HR 5669 · 110th Congress · Health
Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.(2008-06-05)
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Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordination and assistance for the maintenance of the nationwide toll-free phone number to access poison centers. Changes the name of poison control centers to poison centers. Requires the Secretary to carry out and expand upon a national media campaign to educate the public and health care providers about poison prevention and the availability of poison center resources in local communities. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with a nationally recognized organization for the development and implementation of a nationwide poison prevention and poison center awareness campaign. Expands the poison center grant program to allow the Secretary to award grants for poison centers to comply with the operational requirements needed to sustain certification of the center. Adds as the purposes for which such grants may be used: (1) to establish and evaluate best practices in the United States for poison prevention, poison center outreach, and emergency and preparedness programs; (2) to develop and implement standar…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 5669, Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008
May 20, 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 7, 2008</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 5669, Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008
May 20, 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 7, 2008
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
15 Democrats5 Republicans