Public Health Service Act

Public Health Service Act
Long titleAn Act to consolidate and revise the laws relating to the Public Health Service, and for other purposes.
Enacted bythe 78th United States Congress
EffectiveJuly 1, 1944
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 78–410
Statutes at Large58 Stat. 682, Chapter 373
Codification
Titles amended42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created42 U.S.C. ch. 6A § 201 et seq.
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 4624 by Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D–NC) on April 18, 1944
  • Committee consideration by Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Senate Education and Labor
  • Passed the House on May 22, 1944 
  • Passed the Senate on June 22, 1944  with amendment
  • House agreed to Senate amendment on June 23, 1944 (Agreed)
  • Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 1, 1944
Major amendments
Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970
National Cancer Act of 1971
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance Research and Education Amendments of 2001
Hematological Cancer Research Investment and Education Act of 2001[1]
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013

The Public Health Service Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1944.[2] The full act is codified in Title 42 of the United States Code (The Public Health and Welfare), Chapter 6A (Public Health Service).[3] This Act provided a legislative basis for the provision of public health services in the United States.

  1. ^ "Hematological Cancer Research Investment and Education Act of 2001" Archived 2009-06-26 at the Wayback Machine OLPA Legislative Updates
  2. ^ Roosevelt, Franklin D. (July 1, 1944). "Statement of the President on Signing the Public Health Service Act - July 1, 1944". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 191–193.
  3. ^ "Public Health Service Act". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2007.