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Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 6A - Public Health Service
Subchapter II - General Powers and Duties
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 5, 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 II - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES |
| Contains | sections 241 to 280m |
| Date | 2023 |
| Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2024 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
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Part A - Research and Investigations
(Section 241 - 242v-3)
- Sec. 241 - Research and investigations generally
- Sec. 242 - Studies and investigations on use and misuse of narcotic drugs and other drugs; annual report to Attorney General; cooperation with States
- Sec. 242a - Repealed. Pub. L. 106-310, div. B, title XXXII, §3201(b)(1), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1190
- Sec. 242b - General authority respecting research, evaluations, and demonstrations in health statistics, health services, and health care technology
- Sec. 242c - Appointment and authority of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sec. 242c-1 - Advisory committee to the Director
- Sec. 242d - Transferred
- Sec. 242e - Repealed. Pub. L. 93-353, title I, §102(a), July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 362
- Secs. 242f to 242j - Transferred
- Sec. 242k - National Center for Health Statistics
- Sec. 242l - International cooperation
- Sec. 242m - General provisions respecting effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of health services
- Sec. 242n - Repealed. Pub. L. 101-239, title VI, §6103(d)(1)(B), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2205
- Sec. 242o - Health conferences; publication of health educational information
- Sec. 242p - National disease prevention data profile
- Sec. 242q - Task Force on Aging Research; establishment and duties
- Sec. 242q-1 - Membership
- Sec. 242q-2 - Administrative staff and support
- Sec. 242q-3 - Repealed. Pub. L. 109-482, title I, §104(b)(3)(B), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3694
- Sec. 242q-4 - Definitions
- Sec. 242q-5 - Authorization of appropriations
- Sec. 242r - Improvement and publication of data on food-related allergic responses
- Sec. 242s - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Office of Women's Health
- Sec. 242t - CDC surveillance and data collection for child, youth, and adult trauma
- Sec. 242u - Improving State, local, and Tribal information sharing
- Sec. 242v - Foreign talent recruitment programs
- Sec. 242v-1 - Securing identifiable, sensitive information and addressing other national security risks related to research
- Sec. 242v-2 - Protecting America's biomedical research enterprise
- Sec. 242v-3 - Report on progress to address undue foreign influence
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Part B - Federal-State Cooperation
(Section 243 - 247d-12)
- Sec. 243 - General grant of authority for cooperation
- Sec. 244 - Public access defibrillation programs
- Sec. 244-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94-484, title V, §503(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2300
- Sec. 244a - Repealed. Pub. L. 93-353, title I, §102(a), July 23, 1974, 88 Stat. 362
- Sec. 245 - Public awareness campaign on the importance of vaccinations
- Sec. 245a - Repealed. Pub. L. 94-484, title V, §503(b), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2300
- Sec. 246 - Grants and services to States
- Sec. 246a - Bureau of State Services management fund; establishment; advancements; availability
- Sec. 247 - Assisting veterans with military emergency medical training to meet requirements for becoming civilian health care professionals
- Sec. 247a - Family support groups for Alzheimer's disease patients
- Sec. 247b - Project grants for preventive health services
- Sec. 247b-1 - Screenings, referrals, and education regarding lead poisoning
- Sec. 247b-2 - Repealed. Pub. L. 97-35, title IX, §902(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 559
- Sec. 247b-3 - Education, technology assessment, and epidemiology regarding lead poisoning
- Sec. 247b-3a - Training and reports by the Health Resources and Services Administration
- Sec. 247b-4 - National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- Sec. 247b-4a - Early detection, diagnosis, and interventions for newborns and infants with hearing loss
- Secs. 247b-4b to 247b-4d - Repealed. Pub. L. 109-416, §3(b)(1)-(3), Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2829
- Sec. 247b-4e - Repealed. Pub. L. 109-416, §3(b)(4), Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2829; Pub. L. 109-482, title I, §104(b)(3)(D), Jan. 15, 2007, 120 Stat. 3694
- Sec. 247b-4f - Research relating to preterm labor and delivery and the care, treatment, and outcomes of preterm and low birthweight infants
- Sec. 247b-4g - Repealed. Pub. L. 113-55, title I, §104(a), Nov. 27, 2013, 127 Stat. 643
- Sec. 247b-5 - Preventive health measures with respect to prostate cancer
