Insurance Billing for Sensitive Health Services: Limits on 3rd Party Billing...
As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to change the landscape of health care access by requiring free STD testing and treatment, it is also significantly impacting insurance and billing throughout...
View ArticleAnti-Bullying Laws Map
The LawAtlas map identifies the variations in the different laws, including whether cyberbullying is included in the state’s definition of bullying, where the law applies, which laws offer civil...
View ArticleState Foodborne Illness Reporting Laws Map
Each year foodborne illnesses sicken an estimated 48 million people, leading to more than 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State...
View ArticleNew interactive map charts minimum wage rates from 1980 to present
In 1938, the US Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) instituted a nationwide minimum wage rate that sets a minimum hourly payment amount for qualified employees across the country. Established at 25 cents...
View ArticleWashington State Inattentive Driving Ordinances Map
Distracted driving laws vary in the types of behavior they cover, and have been challenging to enforce because they often require direct evidence that the driver is using a cellphone or another...
View ArticleVaccination Policies Database
This database includes all relevant vaccination requirements and exemption laws for all 50 states.http://gmu.pcorp.us/ (password is "solstice")Additional information is available on LawAtlas.org...
View ArticleRecreational Marijuana Laws
This dataset explores currently effective recreational marijuana laws, identifying which state agency regulates recreational marijuana, sale and possession restrictions, what tax rates are applied,...
View ArticleShort-Term Emergency Commitment Laws Map
Under short-term emergency commitment, psychiatric facilities may accept patients for a predetermined amount of time without their consent if they are displaying dangerous symptoms of a mental illness....
View ArticleTelehealth Laws Map
Through the use of telecommunication technologies, patients, health care providers, and health care administrators are able to provide health care at a distance. Telehealth practices are regulated at...
View ArticleState Occupational Safety and Health Standards Maps
This collection of five maps explores state health and safety standards in 25 states and five industries: agriculture, construction, general industry, maritime, mining, and oil and gas.Safety and...
View ArticleCity Nuisance Property Ordinances Map
This map identifies and displays key features of city nuisance property ordinances across the 40 most populous cities in the United States in effect as of August 1, 2017.City nuisance property...
View ArticleState Fair Housing Protection Laws
The federal Fair Housing Act, passed as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibits discrimination in housing-related transactions for individuals who are members of a protected class — these...
View ArticleState Landlord-Tenant Laws
Landlord-tenant laws lay out basic rights and responsibilities for both landlords and tenants when renting residential property. These laws govern lease agreements, maximum security deposit amounts,...
View ArticleTRAP Laws - Abortion Facility Licensing Requirements
One way states regulate abortions is by imposing legal requirements on healthcare facilities where abortions are performed. These legal requirements, known as Targeted Regulation of Abortion Provider...
View ArticleTRAP Laws - Hospitalization Requirements
One way states regulate abortions is to impose legal requirements on health care facilities in which abortions are performed. These legal requirements, known as Targeted Regulation of Abortion Provider...
View ArticleOffice-Based Surgery Laws
Some states impose facility and/or operational requirements on non-hospital facilities that provide office-based surgery, procedures and/or anesthesia/sedation (OBS). These laws may regulate various...
View ArticleElectronic Cigarette Laws
Electronic cigarettes, which are more commonly known as e-cigarettes, are an alternative method to smoking traditional, combustible cigarettes that deliver nicotine or other substances to users in the...
View ArticleSoil Vapor Intrusion Laws
Soil vapor intrusion is caused when the fumes from underground naturally-occurring and anthropogenic chemicals migrate inside a building. A number of states have enacted laws, regulations, and/or...
View ArticleDisclosure of Environmental Conditions Laws
Modern law balances the expectations that real estate buyers conduct their own investigations (often called "due diligence") with the sellers’ ability to hide certain environmental conditions that...
View ArticleBaby-Friendly Hospital Laws
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global initiative of UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at promoting hospital policies that encourage and support breastfeeding....
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