42 USC 247b-9a - Better diabetes care

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

§ 247b–9a.

Better diabetes care

(a)

Short title

(b)

National diabetes report card

(1)

In general

(2)

Contents

(A)

In general

Each Report Card shall include aggregate health outcomes related to individuals diagnosed with diabetes and prediabetes including—

(i)

preventative care practices and quality of care;

(ii)

risk factors; and

(iii)

outcomes.

(B)

Updated reports

Each Report Card that is prepared after the initial Report Card shall include trend analysis for the Nation and, to the extent possible, for each State, for the purpose of—

(i)

tracking progress in meeting established national goals and objectives for improving diabetes care, costs, and prevalence (including Healthy People 2010); and

(ii)

informing policy and program development.

(3)

Availability

(c)

Improvement of vital statistics collection

(1)

In general

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in collaboration with appropriate agencies and States, shall—

(A)

promote the education and training of physicians on the importance of birth and death certificate data and how to properly complete these documents, including the collection of such data for diabetes and other chronic diseases;

(B)

encourage State adoption of the latest standard revisions of birth and death certificates; and

(C)

work with States to re-engineer their vital statistics systems in order to provide cost-effective, timely, and accurate vital systems data.

(2)

Death certificate additional language

(d)

Study on appropriate level of diabetes medical education

(1)

In general

(2)

Report

(e)

Authorization of appropriations

(Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10407, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 976.)

cite as: 42 USC 247b-9a