U.S Code last checked for updates: Nov 22, 2024
§ 300d–71.
Maintenance of the national toll-free number and other communication capabilities
(a)
In general
The Secretary—
(1)
shall provide coordination and assistance to poison control centers for the establishment and maintenance of a nationwide toll-free phone number, to be used to access such centers; and
(2)
may provide coordination and assistance to poison control centers and consult with professional organizations for the establishment, implementation, and maintenance of other communication technologies to be used to access such centers.
(b)
Routing contacts with poison control centers
(c)
Authorization of appropriations
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XII, § 1271, as added Pub. L. 108–194, § 3, Dec. 19, 2003, 117 Stat. 2889; amended Pub. L. 110–377, § 3, Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4064; Pub. L. 113–77, § 2, Jan. 24, 2014, 128 Stat. 644; Pub. L. 116–94, div. N, title I, § 403(a), Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat. 3114; Pub. L. 118–86, § 2(a), Sept. 26, 2024, 138 Stat. 1549.)
cite as: 42 USC 300d-71