Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Every section of Title 42 of the United States Code, the public health and welfare — 8,251 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-11 — State All Payer Claims Databases
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-12 — Coordination and collaboration regarding blood supply
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-2 — Earlier development of diagnostic tests
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-3 — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–417, title II, §204(b)(1), Dec. 19, 2006, 120 Stat. 2851
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-3a — Improving State and local public health security
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-3b — Partnerships for State and regional hospital preparedness to improve surge capacity
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-3c — Guidelines for regional health care emergency preparedness and response systems
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-4 — Facilities and capacities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-4a — Infectious Diseases Rapid Response Reserve Fund
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-4b — Children's Preparedness Unit
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-5 — Combating antimicrobial resistance
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-5a — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–255, div. A, title III, §3044(b)(1), Dec. 13, 2016, 130 Stat. 1121
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-6 — Public health countermeasures to a bioterrorist attack
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-6a — Authority for use of certain procedures regarding qualified countermeasure research and development activities
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-6b — Strategic National Stockpile and security countermeasure procurements
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-6c — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–5, title II, §205, Mar. 13, 2013, 127 Stat. 179
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-6d — Targeted liability protections for pandemic and epidemic products and security countermeasures
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-6e — Covered countermeasure process
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-6f — Provision of medical countermeasures to Indian programs and facilities
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-7 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, §2231(b), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5753
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-7a — Grants regarding training and education of certain health professionals
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-7b — Emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health professional
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-7c — Supplies and services in lieu of award funds
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-7d — Security for countermeasure development and production
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-7e — Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-7f — Collaboration and coordination
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-7g — National Biodefense Science Board and working groups
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-8 — Coordinated program to improve pediatric oral health
• 42 U.S.C. § 247d-9 — Dental education for parents of newborns
• 42 U.S.C. § 247e — National Hansen's Disease Programs Center
• 42 U.S.C. § 248 — Control and management of hospitals; furnishing prosthetic and orthopedic devices; transfer of patients; disposal of articles produced by patients; disposal of money and effects of deceased patients; payment of burial expenses
• 42 U.S.C. § 248a — Closing or transfer of hospitals; reduction of services; Congressional authorization required
• 42 U.S.C. § 248b — Transfer or financial self-sufficiency of public health service hospitals and clinics
• 42 U.S.C. § 248c,_248d — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–201, div. A, title VII, §727(a)(1), (2), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2596
• 42 U.S.C. § 249 — Medical care and treatment of quarantined and detained persons
• 42 U.S.C. § 250 — Medical care and treatment of Federal prisoners
• 42 U.S.C. § 250a — Transfer of appropriations
• 42 U.S.C. § 251 — Medical examination and treatment of Federal employees; medical care at remote stations
• 42 U.S.C. § 252 — Medical examination of aliens
• 42 U.S.C. § 253 — Medical services to Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service
• 42 U.S.C. § 253a — Medical services to retired personnel of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• 42 U.S.C. § 253b — Former Lighthouse Service employees; medical service eligibility
• 42 U.S.C. § 254 — Interdepartmental work
• 42 U.S.C. § 254a — Sharing of medical care facilities and resources
• 42 U.S.C. § 254b — Health centers
• 42 U.S.C. § 254b-1 — State grants to health care providers who provide services to a high percentage of medically underserved populations or other special populations
• 42 U.S.C. § 254b-2 — Community health centers and the National Health Service Corps Fund
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c — Rural health care services outreach, rural health network development, and small health care provider quality improvement grant programs
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-1 — Grants for health services for Pacific Islanders
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-10 — Certain requirements
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-11 — Technical assistance
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-12 — Definitions
