Sec. 1122. National neurological diseases surveillance system
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Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in coordination with other agencies as determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— enhance and expand infrastructure and activities to track the epidemiology of neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease; and incorporate information obtained through such activities into a statistically sound, scientifically credible, integrated surveillance system, to be known as the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System.
The Secretary shall ensure that the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System is designed in a manner that facilitates further research on neurological diseases. In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary— shall provide for the collection and storage of information on the incidence and prevalence of neurological diseases in the United States; to the extent practicable, shall provide for the collection and storage of other available information on neurological diseases, such as information concerning— demographics and other information associated or possibly associated with neurological diseases, such as age, race, ethnicity, sex, geographic location, and family history; risk factors associated or possibly associated with neurological diseases, including genetic and environmental risk factors; and diagnosis and progression markers; may provide for the collection and storage of information relevant to analysis on neurological diseases, such as information concerning— the epidemiology of the diseases; the natural history of the diseases; the prevention of the diseases; the detection, management, and treatment approaches for the diseases; and the development of outcomes measures; and may address issues identified during the consultation process under subsection (d).
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with individuals with appropriate expertise, including— epidemiologists with experience in disease surveillance or registries; representatives of national voluntary health associations that— focus on neurological diseases, including multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease; and have demonstrated experience in research, care, or patient services; health information technology experts or other information management specialists; clinicians with expertise in neurological diseases; and research scientists with experience conducting translational research or utilizing surveillance systems for scientific research purposes.
The Secretary may award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, public or private nonprofit entities to carry out activities under this section. Subject to subsection (h), the Secretary shall make information and analysis in the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System available, as appropriate— to Federal departments and agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Defense; and to State and local agencies.
Subject to subsection (h), the Secretary shall make information and analysis in the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System available, as appropriate, to the public, including researchers. The Secretary shall ensure that privacy and security protections applicable to the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System are at least as stringent as the privacy and security protections under HIPAA privacy and security law (as defined in section 3009(a)(2)). Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress concerning the implementation of this section.
Such report shall include information on— the development and maintenance of the National Neurological Diseases Surveillance System; the type of information collected and stored in the System; the use and availability of such information, including guidelines for such use; and the use and coordination of databases that collect or maintain information on neurological diseases. In this section, the term national voluntary health association means a national nonprofit organization with chapters, other affiliated organizations, or networks in States throughout the United States.
To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020. .
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