

Medium

§ 202

Administration and supervision of Service

Very short

§ 203

Organization of Service

Short
Showing 200 of 908 sections

§ 204

Commissioned Corps and Ready Reserve Corps

Medium

§ 204a

Deployment readiness

Medium

§ 205

Appointment and tenure of office of Surgeon General; reversion in rank

Short

§ 206

Assignment of officers

Medium

§ 207

Repealed

Grades, ranks, and titles of commissioned corps

Medium

§ 209

Appointment of personnel

Long

§ 209d

Appointment of osteopaths as commissioned officers

Very short

§ 210

Pay and allowances

Long

§ 210–1

Annual and sick leave

Short

§ 210b

Professional categories

Medium

§ 211

Promotion of commissioned officers

Long

§ 211c

Promotion credit for medical officers in assistant grade

Very short

§ 212

Retirement of commissioned officers

Long

§ 213

Military benefits

Medium

§ 213a

Rights, benefits, privileges, and immunities for commissioned officers or beneficiaries; exercise of authority by Secretary or designee

Medium

§ 214

Presentation of United States flag upon retirement

Short

§ 215

Detail of Service personnel

Medium

§ 216

Regulations

Short

§ 217

Use of Service in time of war or emergency

Short

§ 217a

Advisory councils or committees

Short

§ 217a–1

Advisory committees; prohibition of consideration of political affiliations

Very short

§ 217b

Volunteer services

Very short

§ 218

National Advisory Councils on Migrant Health

Short

§ 218a

Training of officers

Medium

§ 231

Service and supply fund; uses; reimbursement

Short

§ 232

National Institute of Mental Health; authorization of appropriation; construction; location

Short

§ 233

Civil actions or proceedings against commissioned officers or employees

Very long

§ 234

Health care professionals assisting during a public health emergency

Medium

§ 235

Administration of grants in multigrant proj­ects; promulgation of regulations

Short

§ 236

Orphan Products Board

Medium

§ 237

Silvio O. Conte Senior Biomedical Research and Biomedical Product Assessment Service

Medium

§ 237a

Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health

Medium

§ 238

Gifts for benefit of Service

Medium

§ 238a

Use of immigration station hospitals

Short

§ 238b

Disposition of money collected for care of patients

Very short

§ 238c

Transportation of remains of officers

Short

§ 238d

Availability of appropriations for grants to Federal institutions

Short

§ 238e

Transfer of funds

Very short

§ 238f

Availability of appropriations

Short

§ 238g

Wearing of uniforms

Very short

§ 238h

Biennial report

Very short

§ 238i

Memorials and other acknowledgments for contributions to health of Nation

Very short

§ 238j

Evaluation of programs

Short

§ 238k

Contract authority

Very short

§ 238l

Recovery

Medium

§ 238m

Use of fiscal agents

Medium

§ 238n

Abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities regarding training and licensing of physicians

Medium

§ 238o

Restriction on use of funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, and mercy killing

Very short

§ 238p

Recommendations and guidelines regarding automated external defibrillators for Federal buildings

Medium

§ 238q

Liability regarding emergency use of automated external defibrillators

Long

§ 239

General provisions

Medium

§ 239a

Determination of eligibility and benefits

Medium

§ 239b

Smallpox vaccine injury table

Short

§ 239c

Medical benefits

Short

§ 239d

Compensation for lost employment income

Medium

§ 239e

Payment for death

Long

§ 239f

Administration

Short

§ 239g

Authorization of appropriations

Very short

§ 239h

Relationship to other laws

Very short

§ 239l

Establishment

Medium

§ 239l–1

Administration

Long

§ 239l–2

Students; selection; obligation

Long

§ 239l–3

Funding

Very short

§ 241

Research and investigations generally

Long

§ 242

Studies and investigations on use and misuse of narcotic drugs and other drugs; annual report to Attorney General; cooperation with States

Short

§ 242b

General authority respecting research, evaluations, and demonstrations in health statistics, health services, and health care technology

Medium

§ 242c

Appointment and authority of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Long

§ 242c–1

Advisory committee to the Director

Medium

§ 242k

National Center for Health Statistics

Very long

§ 242l

International cooperation

Medium

§ 242m

General provisions respecting effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of health services

