Law, Regulation & Policy

Information on law, regulations, and policy focused on improving the health system

• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (final version from the US Government Printing Office Website)
• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (text for all seven versions from the Library of Congress’s THOMAS site)
• CDC Public Health Law Program (PHLP)
  PHLP works to improve the health of the public by developing law-related tools and providing legal technical assistance to public health practitioners and policy makers in state, tribal, local, and territorial jurisdictions
  • Public Health System Transformation page
  • Request technical assistance
  • Access resources and tools
• CMS Regulations and Guidelines
  Inventory of CMS guidance, regulations, and legislation
• For the Public’s Health: Revitalizing Law and Policy to Meet New Challenges
  IOM review of how statutes and regulations prevent injury and disease, save lives, and improve the health of the population
• Menu of Suggested Provisions for Public Health Mutual Aid Agreements [PDF–187KB]
  Report describing issues, and approaches for addressing those issues, related to mutual aid agreements (agreements used to facilitate rapid sharing of aid or resources among/between parties, including across jurisdictions, governments, and organizations)
• National Conference of State Legislatures Health Website
  Information and resources on state-level health policy and law issues, including implementation of federal laws related to transforming the health system
• National Governors Association (NGA)
  Bipartisan organization that provides governors and their senior staff members with services on key federal issues and provides management and technical assistance to both new and incumbent governors
• Network for Public Health Law
  Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-sponsored network that provides legal assistance, resources, and opportunities to build connections for local, tribal, state, and federal officials, public health practitioners, attorneys, policy-makers, and advocates
• Prevention Status Reports
  CDC reports highlighting the status of public health policies and practices designed to prevent or reduce 10 important public health problems for all 50 states and the District of Columbia