Child Car Safety Seat Laws
A cross-sectional dataset looking at child car safety seat laws in 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Public Health Topic
Injury and Violence Prevention, Maternal, Infant and Child Health
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
source
LawAtlas
Date Range
January 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015
last Updated
Variables
- What child restraint system(s) is/are required for children less than one year old?
- What child restraint system(s) is/are required for a one year old child?
- What child restraint system(s) is/are required for a two year old child?
- Plus 7 others...
Cottage Foods
This map presents statutes and regulations that address state cottage food laws and food freedom laws in effect as of September 1, 2017.
Public Health Topic
Food Safety
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
source
LawAtlas
Date Range
September 1, 2017 - September 1, 2017
last Updated
Variables
- Does the state allow the sale of cottage foods?
- In what year was the sale of cottage foods authorized?
- Who is allowed to sell cottage foods?
- What types of cottage food sales are allowed?
- What are the requirements to establish a cottage food operation?
- Plus 3 others...
State Supplemental Payments for Children with Disabilities
This map identifies and displays key features of state-level supplemental security payment laws for children with disabilities across all 50 states and the District of Columbia in effect beginning January 1, 1996 to November 1, 2018.
Public Health Topic
Disabilities
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
source
LawAtlas
Date Range
January 1, 1996 - November 1, 2018
last Updated
Variables
- Does the state provide an optional supplementation payment (SSP) in addition to federal SSI?
- Is the state’s SSP available to children with disabilities?
- Which entity administers the SSP?
- Is a state application required for SSP eligibility?
- Plus 6 others...
Prior Authorization Policies for Pediatric ADHD Medication Prescriptions
This map examines features of state Medicaid prior authorization policies that pertain to pediatric ADHD medication treatment, including applicable ages, medication types, and criteria for approval.
Public Health Topic
Maternal, Infant and Child Health
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
source
LawAtlas
Date Range
November 1, 2015 - November 1, 2015
last Updated
Variables
- Does the state Medicaid program have a policy that requires prior authorization for ADHD medications prescribed to children younger than age 18 years?
- Does the policy specify ADHD medications that require prior authorization?
- Does the policy list criteria for approval?
School Discipline Laws
This map identifies and displays key features of state-level school discipline laws in effect from January 1, 2008 to December 1, 2018.
Public Health Topic
Maternal, Infant and Child Health
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
source
LawAtlas
Date Range
January 1, 2008 - December 1, 2018
last Updated
Variables
- Does the state have a law regulating school discipline?
- Does the law regulate school expulsion policies?
- Does the law regulate school suspension policies?
- Must the individual circumstances of each violation be considered prior to expulsion or suspension?
- Plus 5 others...
Public Health Departments and State Patient Confidentiality Laws
The Patient Confidentiality and Public Health Map is intended to be a tool for reviewing laws and regulations in one state or for comparing them across several states.
Public Health Topic
Health Services, Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Infrastructure, Health Communication and Information Technology, Chronic Disease
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
source
LawAtlas
Date Range
August 15, 2013 - August 15, 2013
last Updated
Variables
- Does state law require communicable diseases to be reported to a health department?
- Does state law include a provision regulating the release of general personally identifiable information (PII) held by the health department?
- Plus 15 others...
Youth Sports Traumatic Brain Injury Laws
This map identifies and displays key features of laws aimed at reducing harm from brain injuries occurring during youth sports activities across all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Public Health Topic
Injury and Violence Prevention, Maternal, Infant and Child Health
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
source
LawAtlas
Date Range
January 1, 2009 - June 30, 2017
last Updated
Variables
- Does state law specifically address youth sports TBIs?
- Does the law require a student athlete with a suspected TBI to be removed from play?
- Must the parent or guardian be notified of the suspected or diagnosed TBI?
- Does the law specify requirements for a return-to-play policy?
- Does the law specify requirements for a return-to-learn policy?
- Plus 5 others...
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Bills
This is a longitudinal dataset displaying all HIA bills introduced between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2016.
Public Health Topic
Public Health Infrastructure
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
source
LawAtlas
Date Range
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2016
last Updated
Variables
- Has a health impact assessment (HIA) bill been introduced in the jurisdiction?
- What is the bill number?
- Does the bill require an HIA?
Tobacco Pricing Strategies
This map presents state-level statutes and regulations that impact tobacco pricing strategies as of September 1, 2019.
Public Health Topic
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
source
LawAtlas
Date Range
September 1, 2019 - September 1, 2019
last Updated
Variables
- Does the state tax cigarettes?
- What other tobacco products are taxed at a distinct rate?
- Does the state explicitly tax electronic cigarettes?
- Does the state preempt the local taxation of tobacco?
- Does the state set minimum prices for tobacco?
- Plus 2 others...
Induced Seismicity from Oil and Gas Wastewater Injection
This resource identifies and displays key features of Class II UIC well law related to induced seismicity from seven states and the United States EPA in effect from January 1, 2018 through August 16, 2019.
Public Health Topic
Environmental Health
Geography
8 Jurisdictions
source
LawAtlas
Date Range
January 1, 2018 - August 16, 2019
last Updated
Variables
- Does the jurisdiction allow for the disposal of oil and gas production fluids through injection wells?
- Has the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delegated primacy of the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program under the Safe Drinking Water Act to the jurisdiction, enabling it to regulate Class II disposal wells?
- Plus 14 others...