Insurance Coverage of Contraception
This dataset explores contraceptive coverage mandates in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia in effect from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2021.
Public Health Topic
Reproductive and Sexual Health
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
collection
None
Date Range
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2021
last Updated
May 24, 2021
Variables
- Is medical management curtailed?
- Are all drugs, devices, and products covered without cost-sharing, unless there is a covered therapeutic equivalent?
- Is device insertion and removal explicitly covered without cost-sharing?
- Which male methods of contraception are covered without cost-sharing?
- Plus 2 others...
Short-Term Emergency Commitment Laws
This dataset captures short-term emergency commitment laws in effect from October 1, 2014 through February 1, 2016.
Public Health Topic
Mental Health and Mental Disorders
Geography
50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia
collection
None
Date Range
October 1, 2014 - February 1, 2016
last Updated
Apr 14, 2021
Variables
- Is there a state law regulating emergency commitment of an individual?
- Under which circumstances can an individual be held for emergency commitment?
- What is the duration of an emergency commitment?
- Who can initiate emergency commitment?
- Plus 5 others...
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Laws
This is a longitudinal dataset displaying all HIA laws enacted or amended between January 1, 2012 and December 1, 2016.
Public Health Topic
Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
collection
None
Date Range
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2016
last Updated
Mar 21, 2021
Variables
- Has a health impact assessment (HIA) law been enacted or amended in the jurisdiction?
- Does the law require an HIA?
Vending Machine Sales of OTC Contraception
This dataset is cross-sectional and displays key features of vending machine sales of OTC contraception laws across all 50 states and Washington, D.C. in effect as of December 31, 2020.
Public Health Topic
Reproductive and Sexual Health
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
collection
None
Date Range
December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020
last Updated
Feb 11, 2021
Variables
- Is there an explicit restriction on the sale of OTC products in vending machines?
- Is there explicit authorization for the sale of OTC products in vending machines?
- Does indirect authorization for vending machines exist through a prohibition on the Board of Pharmacy regulating the retail sale of OTC products?
Earned Sick Leave Laws
This map presents state-level statutes and regulations that regulate earned sick leave laws in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, as of January 1, 2021.
Public Health Topic
Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
collection
None
Date Range
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2021
last Updated
Jan 29, 2021
Variables
- Does state law regulate earned sick leave?
- What is the probationary period that employers may impose before an employee can use earned sick leave?
- At what rate do employees accrue earned sick leave?
- What limit may an employer place on the total accrual of earned sick leave an employee may earn within one year?
- Plus 6 others...
Earned Income Tax Credit Laws
The Earned Income Tax Credit is a tax benefit for working people with low to moderate income regulated at the state and federal-level.
Public Health Topic
Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities
Geography
51 Jurisdictions
collection
None
Date Range
August 1, 2020 - August 1, 2020
last Updated
Nov 13, 2020
Variables
- Does the state have an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)?
Cottage Foods
This dataset 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
50 states and the District of Columbia
collection
None
Date Range
September 1, 2017 - September 1, 2017
last Updated
Nov 12, 2020
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...
Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice
This dataset identifies the variation in scope of practice laws, including whether nurse practitioners are provided full or limited practice authority, whether there is a transition to practice requirement before they are given full practice authority and what clinical activities they may conduct autonomously.
Public Health Topic
Health Services
Geography
50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia
collection
None
Date Range
May 1, 2015 - August 1, 2017
last Updated
Nov 12, 2020
Variables
- Are nurse practitioners provided full practice authority under the law?
- Does the law limit the practice authority of nurse practitioners?
Pharmacist Vaccination Laws
This is a longitudinal dataset displaying pharmacist vaccination laws across all 50 states and the District of Columbia between January 1, 1990 and January 1, 2016.
Public Health Topic
Health Services, Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
Geography
50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia
collection
None
Date Range
January 1, 1990 - January 1, 2016
last Updated
Nov 12, 2020
Variables
- May a pharmacist administer substances to a patient?
- Does the law explicitly authorize pharmacists to vaccinate?
- If pharmacists are authorized to administer vaccines, does the law grant pharmacists prescriptive authority?
- If the state allows pharmacists to vaccinate, does a pharmacist need third party authorization in some circumstances?
- Plus 2 others...
Right to Try Laws
This dataset identifies and displays key features of Right to Try laws across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, from January 1, 2014 to October 1, 2016.
Public Health Topic
Health Services, Chronic Disease
Geography
50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia
collection
None
Date Range
January 1, 2014 - October 1, 2016
last Updated
Nov 12, 2020
Variables
- Does this state have a Right to Try law?