Federal

Title 42 — Public Health and Welfare

8,465 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 300ff–19 — Establishment of program
• § 300ff–20 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 300ff–21 — Grants
• § 300ff–22 — General use of grants
• § 300ff–23 — Grants to establish HIV care consortia
• § 300ff–24 — Grants for home- and community-based care
• § 300ff–25 — Continuum of health insurance coverage
• § 300ff–26 — Provision of treatments
• § 300ff–27 — State application
• § 300ff–27a — Spousal notification
• § 300ff–28 — Distribution of funds
• § 300ff–29 — Technical assistance
• § 300ff–29a — Supplemental grants
• § 300ff–30 — Emerging communities
• § 300ff–31 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–345, title II, § 207(1) , Oct. 20, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1337
• § 300ff–31a — Timeframe for obligation and expenditure of grant funds
• § 300ff–31b — Authorization of appropriations
• § 300ff–33 — Early diagnosis grant program
• § 300ff–34 — Perinatal transmission of HIV/AIDS; contingent requirement regarding State grants under this part
• § 300ff–35, 300ff–36 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–345, title II, § 211(2) , Oct. 20, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1339
• § 300ff–37 — State HIV testing programs established prior to or after May 20, 1996
• § 300ff–37a — Recommendations for reducing incidence of perinatal transmission
• § 300ff–38 — Grants for partner notification programs
• § 300ff–41 to 300ff–50 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–345, title III, § 301(a) , Oct. 20, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1345
• § 300ff–51 — Establishment of a program
• § 300ff–52 — Minimum qualifications of grantees
• § 300ff–53 — Preferences in making grants
• § 300ff–54 — Miscellaneous provisions
• § 300ff–55 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 300ff–61 — Confidentiality and informed consent
• § 300ff–62 — Provision of certain counseling services
• § 300ff–63 — Applicability of requirements regarding confidentiality, informed consent, and counseling
• § 300ff–64 — Additional required agreements
• § 300ff–65 — Requirement of submission of application containing certain agreements and assurances
• § 300ff–66 — Provision by Secretary of supplies and services in lieu of grant funds
• § 300ff–67 — Use of funds
• § 300ff–71 — Grants for coordinated services and access to research for women, infants, children, and youth
• § 300ff–81 — Coordination
• § 300ff–82 — Audits
• § 300ff–83 — Public health emergency
• § 300ff–84 — Prohibition on promotion of certain activities
• § 300ff–85 — Privacy protections
• § 300ff–86 — GAO report
• § 300ff–87 — Severity of need index
• § 300ff–87a — National HIV/AIDS testing goal
• § 300ff–88 — Definitions
• § 300g — Coverage
• § 300g–1 — National drinking water regulations
• § 300g–10 — Cybersecurity support for public water systems
• § 300g–2 — State primary enforcement responsibility
• § 300g–3 — Enforcement of drinking water regulations
• § 300g–4 — Variances
• § 300g–5 — Exemptions
• § 300g–6 — Prohibition on use of lead pipes, solder, and flux
• § 300g–7 — Monitoring of contaminants
• § 300g–8 — Operator certification
• § 300g–9 — Capacity development
• § 300gg — Fair health insurance premiums
• § 300gg–1 — Guaranteed availability of coverage
• § 300gg–11 — No lifetime or annual limits
• § 300gg–111 — Preventing surprise medical bills
• § 300gg–112 — Ending surprise air ambulance bills
• § 300gg–113 — Continuity of care
• § 300gg–114 — Maintenance of price comparison tool
• § 300gg–115 — Protecting patients and improving the accuracy of provider directory information
• § 300gg–117 — Other patient protections
• § 300gg–118 — Air ambulance report requirements
• § 300gg–119 — Increasing transparency by removing gag clauses on price and quality information
• § 300gg–12 — Prohibition on rescissions
• § 300gg–120 — Reporting on pharmacy benefits and drug costs
• § 300gg–121 — Oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services
• § 300gg–13 — Coverage of preventive health services
• § 300gg–131 — Balance billing in cases of emergency services
• § 300gg–132 — Balance billing in cases of non-emergency services performed by nonparticipating providers at certain participating facilities
• § 300gg–133 — Provider requirements with respect to disclosure on patient protections against balance billing
• § 300gg–134 — Enforcement
• § 300gg–135 — Air ambulance services
• § 300gg–136 — Provision of information upon request and for scheduled appointments
• § 300gg–137 — Patient-provider dispute resolution
• § 300gg–138 — Continuity of care
• § 300gg–139 — Provider requirements to protect patients and improve the accuracy of provider directory information
• § 300gg–14 — Extension of dependent coverage
• § 300gg–15 — Development and utilization of uniform explanation of coverage documents and standardized definitions
• § 300gg–15a — Provision of additional information
• § 300gg–16 — Prohibition on discrimination in favor of highly compensated individuals
• § 300gg–17 — Ensuring the quality of care
• § 300gg–18 — Bringing down the cost of health care coverage
• § 300gg–19 — Appeals process
• § 300gg–19a — Patient protections
• § 300gg–19b — Information on prescription drugs
• § 300gg–2 — Guaranteed renewability of coverage
• § 300gg–21 — Exclusion of certain plans
• § 300gg–22 — Enforcement
• § 300gg–23 — Preemption; State flexibility; construction
• § 300gg–25 — Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns
• § 300gg–26 — Parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits
• § 300gg–27 — Required coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies
• § 300gg–28 — Coverage of dependent students on medically necessary leave of absence
• § 300gg–3 — Prohibition of preexisting condition exclusions or other discrimination based on health status
• § 300gg–4 — Prohibiting discrimination against individual participants and beneficiaries based on health status
