42 U.S.C. § 300d–71
Maintenance of the national toll-free number and other communication capabilities
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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The Secretary—
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).
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act Amendments of 2003House: 420–1Senate: no recorded tally
- Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008House: 403–6Senate: no recorded tally
- Poison Center Network ActHouse: 388–18Senate: no recorded tally
- Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020House: 297–120Senate: no recorded tally
- Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally