Social Work Policy Sources

The IRS is responsible for tax provisions of the Affordable Care Act that will be implemented during the next several years. Also, the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) oversees the implementation of Affordable Care Act provisions that are related to private health insurance.

Full-text of the law can be found here

A list of laws governing services for Texans with mental illnesses.

ICD is used to monitor the incidence and prevalence of diseases and other health problems. Records also provide the basis for the compilation of national mortality and morbidity statistics by WHO Member States. It is used for reimbursement and resource allocation decision-making by countries.

The United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives.

Find valuable information about proposed, defeated, or enacted federal legislation/bills:

• A summary of the legislation
• Each version of the text of proposed or enacted legislation
• Every action taken on the legislation, including- when introduced, committee assignments, votes (including who voted for/against), conference, actions by president, etc.
• Amendments
• Sponsors, cosponsors
• Committees
• Other bills that relate to particular legislation
• Committee reports, which may include their own analysis

Make sure to also check the link for the resource manuals at the bottom of the list of titles. Essentially, for each title, there is a resource manual.

Find valuable information about proposed, defeated, or enacted Texas legislation/bills:

• History of the legislation, including- authors, sponsors, cosponsors, subjects, recent votes, etc.
• Full text of the legislation
• Any analysis that has been done
• Witness lists
• Summary of the committee actions
• Every action taken on the legislation, including- when introduced, committee assignments, votes (including who voted for/against), conference, actions by president, etc.
• Amendments
• Committees
• Where in the legislative process the bill is at