Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60

§299b–4a Studies on Preventive Interventions in Primary Care for Older Americans

Title 42 › Chapter 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter VII— AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY › Part B— Health Care Improvement Research › § 299b–4a

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Health and Human Services must work through the United States Preventive Services Task Force to study which preventive care services, given in primary care, help older Americans the most. The Task Force’s mission must be changed to include evaluating services important to older people. Not later than 1 year after December 21, 2000, and every year after that, the Secretary must send Congress a report with the study findings and any recommendations for laws or agency actions the Secretary thinks are needed.

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Title 42, §299b–4a

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(a)The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the United States Preventive Services Task Force, shall conduct a series of studies designed to identify preventive interventions that can be delivered in the primary care setting and that are most valuable to older Americans.

(b)The mission statement of the United States Preventive Services Task Force is amended to include the evaluation of services that are of particular relevance to older Americans.

(c)Not later than 1 year after December 21, 2000, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on the conclusions of the studies conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative actions as the Secretary considers appropriate.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.

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42 U.S.C. § 299b–4a

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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