2013 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE (§§ 201 - 300mm-61)
Subchapter XXIV - HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM (§§ 300ff - 300ff-140)
Part E - General Provisions (§§ 300ff-81 - 300ff-88)
Section 300ff-87 - Severity of need index
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 6A - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE SUBCHAPTER XXIV - HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM Part E - General Provisions Sec. 300ff-87 - Severity of need index |
Contains | section 300ff-87 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, §2687, as added and amended Pub. L. 109-415, title V, §501, title VII, §703, Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2814, 2820; Pub. L. 111-87, §2(a)(1), (3)(A), Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2885. |
Statutes at Large References | 104 Stat. 627 120 Stat. 2814 123 Stat. 2885 |
Public Law References | Public Law 101-381, Public Law 109-415, Public Law 111-87 |
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Not later than September 30, 2008, the Secretary shall develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a severity of need index in accordance with subsection (c).
(b) Definition of severity of need indexIn this section, the term "severity of need index" means the index of the relative needs of individuals within a State or area, as identified by a number of different factors, and is a factor or set of factors that is multiplied by the number of living HIV/AIDS cases in a State or area, providing different weights to those cases based on needs. Such factors or set of factors may be different for different components of the provisions under this subchapter.
(c) Requirements for Secretarial submissionWhen the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees of Congress the severity of need index under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide the following:
(1) Methodology for and rationale behind developing the severity of need index, including information related to the field testing of the severity of need index.
(2) An independent contractor analysis of activities carried out under paragraph (1).
(3) Information regarding the process by which the Secretary received community input regarding the application and development of the severity of need index.
(d) Annual reportsIf the Secretary fails to submit the severity of need index under subsection (a) in either of fiscal years 2007 or 2008, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report for such fiscal year—
(1) that updates progress toward having client level data;
(2) that updates the progress toward having a severity of need index, including information related to the methodology and process for obtaining community input; and
(3) that, as applicable, states whether the Secretary could develop a severity of need index before fiscal year 2009.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, §2687, as added and amended Pub. L. 109–415, title V, §501, title VII, §703, Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2814, 2820; Pub. L. 111–87, §2(a)(1), (3)(A), Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 2885.)
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 300ff–87, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, §2687, as added Pub. L. 101–381, title IV, §411(a), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 627, related to limitations with respect to duties of medical facilities, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 109–415.
AMENDMENTS2009—Pub. L. 111–87 repealed Pub. L. 109–415, §703, and revived the provisions of this section as in effect on Sept. 30, 2009. See 2006 Amendment note and Effective Date of 2009 Amendment; Revival of Section note below.
2006—Pub. L. 109–415, §703, which directed repeal of this section effective Oct. 1, 2009, was itself repealed by Pub. L. 111–87, §2(a)(1), effective Sept. 30, 2009.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2009 AMENDMENT; REVIVAL OF SECTIONFor provisions that repeal by section 2(a)(1) of Pub. L. 111–87 of section 703 of Pub. L. 109–415 be effective Sept. 30, 2009, and that the provisions of this section as in effect on Sept. 30, 2009, be revived, see section 2(a)(2), (3)(A) of Pub. L. 111–87, set out as a note under section 300ff–11 of this title.
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