§ 300d–71. Maintenance of the national toll-free number and other communication capabilities
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The Secretary— 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 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. Not later than 18 months after December 20, 2019 , the Secretary shall coordinate with the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, to the extent technically and economically feasible, to ensure that communications with the national toll-free number are routed to the appropriate poison control center based on the physical location of the contact rather than the area code of the contact device.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $700,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 for the establishment, implementation, and maintenance activities carried out under subsections
(a)and (b). ( 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 .)
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- Pub. L. 108-194
- 117 Stat. 2889
- Pub. L. 110-377
- 122 Stat. 4064
- 128 Stat. 644
- 133 Stat. 3114
- 138 Stat. 1549
- 122 Stat. 4063
- 117 Stat. 2888
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§ 300d–71
Maintenance of the national toll-free number and other communication capabilities
Fed. Reg.×2
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 108-194
Stat.117 Stat. 2889
Pub. L.Pub. L. 110-377
Stat.122 Stat. 4064
Stat.128 Stat. 644
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