Publications

  • Healthcare professional handing a blister pack of pills to a patient.

    Buprenorphine Prescribing Requirements and Limitations

    Dataset

    Mar. 26, 2025

    This dataset is longitudinal and displays key features of state-level statutes and regulations […]

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    Dataset

    Electronic Cigarette Laws

    Apr. 1, 2018

    This dataset maps U.S. laws on e-cigarettes, covering age limits, product definitions, ingredient rules, and packaging standards in 2016–2017, highlighting efforts to regulate sales, use, and public health impacts.

  • Doctor with face obscured speaks with a patient
    Dataset

    Office-Based Surgery Laws

    Mar. 14, 2018

    This dataset maps 2016 state laws regulating non-hospital facilities performing office-based surgeries and procedures, focusing on facility requirements, anesthesia use, and reproductive health care.

  • Pharmacist sorting white pills on a metal tray with a spatula.
    Dataset

    Direct Dispensing of Controlled Substances Laws

    Oct. 1, 2017

    This dataset examines state statutes and regulations on the direct dispensing of controlled substances by physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners to patients in an office setting, valid through October 1, 2017.

  • Two healthcare professionals in scrubs reviewing information on a laptop.
    Dataset

    Nurse Practitioner Scope of Practice

    Aug. 1, 2017

    This dataset analyzes nurse practitioner scope of practice laws across states from 2015–2017, detailing variations in autonomy, prescribing privileges, collaboration requirements, and permitted activities under full or limited practice authority.

  • Mother breastfeeding newborn in a hospital bed
    Dataset

    Baby-Friendly Hospital Laws

    Jul. 27, 2017

    This dataset explores state laws and regulations encouraging or requiring hospitals to adopt breastfeeding-friendly practices under the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, including the 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.

  • Football player in red jersey holding a football, with another player and a crowd in the background.
    Dataset

    Youth Sports Concussion Laws Map

    Jul. 1, 2017

    This dataset maps state laws aimed at preventing traumatic brain injuries in youth sports, highlighting secondary prevention efforts like return-to-play protocols and parental notification.

  • woman in pharmacy getting a prescription
    Dataset

    Opioid Prescribing Guidelines for Acute and Emergency Care

    Jul. 1, 2017

    This dataset examines state opioid prescribing guidelines for acute and emergency care, focusing on requirements, recommendations, and penalties for non-compliance, valid through July 1, 2017.

  • US map with states as square tiles. Tiles have corners randomly colored red, yellow, light blue and dark blue.
    Dataset

    Syringe Distribution Laws Map

    Jul. 1, 2017

    This dataset maps syringe distribution laws, detailing paraphernalia regulations and their impact on preventing HIV transmission and supporting public health among injection drug users.

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    Dataset

    Syringe Possession Laws Map

    Jul. 1, 2017

    This dataset maps laws impacting syringe possession, highlighting efforts to reduce HIV and other communicable diseases by addressing high-risk behaviors among injection drug users.

  • Healthcare professional handing a blister pack of pills to a patient.
    Dataset

    PDMP Implementation Dates

    Jun. 1, 2017

    This dataset details the implementation dates for state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs), including enactment, operation, and access, based on data from Brandeis’ PDMP TTAC.

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    Dataset

    Health Impact Assessments and Health in All Policies Maps

    Apr. 5, 2017

    This dataset explores the role of Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) and Health in All Policies (HiAP) approaches in decision-making and highlights state-level bills and laws from 2012-2016 related to these approaches.

  • Indoor cannabis cultivation setup with densely packed plants under a large industrial light.
    Dataset

    Local Legal Marijuana Laws in Washington State Map

    Apr. 3, 2017

    This dataset outlines the legal and regulatory framework for marijuana in Washington state following the decriminalization of recreational use. It discusses local ordinances on zoning, siting, and access, presenting data from a longitudinal dataset.

  • Facade of a traditional house with cream siding, brown shutters, a central entrance, and a red bicycle.
    Dataset

    State Radon Laws

    Mar. 20, 2017

    This dataset explores state laws addressing radon risks, including mitigation, testing, and disclosure provisions aimed at reducing public health impacts like lung cancer.

  • An oil pumpjack in a dry landscape with oil tanks and a clear blue sky.
    Dataset

    Regulation of Oil & Gas Wastes Containing TENORM

    Mar. 15, 2017

    This dataset examines state laws governing disposal of radioactive waste from oil and gas fracking, focusing on radon-related risks and protective measures for public health.

  • Rows of houses from an ariel perspective
    Dataset

    King County, Washington Healthy Housing Policies Map

    Mar. 6, 2017

    This dataset examines King County's housing ordinances aimed at improving health through policies targeting habitability, injury prevention, air quality, and lead exposure in housing units.