- Sec. 247b-6 - National strategy for combating and eliminating tuberculosis
- Sec. 247b-7 - Loan repayment program
- Sec. 247b-8 - Fellowship and training programs
- Sec. 247b-9 - Diabetes in children and youth
- Sec. 247b-9a - Better diabetes care
- Sec. 247b-10 - Compilation of data on asthma
- Sec. 247b-11 - Effects of folic acid in prevention of birth defects
- Sec. 247b-12 - Safe motherhood
- Sec. 247b-13 - Prenatal and postnatal health
- Sec. 247b-13a - Screening and treatment for maternal mental health and substance use disorders
- Sec. 247b-14 - Oral health promotion and disease prevention
- Sec. 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
- Sec. 247b-15 - Surveillance and education regarding infections associated with illicit drug use and other risk factors
- Sec. 247b-16 - Grants for lead poisoning related activities
- Sec. 247b-17 - Human papillomavirus (Johanna's Law)
- Sec. 247b-18 - Surveillance and research regarding muscular dystrophy
- Sec. 247b-19 - Information and education
- Sec. 247b-20 - Food safety grants
- Sec. 247b-21 - Mosquito-borne diseases; coordination grants to States; assessment and control grants to political subdivisions
- Sec. 247b-22 - Microbicide research
- Sec. 247b-23 - National strategy and regional centers of excellence in vector-borne diseases
- Sec. 247b-24 - Addressing factors related to improving health outcomes
- Sec. 247c - Sexually transmitted diseases; prevention and control projects and programs
- Sec. 247c-1 - Infertility and sexually transmitted diseases
- Sec. 247c-2 - Data collection regarding programs under subchapter XXIV
- Sec. 247d - Public health emergencies
- Sec. 247d-1 - Vaccine tracking and distribution
- Sec. 247d-2 - Earlier development of diagnostic tests
- Sec. 247d-3 - Repealed. Pub. L. 109-417, title II, §204(b)(1), Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2851
- Sec. 247d-3a - Improving State and local public health security
- Sec. 247d-3b - Partnerships for State and regional hospital preparedness to improve surge capacity
- Sec. 247d-3c - Guidelines for regional health care emergency preparedness and response systems
- Sec. 247d-4 - Facilities and capacities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sec. 247d-4a - Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund
- Sec. 247d-4b - Children's Preparedness Unit
- Sec. 247d-5 - Combating antimicrobial resistance
- Sec. 247d-5a - Repealed. Pub. L. 114-255, div. A, title III, §3044(b)(1), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1121
- Sec. 247d-6 - Public health countermeasures to a bioterrorist attack
- Sec. 247d-6a - Authority for use of certain procedures regarding qualified countermeasure research and development activities
- Sec. 247d-6b - Strategic National Stockpile and security countermeasure procurements
- Sec. 247d-6c - Repealed. Pub. L. 113-5, title II, §205, Mar. 13, 2013, 127 Stat. 179
- Sec. 247d-6d - Targeted liability protections for pandemic and epidemic products and security countermeasures
- Sec. 247d-6e - Covered countermeasure process
- Sec. 247d-6f - Provision of medical countermeasures to Indian programs and facilities
- Sec. 247d-7 - Repealed. Pub. L. 117-328, div. FF, title II, §2231(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5753
- Sec. 247d-7a - Grants regarding training and education of certain health professionals
- Sec. 247d-7b - Emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health professional
- Sec. 247d-7c - Supplies and services in lieu of award funds
- Sec. 247d-7d - Security for countermeasure development and production
- Sec. 247d-7e - Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
- Sec. 247d-7f - Collaboration and coordination
- Sec. 247d-7g - National Biodefense Science Board and working groups
- Sec. 247d-8 - Coordinated program to improve pediatric oral health
- Sec. 247d-9 - Dental education for parents of newborns
- Sec. 247d-10 - Pilot program for public health laboratories to detect fentanyl and other synthetic opioids
- Sec. 247d-11 - State All Payer Claims Databases
- Sec. 247d-12 - Coordination and collaboration regarding blood supply
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Part C - Hospitals, Medical Examinations, and Medical Care
(Section 247e - 254a)
- Sec. 247e - National Hansen's Disease Programs Center
- Sec. 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
- Sec. 248a - Closing or transfer of hospitals; reduction of services; Congressional authorization required
- Sec. 248b - Transfer or financial self-sufficiency of public health service hospitals and clinics
- Secs. 248c, 248d - Repealed. Pub. L. 104-201, div. A, title VII, §727(a)(1), (2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2596
- Sec. 249 - Medical care and treatment of quarantined and detained persons
- Sec. 250 - Medical care and treatment of Federal prisoners
- Sec. 250a - Transfer of appropriations
- Sec. 251 - Medical examination and treatment of Federal employees; medical care at remote stations
- Sec. 252 - Medical examination of aliens