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-13 — Authorization of appropriations
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-14 — Telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-15 — Transferred
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-16 — Mental health services delivered via telehealth
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-17 — Repealed. Pub. L. 108–163, §2(e)(2), Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2021
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-18 — Telemedicine; incentive grants regarding coordination among States
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-19 — Pediatric mental health care access grants
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-1a — Grants to nurse-managed health clinics
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-1b — Rural obstetric network grants
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-2 — Special diabetes programs for type I diabetes
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-20 — Expanding capacity for health outcomes
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-21 — Innovation for maternal health
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-22 — Integrated services for pregnant and postpartum women
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-3 — Special diabetes programs for Indians
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-4 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. FF, title II, §2201(a)(2), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5729
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-5 — Epilepsy; seizure disorder
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-6 — Certain services for pregnant women
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-7 — Special needs adoption programs; public awareness campaign and other activities
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-8 — Healthy start for infants
• 42 U.S.C. § 254c-9 — Establishment of program of grants
• 42 U.S.C. § 254d — National Health Service Corps
• 42 U.S.C. § 254e — Health professional shortage areas
• 42 U.S.C. § 254f — Corps personnel
• 42 U.S.C. § 254f-1 — Priorities in assignment of Corps personnel
• 42 U.S.C. § 254g — Charges for services by entities using Corps members
• 42 U.S.C. § 254h — Provision of health services by Corps members
• 42 U.S.C. § 254h-1 — Facilitation of effective provision of Corps services
• 42 U.S.C. § 254i — Annual report to Congress; contents
• 42 U.S.C. § 254j — National Advisory Council on National Health Service Corps
• 42 U.S.C. § 254k — Authorization of appropriations
• 42 U.S.C. § 254l — National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
• 42 U.S.C. § 254l-1 — National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
• 42 U.S.C. § 254m — Obligated service under contract
• 42 U.S.C. § 254n — Private practice
• 42 U.S.C. § 254o — Breach of scholarship contract or loan repayment contract
• 42 U.S.C. § 254o-1 — Fund regarding use of amounts recovered for contract breach to replace services lost as result of breach
• 42 U.S.C. § 254p — Special loans for former Corps members to enter private practice
• 42 U.S.C. § 254q — Authorization of appropriations
• 42 U.S.C. § 254q-1 — Grants to States for loan repayment programs
• 42 U.S.C. § 254r — Grants to State Offices of Rural Health
• 42 U.S.C. § 254s — Native Hawaiian Health Scholarships
• 42 U.S.C. § 254t — Demonstration project
• 42 U.S.C. § 254u — Public health departments
• 42 U.S.C. § 254v — Clarification regarding service in schools and other community-based settings
• 42 U.S.C. § 255 — Home health services
• 42 U.S.C. § 256 — Grants to strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency, and coordination of services for the uninsured and underinsured
• 42 U.S.C. § 256a — Patient navigator grants
• 42 U.S.C. § 256a-1 — Establishing community health teams to support the patient-centered medical home
• 42 U.S.C. § 256b — Limitation on prices of drugs purchased by covered entities
• 42 U.S.C. § 256c — Bulk purchases of vaccines for certain programs
• 42 U.S.C. § 256d — Breast and cervical cancer information
• 42 U.S.C. § 256e — Program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs
• 42 U.S.C. § 256f — Designated dental health professional shortage area
• 42 U.S.C. § 256g — Grants for innovative programs
• 42 U.S.C. § 256g-1 — Demonstration program to increase access to dental health care services
• 42 U.S.C. § 256h — Program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs
• 42 U.S.C. § 256i — Community-based collaborative care network program
• 42 U.S.C. § 257 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXIV, §3405(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1221, as amended by Pub. L. 114–198, title I, §110(b), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 710
• 42 U.S.C. § 257a — Transferred
• 42 U.S.C. § 258 — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXIV, §3405(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1221, as amended by Pub. L. 114–198, title I, §110(b), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 710
• 42 U.S.C. § 258a — Transferred
• 42 U.S.C. § 259_to_261a — Repealed. Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXIV, §3405(a), Oct. 17, 2000, 114 Stat. 1221, as amended by Pub. L. 114–198, title I, §110(b), July 22, 2016, 130 Stat. 710
• 42 U.S.C. § 262 — Regulation of biological products
• 42 U.S.C. § 262a — Enhanced control of dangerous biological agents and toxins
• 42 U.S.C. § 263 — Preparation of biological products by Service
• 42 U.S.C. § 263-1 — Education on biological products
• 42 U.S.C. § 263a — Certification of laboratories
• 42 U.S.C. § 263a-1 — Assisted reproductive technology programs
• 42 U.S.C. § 263a-2 — Certification of embryo laboratories
• 42 U.S.C. § 263a-3 — Accreditation organizations
