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The Public Health Service Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1944.[2] Title 42 of the United States Code (The Public Health and Welfare), Chapter 6A (Public Health Service ).[3]
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The Public Health Service Act clearly established the federal government 's quarantine authority for the first time. It gave the United States Public Health Service responsibility for preventing the introduction, transmission and spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries into the United States.[4]
The Public Health Service Act granted the original authority for scientists and special consultants to be appointed "without regard to the civil-service laws", known as a Title 42 appointment .[5]
During COVID-19 pandemic , section 42 U.S.C. § 265 has been used for Title 42 expulsion .
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It has since been amended many times. Some of these amendments are:
Proposed amendments
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Other attempted amendments to the act have been proposed but failed:
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Since the passage of the Act, health services in the US subsequently have been marked by a history of underinvestment that has undermined the public health workforce and support for population health.[12]
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^ Roosevelt, Franklin D. (July 1, 1944). "Statement of the President on Signing the Public Health Service Act - July 1, 1944" . Internet Archive . Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 191–193.
^ "Public Health Service Act" . U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2007 .
^ History of Quarantine at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention site. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
^ "Pay for Consultants and Scientists Appointed under Title 42" . U.S. Government Accountability Office . B-323357. 2012-07-12. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 2019-03-03 .
^ US Office of Population Affairs - Legislation Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ "OPA: PUBLIC LAW 91-572-DEC. 24, 1970" .
^ Bucshon, Larry (3 February 2017). "H.R.708 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017" . www.congress.gov .
^ "H.R. 235 - Congress.gov" . United States Congress. 13 February 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013 .
^ "H.R. 297 - text" . United States Congress. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2013 .
^ "S. 2154 - Summary" . United States Congress. Retrieved 11 September 2014 .
^ Leider, Jonathon P.; Yeager, Valerie A.; Kirkland, Chelsey; Krasna, Heather; Hare Bork, Rachel; Resnick, Beth (1 April 2023). "The State of the US Public Health Workforce: Ongoing Challenges and Future Directions" . Annual Review of Public Health . 44 1 ): annurev–publhealth–071421-032830. doi :10.1146/annurev-publhealth-071421-032830 . ISSN 0163-7525 . Retrieved 14 March 2023 .
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