- Sec. 253 - Medical services to Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service
- Sec. 253a - Medical services to retired personnel of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Sec. 253b - Former Lighthouse Service employees; medical service eligibility
- Sec. 254 - Interdepartmental work
- Sec. 254a - Sharing of medical care facilities and resources
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Part D - Primary Health Care
(Section 254b - 256i)
- Subpart i - Health Centers (Section 254b - 254c-22)
- Subpart ii - National Health Service Corps Program (Section 254d - 254k)
- Subpart iii - Scholarship Program and Loan Repayment Program (Section 254l - 254v)
- Subpart iv - Home Health Services (Section 255 - 255)
- Subpart v - Healthy Communities Access Program (Section 256 - 256a-1)
- Subpart vii - Drug Pricing Agreements (Section 256b - 256b)
- Subpart viii - Bulk Purchases of Vaccines for Certain Programs (Section 256c - 256d)
- Subpart ix - Support of Graduate Medical Education Programs in Children's Hospitals (Section 256e - 256e)
- Subpart x - Primary Dental Programs (Section 256f - 256g-1)
- Subpart xi - Support of Graduate Medical Education in Qualified Teaching Health Centers (Section 256h - 256h)
- Subpart xii - Community-Based Collaborative Care Network Program (Section 256i - 256i)
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Part E - Narcotic Addicts and Other Drug Abusers
(Section 257 - 261a)
- Sec. 257 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106-310, div. B, title XXXIV, §3405(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1221, as amended by Pub. L. 114-198, title I, §110(b), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 710
- Sec. 257a - Transferred
- Sec. 258 - Repealed. Pub. L. 106-310, div. B, title XXXIV, §3405(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1221, as amended by Pub. L. 114-198, title I, §110(b), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 710
- Sec. 258a - Transferred
- Secs. 259 to 261a - Repealed. Pub. L. 106-310, div. B, title XXXIV, §3405(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1221, as amended by Pub. L. 114-198, title I, §110(b), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 710
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Part F - Licensing of Biological Products and Clinical Laboratories
(Section 262 - 263b)
- Subpart 1 - Biological Products (Section 262 - 263-1)
- Subpart 2 - Clinical Laboratories (Section 263a - 263a-7)
- Subpart 3 - Mammography Facilities (Section 263b - 263b)
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Part G - Quarantine and Inspection
(Section 264 - 272)
- Sec. 264 - Regulations to control communicable diseases
- Sec. 265 - Suspension of entries and imports from designated places to prevent spread of communicable diseases
- Sec. 266 - Special quarantine powers in time of war
- Sec. 267 - Quarantine stations, grounds, and anchorages
- Sec. 268 - Quarantine duties of consular and other officers
- Sec. 269 - Bills of health
- Sec. 270 - Quarantine regulations governing civil air navigation and civil aircraft
- Sec. 271 - Penalties for violation of quarantine laws
- Sec. 272 - Administration of oaths by quarantine officers
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Part H - Organ Transplants
(Section 273 - 274g)
- Sec. 273 - Organ procurement organizations
- Sec. 273a - National living donor mechanisms
- Sec. 273b - Report on the long-term health effects of living organ donation
- Sec. 274 - Organ procurement and transplantation network
- Sec. 274a - Scientific registry
- Sec. 274b - General provisions respecting grants and contracts
- Sec. 274c - Administration
- Sec. 274d - Report
- Sec. 274e - Prohibition of organ purchases
- Sec. 274f - Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses incurred toward living organ donation
- Sec. 274f-1 - Public awareness; studies and demonstrations
- Sec. 274f-2 - Grants regarding hospital organ donation coordinators
- Sec. 274f-3 - Studies relating to organ donation and the recovery, preservation, and transportation of organs
- Sec. 274f-4 - Report relating to organ donation and the recovery, preservation, and transportation of organs
- Sec. 274f-5 - Criteria, standards, and regulations with respect to organs infected with HIV
- Sec. 274g - Authorization of appropriations
- Part H-1 - Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal (Section 274i - 274i-4)
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Part I - c.w. Bill Young Cell Transplantation Program
(Section 274k - 280a-1)
- Sec. 274k - National Program
- Sec. 274l - Stem cell therapeutic outcomes database
- Sec. 274l-1 - Definitions
- Sec. 274m - Authorization of appropriations
- Sec. 275 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103-43, title I, §121(a), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 133
- Secs. 276 to 280a-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 99-158, §3(b), Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 879
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Part J - Prevention and Control of Injuries
