Public Health Service Act

Public Health Service Act

Long title	An Act to consolidate and revise the laws relating to the Public Health Service, and for other purposes.
Enacted by	the 78th United States Congress
Effective	July 1, 1944
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 78–410
Statutes at Large	58 Stat. 682, Chapter 373
Codification
Titles amended	42 U.S.C.: Public Health and Social Welfare
U.S.C. sections created	42 U.S.C. ch. 6A § 201 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 4624 by Alfred L. Bulwinkle (D–NC) on April 18, 1944 Committee consideration by Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Senate Education and Labor Passed the House on May 22, 1944  Passed the Senate on June 22, 1944  with amendment House agreed to Senate amendment on June 23, 1944 (Agreed) Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 1, 1944
Major amendments
Family Planning Services and Population Research Act of 1970 National Cancer Act of 1971 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance Research and Education Amendments of 2001 Hematological Cancer Research Investment and Education Act of 2001[1] Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013

The Public Health Service Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1944.^[2] The full act is codified in Title 42 of the United States Code (The Public Health and Welfare), Chapter 6A (Public Health Service).^[3] This Act provided a legislative basis for the provision of public health services in the United States.