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This Web site was updated most recently on September 18, 2008. Highlights of recent changes are described here. For a full list of changes since the launch of the site on June 23, 2003, see the Web Site Change Log.
September 18, 2008
September 19, 2007
August 29, 2007
June 6, 2007
March 5, 2007
February 8, 2007
What's New: September 18, 2008
Update to 1/1/2008 - The APIS information appearing on this Web site has been updated to include legislative and regulatory changes that took effect on or before 1/1/2008. Vehicular Insurance Exclusion and the five Alcohol Beverage Taxes policy topics are not included in the update.
For additional details , see the Change Log.
What's New: September 19, 2007
Addition of Policy Change Summary page - On August 29, 2007, the information on the APIS Web site was updated to include legislative and regulatory changes that went into effect on or before 1/1/2007. The results of this update are summarized on a new Policy Changes at a Glance summary page. The summary covers the period 1/2/2006 through 1/1/2007 and includes a table showing which APIS policies changed in which States during this period, as well as text summarizing the changes for each State.
For additional details, see the Change Log.
What's New: August 29, 2007
Update to 1/1/2007 - The research and data for all 36 topics listed in the APIS Policy Topics section of the Web site have been updated to include legislative and regulatory changes in effect on or before 1/1/2007.
For additional details, see the Change Log.
What's New: June 6, 2007
Revision of citation display - The comparison tables in the APIS Policy Topics section of the APIS Web site were revised to include links to Cornell University Law School's Legal Information Institute, allowing users a way to access the text of statutory and regulatory provisions cited in the tables.
For additional details, see the Change Log.
What's New: March 5, 2007
Update to 1/1/2006 - The research and data for the following APIS Policy Topics have been updated to include legislative and regulatory changes in effect on or before 1/1/2006:
- TRANSPORTATION, CRIME, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
- Other Transportation Policy Topics
- HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FINANCING
The data for Insurer's Liability for Losses Due to Intoxication ("UPPL") were revised by eliminating citations that applied only to types of insurance other than health insurance. The coding displayed in the APIS comparison tables for this policy topic is limited to health insurance.
For additional details, see the Change Log.
What's New: February 8, 2007
Site Restructuring - As of this update, APIS no longer includes excerpts of statutory or regulatory text in the APIS Policy Topics section of the APIS Web site. Citations to enacted bills, codified statutes, and codified regulations are included, however, for users interested in researching the legal sources that support the coding of APIS policy topic variables.
A link to the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data Directory has been added to the Researchers section of the APIS Home Page. This link provides a source of data that can be used to measure the outcomes of policy change.
For additional details, see the Change Log. |