(Section 280b - 280b-4)
- Sec. 280b - Research
- Sec. 280b-0 - Prevention and control activities
- Sec. 280b-1 - Preventing overdoses of controlled substances
- Sec. 280b-1a - Interpersonal violence within families and among acquaintances
- Sec. 280b-1b - Use of allotments for rape prevention education
- Sec. 280b-1c - Prevention of traumatic brain injury
- Sec. 280b-1d - National program for traumatic brain injury surveillance and registries
- Sec. 280b-1e - Repealed. Pub. L. 115-377, §2(3), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5114
- Sec. 280b-1f - Prevention of falls among older adults
- Sec. 280b-2 - General provisions
- Sec. 280b-3 - Authorization of appropriations
- Sec. 280b-4 - Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Part K - Health Care Services in the Home and Public Health Programs for Dementia
(Section 280c - 280c-6)
- Subpart i - Grants for Demonstration Projects (Section 280c - 280c-2)
- Subpart ii - Programs With Respect to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (Section 280c-3 - 280c-5)
- Subpart iii - Grants for Home Visiting Services for At-Risk Families (Section 280c-6 - 280c-6)
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Part M - National Program of Cancer Registries
(Section 280e - 280e-5)
- Sec. 280e - National program of cancer registries
- Sec. 280e-1 - Planning grants regarding registries
- Sec. 280e-2 - Technical assistance in operations of statewide cancer registries
- Sec. 280e-3 - Study in certain States to determine factors contributing to elevated breast cancer mortality rates
- Sec. 280e-3a - National childhood cancer registry
- Sec. 280e-4 - Authorization of appropriations
- Sec. 280e-5 - Voluntary registry for firefighter cancer incidence
- + Part N - National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Section 280e-11 - 280e-11)
- + Part O - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention and Services Program (Section 280f - 280f-3)
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Part P - Additional Programs
(Section 280g - 280g-18)
- Sec. 280g - Children's asthma treatment grants program
- Sec. 280g-1 - Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children
- Sec. 280g-2 - Childhood malignancies
- Sec. 280g-3 - Prescription drug monitoring program
- Sec. 280g-4 - Grants to strengthen the healthcare system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking
- Sec. 280g-4a - Understanding sexual assault care in health systems
- Sec. 280g-4b - Expanding access to unified care
- Sec. 280g-4c - Expanding access to forensics for victims of interpersonal violence
- Sec. 280g-5 - Public and health care provider education and support services
- Sec. 280g-6 - Chronic kidney disease initiatives
- Sec. 280g-7 - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis registry
- Sec. 280g-7a - Surveillance of neurological diseases
- Sec. 280g-7b - HHS public-private partnership for rare neurodegenerative diseases
- Sec. 280g-8 - Support for patients receiving a positive diagnosis of Down syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions
- Sec. 280g-9 - Programs to improve quality of life for persons with paralysis and other physical disabilities
- Sec. 280g-10 - Community Preventive Services Task Force
- Sec. 280g-11 - Awards to support community health workers and community health
- Sec. 280g-12 - Primary Care Extension Program
- Sec. 280g-13 - National congenital heart disease research, surveillance, and awareness
- Sec. 280g-14 - National diabetes prevention program
- Sec. 280g-15 - State demonstration programs to evaluate alternatives to current medical tort litigation
- Sec. 280g-16 - Food Safety Integrated Centers of Excellence
- Sec. 280g-17 - Designation and investigation of potential cancer clusters
- Sec. 280g-18 - Maternal mental health hotline
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Part Q - Programs to Improve the Health of Children
(Section 280h - 280h-8)
- Sec. 280h - Grants to promote childhood nutrition and physical activity
- Sec. 280h-1 - Applied research program
- Sec. 280h-2 - Education campaign
- Sec. 280h-3 - Health professional education and training
- Sec. 280h-4 - Grants for the establishment of school-based health centers
- Sec. 280h-5 - School-based health centers
- Sec. 280h-6 - Infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment
- Sec. 280h-7 - Grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for children and youth in educational settings
- Sec. 280h-8 - Recognizing early childhood trauma related to substance abuse
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Part S - Health Care Quality Programs
(Section 280j - 280j-3)
- Subpart i - National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (Section 280j - 280j-3)
- + Part T - Oral Healthcare Prevention Activities (Section 280k - 280k-3)
- + Part U - Employer-Based Wellness Program (Section 280l - 280l-3)
- + Part V - Programs Relating to Breast Health and Cancer (Section 280m - 280m)
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