Long

§ 242o

Health conferences; publication of health educational information

Short

§ 242p

National disease prevention data profile

Short

§ 242q

Task Force on Aging Research; establishment and duties

Short

§ 242q–1

Membership

Medium

§ 242q–2

Administrative staff and support

Very short

§ 242q–4

Definitions

Short

§ 242q–5

Authorization of appropriations

Very short

§ 242r

Improvement and publication of data on food-related allergic responses

Short

§ 242s

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Women’s Health

Medium

§ 242t

CDC surveillance and data collection for child, youth, and adult trauma

Short

§ 242u

Improving State, local, and Tribal information sharing

Medium

§ 242v

Foreign talent recruitment programs

Short

§ 242v–1

Securing identifiable, sensitive information and addressing other national security risks related to research

Medium

§ 242v–2

Protecting America’s biomedical research enterprise

Medium

§ 242v–3

Report on progress to address undue foreign influence

Short

§ 243

General grant of authority for cooperation

Medium

§ 244

Public access defibrillation programs

Long

§ 244a

Materials and resources to increase education and awareness of cardiomyopathy among school administrators, educators, and families

Medium

§ 244b

Activities relating to cardiomyopathy

Medium

§ 244c

Cardiomyopathy research

Short

§ 244d

Promoting student access to AEDs and CPR

Medium

§ 245

Public awareness campaign on the importance of vaccinations

Medium

§ 246

Grants and services to States

Long

§ 246a

Bureau of State Services management fund; establishment; advancements; availability

Short

§ 247

Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian health care professionals

Medium

§ 247a

Family support groups for Alzheimer’s disease patients

Short

§ 247b

Project grants for preventive health services

Very long

§ 247b–1

Screenings, referrals, and education regarding lead poisoning

Long

§ 247b–10

Compilation of data on asthma

Short

§ 247b–11

Effects of folic acid in prevention of birth defects

Medium

§ 247b–12

Safe motherhood

Long

§ 247b–13

Prenatal and postnatal health

Medium

§ 247b–13a

Screening and treatment for maternal mental health and substance use disorders

Long

§ 247b–14

Oral health promotion and disease prevention

Long

§ 247b–14a

Identification of interventions that reduce the burden and transmission of oral, dental, and craniofacial diseases in high risk populations; development of approaches for pediatric oral and craniofacial assessment

Short

§ 247b–15

Surveillance and education regarding infections associated with illicit drug use and other risk factors

Medium

§ 247b–16

Grants for lead poisoning related activities

Medium

§ 247b–17

Human papillomavirus (Johanna’s Law)

Long

§ 247b–18

Surveillance and research regarding muscular dystrophy

Medium

§ 247b–19

Information and education

Short

§ 247b–20

Food safety grants

Short

§ 247b–21

Mosquito-borne diseases; coordination grants to States; assessment and control grants to political subdivisions

Long

§ 247b–22

Microbicide research

Very short

§ 247b–23

National strategy and regional centers of excellence in vector-borne diseases

Medium

§ 247b–24

Addressing factors related to improving health outcomes

Long

§ 247b–3

Education, technology assessment, and epidemiology regarding lead poisoning

Medium

§ 247b–3a

Training and reports by the Health Resources and Services Administration

Short

§ 247b–4

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

Long

§ 247b–4a

Early detection, diagnosis, and interventions for newborns and infants with hearing loss

Long

§ 247b–4f

Research relating to preterm labor and delivery and the care, treatment, and outcomes of preterm and low birthweight infants

Medium

§ 247b–5

Preventive health measures with respect to prostate cancer

Long

§ 247b–6

National strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis

Long

§ 247b–7

Loan repayment program

Medium

§ 247b–8

Fellowship and training programs

Short

§ 247b–9

Diabetes in children and youth

Short

§ 247b–9a

Better diabetes care

Medium

§ 247c

Sexually transmitted diseases; prevention and control projects and programs

Long

§ 247c–1

Infertility and sexually transmitted diseases

Long

§ 247c–2

Data collection regarding programs under subchapter XXIV

Very short

§ 247d

Public health emergencies

Very long

§ 247d–1

Vaccine tracking and distribution

Medium

§ 247d–10

Pilot program for public health laboratories to detect fentanyl and other synthetic opioids