• § 300gg–41 — Guaranteed availability of individual health insurance coverage to certain individuals with prior group coverage
• § 300gg–42 — Guaranteed renewability of individual health insurance coverage
• § 300gg–43 — Certification of coverage
• § 300gg–44 — State flexibility in individual market reforms
• § 300gg–45 — Relief for high risk pools
• § 300gg–46 — Disclosure to enrollees of individual market coverage
• § 300gg–5 — Non-discrimination in health care
• § 300gg–51 — Standards relating to benefits for mothers and newborns
• § 300gg–52 — Required coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomies
• § 300gg–53 — Prohibition of health discrimination on the basis of genetic information
• § 300gg–54 — Coverage of dependent students on medically necessary leave of absence
• § 300gg–6 — Comprehensive health insurance coverage
• § 300gg–61 — Enforcement
• § 300gg–62 — Preemption and application
• § 300gg–63 — General exceptions
• § 300gg–7 — Prohibition on excessive waiting periods
• § 300gg–8 — Coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials
• § 300gg–9 — Disclosure of information
• § 300gg–91 — Definitions
• § 300gg–92 — Regulations
• § 300gg–93 — Health insurance consumer information
• § 300gg–94 — Ensuring that consumers get value for their dollars
• § 300gg–95 — Uniform fraud and abuse referral format
• § 300h — Regulations for State programs
• § 300h–1 — State primary enforcement responsibility
• § 300h–2 — Enforcement of program
• § 300h–3 — Interim regulation of underground injections
• § 300h–4 — Optional demonstration by States relating to oil or natural gas
• § 300h–5 — Regulation of State programs
• § 300h–6 — Sole source aquifer demonstration program
• § 300h–7 — State programs to establish wellhead protection areas
• § 300h–8 — State ground water protection grants
• § 300h–9 — Secure geologic storage permitting
• § 300hh — Public health and medical preparedness and response functions
• § 300hh–1 — National Health Security Strategy
• § 300hh–10 — Coordination of preparedness for and response to all-hazards public health emergencies
• § 300hh–10a — Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
• § 300hh–10b — National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters
• § 300hh–10c — National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters
• § 300hh–10d — National Advisory Committee on Individuals With Disabilities and Disasters
• § 300hh–10e — Advisory Committee Coordination
• § 300hh–11 — National Disaster Medical System
• § 300hh–12 — Transferred
• § 300hh–13 — Evaluation of new and emerging technologies regarding bioterrorist attack and other public health emergencies
• § 300hh–14 — Protection of health and safety during disasters
• § 300hh–15 — Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps
• § 300hh–16 — At-risk individuals
• § 300hh–17 — Emergency response coordination of primary care providers
• § 300hh–2 — Enhancing medical surge capacity
• § 300hh–3 — Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy
• § 300hh–31 — Epidemiology-laboratory capacity grants
• § 300hh–32 — Enhanced support to assist health departments in addressing vector-borne diseases
• § 300hh–33 — Public health data system modernization
• § 300hh–34 — Genomic sequencing, analytics, and public health surveillance of pathogens program
• § 300hh–35 — Epidemic forecasting and outbreak analytics
• § 300hh–36 — Leadership exchange pilot for public health and medical preparedness and response positions at the Department of Health and Human Services
• § 300hh–37 — One Health framework
• § 300i — Emergency powers
• § 300i–1 — Tampering with public water systems
• § 300i–2 — Community water system risk and resilience
• § 300i–3 — Contaminant prevention, detection and response
• § 300i–4 — Supply disruption prevention, detection and response
• § 300ii — Definitions
• § 300ii–1 — Lifespan respite care grants and cooperative agreements
• § 300ii–2 — National lifespan respite resource center
• § 300ii–3 — Data collection and reporting
• § 300ii–4 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 300j — Assurances of availability of adequate supplies of chemicals necessary for treatment of water
• § 300j–1 — Research, technical assistance, information, training of personnel
• § 300j–10 — Appointment of scientific, etc., personnel by Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency for implementation of responsibilities; compensation
• § 300j–11 — Indian Tribes
• § 300j–12 — State revolving loan funds
• § 300j–13 — Source water quality assessment
• § 300j–14 — Source water petition program
• § 300j–15 — Water conservation plan
• § 300j–16 — Assistance to colonias
• § 300j–17 — Estrogenic substances screening program
• § 300j–18 — Drinking water studies
• § 300j–18a — Annual study on boil water advisories
• § 300j–19 — Algal toxin risk assessment and management
• § 300j–19a — Assistance for small and disadvantaged communities
• § 300j–19b — Reducing lead in drinking water
• § 300j–19c — Study on intractable water systems
• § 300j–19d — Review of technologies
• § 300j–19e — Water infrastructure and workforce investment
• § 300j–19f — Operational sustainability of small public water systems
• § 300j–19g — Midsize and Large Drinking Water System Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Program
• § 300j–19h — Advanced drinking water technologies
• § 300j–1a — Innovative water technology grant program
• § 300j–2 — Grants for State programs
• § 300j–21 — Definitions
• § 300j–22 — Recall of drinking water coolers with lead-lined tanks
• § 300j–23 — Drinking water coolers containing lead
• § 300j–24 — Lead contamination in school drinking water
• § 300j–25 — Drinking water fountain replacement for schools
• § 300j–26 — Certification of testing laboratories
• § 300j–27 — Registry for lead exposure and Advisory Committee
• § 300j–3 — Special project grants and guaranteed loans
• § 300j–3a — Grants to public sector agencies
• § 300j–3b — Contaminant standards or treatment technique guidelines