When a law is passed, it is first published as a Session Law. Eventually it is reworked into a subject arrangement of the law which is called a code. Most researchers will make use of an annotated version of the code which often cites to case law, secondary sources, other relevant statutes and regulations that will help you with your research.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, from the U.S. Department of Health & Human
Services.Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 USC 12101 et seq., from Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), 42 USC 1395dd, from Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
Employee Retirement and Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 USC 1001 et seq., from Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 301 et seq., from Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, from the GPO.
Medicaid, 42 USC 1396 et seq., from Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
Medicare, 42 USC 1395 et seq., from Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub.L. 91-596, 84 Stat. 1590, as amended through January 1, 2004, from the Occupational Safety & Health Administration.
Social Security Act, 42 USC 301 et seq., from Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
Workers' Compensation, 5 USC 801 et seq., from Cornell's Legal Information Institute.