Medium

§ 247d–11

State All Payer Claims Databases

Medium

§ 247d–12

Coordination and collaboration regarding blood supply

Short

§ 247d–2

Earlier development of diagnostic tests

Short

§ 247d–3a

Improving State and local public health security

Very long

§ 247d–3b

Partnerships for State and regional hospital preparedness to improve surge capacity

Long

§ 247d–3c

Guidelines for regional health care emergency preparedness and response systems

Long

§ 247d–4

Facilities and capacities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Very long

§ 247d–4a

Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund

Medium

§ 247d–4b

Children’s Preparedness Unit

Medium

§ 247d–5

Combating antimicrobial resistance

Long

§ 247d–6

Public health countermeasures to a bioterrorist attack

Long

§ 247d–6a

Authority for use of certain procedures regarding qualified countermeasure research and development activities

Very long

§ 247d–6b

Strategic National Stockpile and security countermeasure procurements

Very long

§ 247d–6d

Targeted liability protections for pandemic and epidemic products and security countermeasures

Very long

§ 247d–6e

Covered countermeasure process

Long

§ 247d–6f

Provision of medical countermeasures to Indian programs and facilities

Short

§ 247d–7a

Grants regarding training and education of certain health professionals

Short

§ 247d–7b

Emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health professional

Medium

§ 247d–7c

Supplies and services in lieu of award funds

Short

§ 247d–7d

Security for countermeasure development and production

Short

§ 247d–7e

Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

Very long

§ 247d–7f

Collaboration and coordination

Long

§ 247d–7g

National Biodefense Science Board and working groups

Long

§ 247d–8

Coordinated program to improve pediatric oral health

Short

§ 247d–9

Dental education for parents of newborns

Very short

§ 247e

National Hansen’s Disease Programs Center

Medium

§ 248

Control and management of hospitals; furnishing prosthetic and orthopedic devices; transfer of patients; disposal of articles produced by patients; disposal of money and effects of deceased patients; payment of burial expenses

Short

§ 248a

Closing or transfer of hospitals; reduction of services; Congressional authorization required

Medium

§ 248b

Transfer or financial self-sufficiency of public health service hospitals and clinics

Medium

§ 249

Medical care and treatment of quarantined and detained persons

Short

§ 250

Medical care and treatment of Federal prisoners

Very short

§ 250a

Transfer of appropriations

Very short

§ 251

Medical examination and treatment of Federal employees; medical care at remote stations

Short

§ 252

Medical examination of aliens

Very short

§ 253

Medical services to Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service

Medium

§ 253a

Medical services to retired personnel of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Medium

§ 253b

Former Lighthouse Service employees; medical service eligibility

Short

§ 254

Interdepartmental work

Very short

§ 254a

Sharing of medical care facilities and resources

Short

§ 264

Regulations to control communicable diseases

Medium

§ 265

Suspension of entries and imports from designated places to prevent spread of communicable diseases

Short

§ 266

Special quarantine powers in time of war

Short

§ 267

Quarantine stations, grounds, and anchorages

Long

§ 268

Quarantine duties of consular and other officers

Short

§ 269

Bills of health

Medium

§ 270

Quarantine regulations governing civil air navigation and civil aircraft

Very short

§ 271

Penalties for violation of quarantine laws

Short

§ 272

Administration of oaths by quarantine officers

Very short

§ 273

Organ procurement organizations

Long

§ 273a

National living donor mechanisms

Very short

§ 273b

Report on the long-term health effects of living organ donation

Very short

§ 274

Organ procurement and transplantation network

Long

§ 274a

Scientific registry

Very short

§ 274b

General provisions respecting grants and contracts

Medium

§ 274c

Administration

Short

§ 274d

Report

Short

§ 274e

Prohibition of organ purchases

Medium

§ 274f

Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses incurred toward living organ donation

Medium

§ 274f–1

Public awareness; studies and demonstrations

Medium

§ 274f–2

Grants regarding hospital organ donation coordinators

Medium

§ 274f–3

Studies relating to organ donation and the recovery, preservation, and transportation of organs

Medium

§ 274f–4

Report relating to organ donation and the recovery, preservation, and transportation of organs

Medium

§ 274f–5

Criteria, standards, and regulations with respect to organs infected with HIV

Medium

§ 274g

Authorization of appropriations

Very short