PHLP Issue Briefs

PHLP Issue Briefs are short papers summarizing research of laws that impact public health in the STLT community. These Issue Briefs were prepared by PHLP attorneys, who are available to provide technical assistance on these topics.

• Tribal Epidemiology Centers Designated as Public Health Authorities [PDF 500KB]
  Provides an overview of tribal epidemiology centers and the recent amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (permanently reauthorized by the Affordable Care Act), which designated these centers as public health authorities. The issue brief further outlines the impact of this designation under HIPAA.
• Pseudoephedrine: Legal Efforts To Make It a Prescription-Only Drug [PDF - 188KB]
  An overview of legal efforts at the federal, state, and local levels to limit access to pseudoephedrine, the main ingredient used to make methamphetamine
• Summary of the Internal Revenue Service’s April 5, 2013, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Community Health Needs Assessments for Charitable Hospitals [PDF - 188KB]
  Summarizes proposed regulations that provided guidance to charitable hospital organizations on the 501(r) Community Health Needs Assessment requirements and related excise tax and reporting requirements

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