Overview Extreme heat poses a serious threat to community health and is the top cause of fatalities for all weather events in the United States.
Public and private employers across the U.S. are considering the potential for COVID-19 vaccine requirements for their workforces, especially among health care workers. This resource examines the likelihood of employer vaccine mandates.
This Table highlights states which have either invoked or facilitated implementation of Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) during the COVID-19 pandemic beginning Feb. 2020.
As of February 20, 2021, President Biden had issued 32 Executive Orders (EOs), several of which are intended to protect the public’s health. While the majority of the EOs use the power of the federal government to protect Americans from the COVID-19 pandemic, there are also measures designed to strengthen our public health infrastructure more broadly, and specifically relate to the impact of climate change. This table details Biden Administration EOs that impact public health and provides a summary of each EO’s provisions.
Native American tribes have a unique relationship with State and Federal governments. The Tribal Public Health Law Resource Table was created to aid those who seek more information about this relationship.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191 (HIPAA), does not regulate all health departments. This table is useful for health departments with HIPAA-covered disease prevention and control programs. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀
Overview Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), Public Law 104-191 in 1996, which required the Department of Health and Human Services…
Overview Most laws either do not apply to de-identified information or permit disclosure of de-identified information. While de-identified information can usually be freely disclosed, how…
Overview This table describes a number of these cases in which courts have discussed de-identification and/or evaluated risk of re-identification in some level of depth.
Overview This resource provides information regarding statutory and regulatory provisions on school immunization requirements for the 11 states of the Western Region of the…
Liability protections have been put in place at both the state and local levels for different types of actors and entities involved in emergency response efforts. This table highlights those potential liability protections for individuals, including healthcare workers, volunteers and private sector employees, and entities, including government agencies, hospitals or healthcare facilities, non-profit organizations and for-profit organizations.
This table provides state statutory and regulatory authorities for emergency declarations in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