• 42 U.S.C. § 263a-4 — Certification revocation and suspension
• 42 U.S.C. § 263a-5 — Publication
• 42 U.S.C. § 263a-6 — Fees
• 42 U.S.C. § 263a-7 — Definitions
• 42 U.S.C. § 263b — Certification of mammography facilities
• 42 U.S.C. § 264 — Regulations to control communicable diseases
• 42 U.S.C. § 265 — Suspension of entries and imports from designated places to prevent spread of communicable diseases
• 42 U.S.C. § 266 — Special quarantine powers in time of war
• 42 U.S.C. § 267 — Quarantine stations, grounds, and anchorages
• 42 U.S.C. § 268 — Quarantine duties of consular and other officers
• 42 U.S.C. § 269 — Bills of health
• 42 U.S.C. § 270 — Quarantine regulations governing civil air navigation and civil aircraft
• 42 U.S.C. § 271 — Penalties for violation of quarantine laws
• 42 U.S.C. § 272 — Administration of oaths by quarantine officers
• 42 U.S.C. § 273 — Organ procurement organizations
• 42 U.S.C. § 273a — National living donor mechanisms
• 42 U.S.C. § 273b — Report on the long-term health effects of living organ donation
• 42 U.S.C. § 274 — Organ procurement and transplantation network
• 42 U.S.C. § 274a — Scientific registry
• 42 U.S.C. § 274b — General provisions respecting grants and contracts
• 42 U.S.C. § 274c — Administration
• 42 U.S.C. § 274d — Report
• 42 U.S.C. § 274e — Prohibition of organ purchases
• 42 U.S.C. § 274f — Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses incurred toward living organ donation
• 42 U.S.C. § 274f-1 — Public awareness; studies and demonstrations
• 42 U.S.C. § 274f-2 — Grants regarding hospital organ donation coordinators
• 42 U.S.C. § 274f-3 — Studies relating to organ donation and the recovery, preservation, and transportation of organs
• 42 U.S.C. § 274f-4 — Report relating to organ donation and the recovery, preservation, and transportation of organs
• 42 U.S.C. § 274f-5 — Criteria, standards, and regulations with respect to organs infected with HIV
• 42 U.S.C. § 274g — Authorization of appropriations
• 42 U.S.C. § 274i — Eligibility requirements for Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal
• 42 U.S.C. § 274i-1 — Solicitation of donations; prohibition on use of Federal funds
• 42 U.S.C. § 274i-2 — Design and production of medal
• 42 U.S.C. § 274i-3 — Medals not treated as valuable consideration
• 42 U.S.C. § 274i-4 — Definitions
• 42 U.S.C. § 274k — National Program
• 42 U.S.C. § 274l — Stem cell therapeutic outcomes database
• 42 U.S.C. § 274l-1 — Definitions
• 42 U.S.C. § 274m — Authorization of appropriations
• 42 U.S.C. § 275 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–43, title I, §121(a), June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 133
• 42 U.S.C. § 276_to_280a-1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–158, §3(b), Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 879
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b — Research
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b-0 — Prevention and control activities
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b-1 — Preventing overdoses of controlled substances
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b-1a — Interpersonal violence within families and among acquaintances
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b-1b — Use of allotments for rape prevention education
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b-1c — Prevention of traumatic brain injury
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b-1d — National program for traumatic brain injury surveillance and registries
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b-1e — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–377, §2(3), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5114
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b-1f — Prevention of falls among older adults
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b-2 — General provisions
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b-3 — Authorization of appropriations
• 42 U.S.C. § 280b-4 — Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• 42 U.S.C. § 280c — Establishment of program
• 42 U.S.C. § 280c-1 — Limitation on duration of grant and requirement of matching funds
• 42 U.S.C. § 280c-2 — General provisions
• 42 U.S.C. § 280c-3 — Cooperative agreements to States and public health departments for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
• 42 U.S.C. § 280c-4 — Promotion of public health knowledge and awareness of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
• 42 U.S.C. § 280c-5 — General provisions
• 42 U.S.C. § 280c-6 — Projects to improve maternal, infant, and child health
• 42 U.S.C. § 280d — Transferred
• 42 U.S.C. § 280d-11 — Transferred
• 42 U.S.C. § 280e — National program of cancer registries
• 42 U.S.C. § 280e-1 — Planning grants regarding registries
• 42 U.S.C. § 280e-11 — Establishment and duties of Foundation
• 42 U.S.C. § 280e-2 — Technical assistance in operations of statewide cancer registries
• 42 U.S.C. § 280e-3 — Study in certain States to determine factors contributing to elevated breast cancer mortality rates
• 42 U.S.C. § 280e-3a — National childhood cancer registry
• 42 U.S.C. § 280e-4 — Authorization of appropriations
• 42 U.S.C. § 280e-5 — Voluntary registry for firefighter cancer incidence
• 42 U.S.C. § 280g — Children's asthma treatment grants program
• 42 U.S.C. § 280g-1 — Early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children
• 42 U.S.C. § 280g-10 — Community Preventive Services Task Force
• 42 U.S.C. § 280g-11 — Awards to support community health workers and community health
• 42 U.S.C. § 280g-12 — Primary Care Extension Program
• 42 U.S.C. § 280g-13 — National congenital heart disease research, surveillance, and awareness
• 42 U.S.C. § 280g-14 — National diabetes prevention program
• 42 U.S.C. § 280g-15 — State demonstration programs to evaluate alternatives to current medical tort litigation