Title X of the Public Health Service Act

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Title X of the Public Health Service Act is a U.S. federal law that funds and governs nationwide family planning and related preventive health services, particularly for low-income and uninsured individuals.

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Title X of the Public Health Service Act canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
family planning program ⓘ
administeredBy Office of Population Affairs ⓘ
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ⓘ
beneficiaryType Planned Parenthood affiliates ⓘ
linked to: Planned Parenthood

clinics and health centers ⓘ
community health centers ⓘ
state and local health departments ⓘ
codifiedIn 42 U.S. Code ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
enactmentDate 1970-12-26 ⓘ
enactmentYear 1970 ⓘ
focusesOn prevention of unintended pregnancy ⓘ
preventive health services ⓘ
reproductive health ⓘ
fundingMechanism federal grants to public and nonprofit entities ⓘ
fundingType discretionary appropriations ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
oftenDescribedAs nation’s only dedicated federal family planning program ⓘ
partOf Public Health Service Act ⓘ
policyArea health care access ⓘ
public health ⓘ
reproductive rights ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Richard Nixon ⓘ
primaryPurpose provide family planning services ⓘ
provide related preventive health services ⓘ
prohibitsUseOfFundsFor abortion as a method of family planning ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 91-572 ⓘ
regulatoryAuthority HHS regulations at 42 CFR Part 59 ⓘ
relatedTo Medicaid family planning services ⓘ
Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant ⓘ
requires confidential services for adolescents ⓘ
nondirective pregnancy counseling ⓘ
priority for low-income families ⓘ
voluntary participation in family planning services ⓘ
serviceType HIV testing ⓘ
breast and cervical cancer screening ⓘ
contraceptive services ⓘ
family planning counseling ⓘ
pregnancy testing and counseling ⓘ
sexually transmitted infection testing ⓘ
sexually transmitted infection treatment ⓘ
signedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
targetPopulation adolescents ⓘ
low-income individuals ⓘ
uninsured individuals ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Population Affairs → legalBasis → Title X of the Public Health Service Act ⓘ
Title X Family Planning Program → legalBasis → Title X of the Public Health Service Act ⓘ
Family Planning Services Grants → legalBasis → Title X of the Public Health Service Act ⓘ