42 USC 285d-5 - Arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases demonstration projects

U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024

§ 285d–5.

Arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases demonstration projects

(a)

Grants for establishment and support

(b)

Programs included

Projects supported under this section shall include—

(1)

programs which emphasize the development and demonstration of new and improved methods of screening and early detection, referral for treatment, and diagnosis of individuals with a risk of developing arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases;

(2)

programs which emphasize the development and demonstration of new and improved methods for patient referral from local hospitals and physicians to appropriate centers for early diagnosis and treatment;

(3)

programs which emphasize the development and demonstration of new and improved means of standardizing patient data and recordkeeping;

(4)

programs which emphasize the development and demonstration of new and improved methods of dissemination of knowledge about the programs, methods, and means referred to in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection to health and allied health professionals;

(5)

programs which emphasize the development and demonstration of new and improved methods for the dissemination to the general public of information—

(A)

on the importance of early detection of arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases, of seeking prompt treatment, and of following an appropriate regimen; and

(B)

to discourage the promotion and use of unapproved and ineffective diagnostic, preventive treatment, and control methods for arthritis and unapproved and ineffective drugs and devices for arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases; and

(6)

projects for investigation into the epidemiology of all forms and aspects of arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases, including investigations into the social, environmental, behavioral, nutritional, and genetic determinants and influences involved in the epidemiology of arthritis and musculoskeletal diseases.

(c)

Standardization of patient data and recordkeeping

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 440, as added Pub. L. 99–158, § 2, Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 850.)

cite as: 42 USC 285d-5