Pub. L. 113-55, tit. I, sec. 103 (as amended)

ACTIVITIES AT THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

Year: 2018Length: 255 wordsOfficial source
SEC. 103. ACTIVITIES AT THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. (a) Telemedicine and High-Risk Pregnancies.—Section 330I(i)(1)(B) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c-14(i)(1)(B)) is amended by striking “or case management services” and inserting “case management services, or prenatal care for high-risk pregnancies”; (b) Public and Health Care Provider Education.—Section 399Q of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g-5) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraphs (A) through (F) and inserting the following: “(A) the core risk factors for preterm labor and delivery; “(B) medically indicated deliveries before full term; “(C) the importance of preconception and prenatal care, including— “(i) smoking cessation; “(ii) weight maintenance and good nutrition, including folic acid; “(iii) the screening for and the treatment of infections; and “(iv) stress management; “(D) treatments and outcomes for premature infants, including late preterm infants; “(E) the informational needs of families during the stay of an infant in a neonatal intensive care unit; and “(F) utilization of evidence-based strategies to prevent birth injuries;” ; and (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: “(2) programs to increase the availability, awareness, and use of pregnancy and post-term information services that provide evidence-based, clinical information through counselors, community outreach efforts, electronic or telephonic communication, or other appropriate means regarding causes associated with prematurity, birth defects, or health risks to a post-term infant;” ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking “$5,000,000” and all that follows through “2011.” and inserting “$1,900,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.”.
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