HR 11879 · 95th Congress · Health
Health Service Act
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1978-04-05)
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Health Services Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act: (1) to create a United States Health Service to provide without charge to all residents comprehensive health care services delivered by salaried health workers; and (2) to establish representative and democratic governance of the Service through community boards, district and regional boards, and a National Health Board. Defines the terms used in this Act. Title I: Establishment and Operation of the United States Health Service - Establishes the United States Health Service as an independent establishment of the Executive Branch. States that the authority of the Service shall be exercised by the appropriate National Health Board and, in accordance with this Act and guidelines established by such Board, by area health boards. Requires the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 21 individuals as an Interim Board of Directors of the Service. States that the Interim National Board shall serve as the National Health Board of the Service until the National Health Board holds its initial meeting. Directs such Board to: (1) establish the boundaries of the health care delivery regions establish…
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