Tracking Public Health Authority Changes from 2021 & 2022 Legislative Sessions
New research capture details of legislation addressing emergency health authority introduced between January 1, 2021, and May 20, 2022.
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Read more: New Legal Mapping Method Highlights Recent Laws Limiting Public Health Emergency Orders New Legal Mapping Method Highlights Recent Laws Limiting Public Health Emergency Orders
Legislators in 19 states have enacted laws to limit state executive authority to respond to the pandemic or future health emergencies.
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Read more: COVID-19 Unmasks Issues Around Public Health Preemption COVID-19 Unmasks Issues Around Public Health Preemption
State preemption is increasingly being used as a legal tool to prevent cities and municipalities from legislating on issues of importance to public health.
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Read more: Civil Commitment and the Opioid Epidemic: A Call for Research Civil Commitment and the Opioid Epidemic: A Call for Research
By Scott Burris, JD There is a lot of interest in civil commitment these days, as a possible tool to fight two big health problems. As we continue to watch the rates of opioid-related deaths climb, and in the wake of an unfunded emergency declaration by President Trump, some policymakers are looking to involuntarily commit…