Sharla Smith

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 Government Health Insurance  Medicare  Medicaid  CHIP

 Federal program that covers individuals 65 and over  Single-payer program  It’s financed by federal income taxes  Benefits:  Part A  Part B  Part C  Part D

 A program designed for low-income and disabled Americans.  Administered by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services  It’s financed jointly by state and federal taxes  It offers comprehensive benefits including prescription drugs

 Provides insurance coverage for children whose families make too much to qualify for Medicaid

 Read Chapters 10 and 14  Respond to the discussion question  Complete quiz- 2  Project Begin working on the Unit 9 project

 Who can declare an emergency that allows FEMA to step in and direct any federal agency?

 At which level of government do public health officials have the authority to exercise principal control measures to prevent the spread of communicable disease without declaring a public health emergency?

 Which of the following amendments to the U.S. Constitution guarantee due process when an individual is to be deprived of his or her liberty or property?

 Violations of public health code tend to be punishable as felonies whereas violations involving public health regulations are only misdemeanors.

 Hepatitis is swelling and inflammation of the liver. It is not a condition, but is often used to refer to a viral infection of the liver.  Causes, incidence, and risk factors  Hepatitis can be caused by:  Immune cells in the body attacking the liver and causing autoimmune hepatitis  Infections from viruses (such as hepatitis A, B, or C), bacteria, or parasites  Liver damage from alcohol, poisonous mushrooms, or other poisons  Medications, such as an overdose of acetaminophen, which can be deadlyacetaminophen

 The Public Health Service Act authorized who to collect, collate, and analyze notifiable disease data at the national level?

 Statutory authority applies to federal epidemiologic investigations-89; 301(a)

 What encouraged the independent development and training of a new emergency management chain of command at the local, state and federal levels?

 Does all states have legislatively specified requirements for reporting of specified notifiable or infections conditions?

 Explain the individual rights as they relate to identifiable health information and exceptions to mandatory vaccination programs.

 HIPAA regulations define health information as "any information, whether oral or recorded in any form or medium" that HIPAA  "[i]s created or received by a health care provider, health plan, public health authority, employer, life insurer, school or university, or health care clearinghouse"; and  "[r]elates to the past, present, or future physical or mental health or condition of an individual; the provision of health care to an individual; or the past, present, or future payment for the provision of health care to an individual."  It is worth emphasizing that while HIPAA's primary privacy concern is health information exchanged or stored electronically, the Privacy Rule also reaches to data "[t]ransmitted or maintained in any other form or medium." That includes paper records, fax documents and oral communications.Privacy Ruleoral communications

 Read Chapters 15 and 16  Respond to the discussion question You will discuss enforcement actions  Check out Extra! Extra! Review the Legal Authorities Index in the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan

 Please make sure you explain the legal issues and controversies in detail. Make sure you discuss public health law. Remember to keep the discussions going by asking questions and including additional facts. Include an APA reference in each discussion response. For detailed information about the FDA, CDC, USDA and EPA, click the sites below:  FDA-  USDA-  CDC-  EPA-

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