Health Law: Federal Resources
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Federal Agencies and Subagencies
Federal agencies have quasijudicial and quasilegislative powers. You can look on these websites for agency decisions, guidance for hospitals, doctors, and employers, agency regulations, and policy information helpful for research. The University of Georgia Law Library has created a helpful guide to researching health law regulations which might be helpful if you get stuck or need help getting started.
- Healthcare.govThis is a consumer-oriented website designed to information about new health care legislation and initiatives.
Legislative Resources
You can find resources related to Health Law in several sections of the United States Code. In particular, Titles 42 and 29. Title 42 is The Public Health and Welfare and Title 29 is Labor. For example, see Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. § 301), Medicare (42 U.S.C. § 1395), Medicaid (42 U.S.C. § 1396), Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. §651), and Employee Retirement Income Security Act (29 U.S.C. § 2601).
Access Congress.gov to locate federal legislative documents: bill text, committee reports, public laws, and the Congressional Record.
We also recommend checking out the following statutes:
- Affordable Care Act
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 U.S.C. 1395dd.
- Employee Retirement and Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 USC 1001 et seq.
- Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 301 et seq.
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, from the GPO.
- Medicaid, 42 USC 1396 et seq.
- Medicare, 42 USC 1395 et seq.
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub.L. 91-596, 84 Stat. 1590, as amended through January 1, 2004, from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
- Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act, 42 USC 10801 et seq.
- Social Security Act, 42 USC 301 et seq.
- Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq. (1976)
- Office of Worker's Compensation List of Worker's Compensation Statutes
USA-wide Non-Profits
- American Hospital Association: AHA Resource CenterIncludes health news, a history of hospital and healthcare administration, consumer health resources, statistics about hospitals and health care administration, a list of health policy think tanks, and more.