PUBLIC LAW 108–194—DEC. 19, 2003
117 STAT. 2889
involving a biological, chemical, or nuclear toxin will dramatically increase call volume. SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT.
Title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘PART G—POISON CONTROL ‘‘SEC. 1271. MAINTENANCE OF A NATIONAL TOLL-FREE NUMBER.
42 USC 300d–71.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide coordination and assistance to regional poison control centers for the establishment of a nationwide toll-free phone number to be used to access such centers. ‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the establishment or continued operation of any privately funded nationwide toll-free phone number used to provide advice and other assistance for poisonings or accidental exposures. ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2000 through 2009. Funds appropriated under this subsection shall not be used to fund any toll-free phone number described in subsection (b). ‘‘SEC. 1272. NATIONWIDE MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE POISON CONTROL CENTER UTILIZATION.
42 USC 300d–72.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a national media campaign to educate the public and health care providers about poison prevention and the availability of poison control resources in local communities and to conduct advertising campaigns concerning the nationwide toll-free number established under section 1271. ‘‘(b) CONTRACT WITH ENTITY.—The Secretary may carry out subsection (a) by entering into contracts with one or more nationally recognized media firms for the development and distribution of monthly television, radio, and newspaper public service announcements. ‘‘(c) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall— ‘‘(1) establish baseline measures and benchmarks to quantitatively evaluate the impact of the nationwide media campaign established under this section; and ‘‘(2) prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees an evaluation of the nationwide media campaign on an annual basis. ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $600,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2005 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009. ‘‘SEC. 1273. MAINTENANCE OF THE POISON CONTROL CENTER GRANT PROGRAM.
42 USC 300d–73.
‘‘(a) REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTERS.—The Secretary shall award grants to certified regional poison control centers for the purposes of achieving the financial stability of such centers, and for preventing and providing treatment recommendations for poisonings.
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