Overview While the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services did not intend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law…
Overview Emergency responders (EMS) request that public health officials provide the name and residential address/location of each positive COVID-19 case in their area in order…
Overview Restrictions on Gatherings. Binford v. Chris Sununu (Merrimack Superior Court, New Hampshire): On March 17, 2020, a day after Governor Sununu prohibited gatherings of more than 50 individuals to prevent…
High rates of morbidity and mortality among Americans related to opioid use constitute a public health epidemic, leading multiple jurisdictions to declare formal states of emergency or public health emergency. Declaring a state of emergency grants states and localities additional resources to address the epidemic immediately.
Overview New York v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, Nov. 6, 2019): The U.S. District…
This guidance document sets forth requirements imposed by federal law regarding use and disclosure of student education record data and will share strategies for devising agreements that allow legal and efficient data sharing in compliance with federal law.
This report analyzes the extent to which Michigan statutes facilitate or hinder the ability of local health departments to deliver these essential services.
This resource provides a description of the laws and regulations governing reporting of overdoses in the jurisdictions that require or explicitly permit it.
Overview Cruise Line Liability. Dalton v. Princess Cruise Line, Ltd. (U.S. District Court – Central District of California): On March 13, 2020, two former passengers…
This resource explores how Ohio's naloxone access and Good Samaritan laws differ from those in most other states, and in ways that may make them less easy to communicate and possibly less effective.
Federal law bans convicted drug felons from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This brief discusses the public health consequences of rescinding nutritional assistance from people with drug convictions. The 50-State Survey examines how states have reacted to the ban, by either leaving it in place, removing it, or modifying it.
This toolkit provides public health practitioners and others with the tools and resources to better understand de-identification for improved collection and use activities, and to more freely, safely and legally disclose de-identified data needed for the community’s information infrastructure.
