Sec. 8. National women's health awareness campaign
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Title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 241g et seq. ), as amended by section 7, is further amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary, in cooperation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, the Director of the Office of Women’s Health, the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and the Ombudsperson of the Office of Women's Health, shall coordinate and provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness, including among providers, of preventive health services for women and families, including contraception coverage made available under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ).
The outreach and awareness campaign shall include the media campaign under subsection
(c)and the Internet website under subsection (d), and shall provide for the dissemination of information that— describes the guidelines for preventive services for women, including the most up-to-date recommendations on domestic violence screenings and counseling, breast cancer, cervical cancer, and other diseases that disproportionately impact women, available from the United States Preventive Services Task Force and major medical and public health organizations; promotes well-woman visits for health assessments which include screenings, evaluations, counseling, immunizations, breastfeeding services and supplies, and prenatal visits, as appropriate; increases awareness of domestic violence screenings and counseling made available, and ensure that women are able to access and utilize such screenings and counseling; explains the preventive services for women that are required under section 2713 to be covered without cost-sharing by a group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage that is not a grandfathered plan (as defined in section 1251(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act); provides broad information for women, pharmacists, pharmacies, and providers to ensure full access to all Food and Drug Administration-approved forms of contraception and preventive services that are covered in accordance with section 2713 without cost-sharing; addresses health disparities in preventive care for women; informs women about what to do if they are denied entitled benefits and services by making them aware of the Office of the Ombudsperson of the Office on Women's Health under section 399OO; and provides robust information about access to health care providers through both private and public health insurance programs, including information regarding an employer’s contraceptive coverage policy. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the 21st Century Women’s Health Act of 2015 , the Secretary shall establish and implement a national media campaign to disseminate the information described in subsection (b). The campaign described in paragraph (1)— shall provide information about the updated guidelines for women's preventive services described in subsection (b)(1), promote well-woman visits described in subsection (b)(2), and provide information on the preventive services for women described in subsection (b)(3); and may include the use of television, radio, Internet, and other commercial marketing venues. The Secretary, in consultation with private sector experts, or through a contract with a private entity such as a medical association or non-profit organization, shall establish an Internet website to— disseminate information on preventive health services for women and families directly or through health agencies, professional and nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, clinics, the media, or Federal, State, and local agencies; and provide information and resources about the updated guidelines for women's preventive services, promote well-woman visits, and provide information on women's preventive services. The Secretary, acting through the Ombudsperson on Women's Health appointed under section 399OO, shall develop and operate a consumer-focused reporting tool on the Internet website established under paragraph
(1)that enables women and families to report instances of being inappropriately charged for, or not being provided, benefits under section 2713. The Ombudsperson shall use information obtained through the website to develop recommendations on policy and implementation with respect to the benefits and services under section 2713, to ensure that women and families receive such benefits and services as afforded by the law. From any funds otherwise made available to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Secretary may allocate such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. .
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Sec. 8
National women's health awareness campaign
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 111-148
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