12 2 STA T .405 1 PUBLIC LA W 110 –37 4 —O CT. 8, 2008 PublicLaw1 1 0–374 110 thCongres s A n Act Toamendth e PublicH ealth S e rv ice A ct to increa s e the p rovision o f scientificall y sound information and support services to patients receivin g a positive test diag - nosis for D o w n syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1. S H O R T TIT L E. ThisActmaybe cite d as the ‘ ‘ Pr e n ata l lyandP o stnatally D ia g nosed C onditions A w areness Act ’ ’ . SEC. 2 . PU RPOSES. I tisthe pu rpose o f this Act to —(1) increase patient referrals to pro v iders of k ey support services for women who have received a positive diagnosis for Down syndrome , or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions, as well as to provide up - to-date informa- tion on the range of outcomes for individuals living with the diagnosed condition, including physical, developmental, edu- cational, and psychosocial outcomes
( 2 ) strengthen e x isting networks of support through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the H ealth R esources and S ervices Administration, and other patient and provider outreach programs; and ( 3 ) ensure that patients receive up-to-date, evidence-based information about the accuracy of the test. SEC. 3 . AM EN D MENT TO THE PU B LIC HEALTH SER V ICE ACT. Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 4 2 U .S.C. 2 80 getse q .) is amended by adding at the end the following
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‘SEC. 3 9 9R. SUPPORT F OR PATIENTS RECEIVIN G A POSITIVE DIAG - NOSIS OF DO W NS Y NDROME OR OTHER PRENATALLY OR POSTNATALLY DIAGNOSED CONDITIONS. ‘‘(a) D EFIN I T I O N S .—In this section: ‘‘(1) DO W NS Y N DR O M E.—The term ‘Down syndrome’ refers to a chromosomal disorder caused by an error in cell division that results in the presence of an extra whole or partial copy of chromosome 21. ‘‘(2) HE AL T HC ARE P RO V IDER.—The term ‘health care pro- vider’ means any person or entity required by State or F ederal law or regulation to be licensed, registered, or certified to provide health care services, and who is so licensed, registered, or certified. 42USC 2 80g– 8 . 42 USC 280g–8 note . 42 USC 20 1 note. Pr en a ta l l y an d Po s tnatally Di agnosed Conditions Aw areness A c t. O ct. 8 , 2008 [ S. 1810 ]
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