Department of Health and Human Services July 23, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Medicare Program; Solicitation for Proposals for the Medicare Imaging Demonstration
Document Number: 2010-18139
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This notice informs interested parties (here in there after referred to as conveners) of an opportunity to apply to participate in the Medicare Imaging Demonstration (MID) that was authorized by section 135(b) of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA). The goal of the MID is to collect data regarding physician compliance with appropriateness criteria selected by the Secretary under the terms of the statute in order to determine the appropriateness of advanced diagnostic imaging services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Announcement of an Application From a Hospital Requesting Waiver for Organ Procurement Service Area
Document Number: 2010-18137
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
A hospital has requested a waiver of statutory requirements that would otherwise require the hospital to enter into an agreement with its designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO). The request was made in accordance with section 1138(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (the Act). This notice requests comments from OPOs and the general public for our consideration in determining whether we should grant the requested waiver.
Voluntary Registration by Authorized Officials of Non-Covered Retail Food Establishments and Vending Machine Operators Electing To Be Subject to the Menu and Vending Machine Labeling Requirements Established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
Document Number: 2010-18123
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act) established requirements for nutrition labeling of standard menu items for restaurants and similar retail food establishments with 20 or more locations doing business under the same name and offering for sale substantially the same menu items (hereinafter ``chain retail food establishments''), and for certain foods sold in vending machines operated by an operator that owns or operates 20 or more vending machines (hereinafter ``chain vending machine operators''). Under the Affordable Care Act, retail food establishments and vending machine operators not covered by section 4205 of the Affordable Care Act may elect to become subject to its requirements by registering biannually with FDA. Congress required that, within 120 days of enactment of the Affordable Care Act (March 23, 2010), FDA issue a Federal Register notice specifying the terms and conditions for implementation of voluntary registration, pending promulgation of regulations. FDA is issuing this notice to assist restaurants and similar retail food establishments and vending machine operators that are not subject to the menu labeling requirements of section 4205 of the Affordable Care Act, but choose to register to become subject to them, in voluntarily registering with FDA, pending promulgation of regulations.
International Conference on Harmonisation; Draft Guidance on Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the International Conference on Harmonisation Regions; Annex 13 on Bulk Density and Tapped Density of Powders General Chapter; Availability; Correction
Document Number: 2010-18119
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is correcting a notice that appeared in the Federal Register of July 14, 2010 (75 FR 40843). The document announced the availability of a draft guidance entitled ``Q4B Evaluation and Recommendation of Pharmacopoeial Texts for Use in the ICH Regions; Annex 13: Bulk Density and Tapped Density of Powders General Chapter.'' The document was published with an incorrect docket number. This document corrects that error.
Transport of Laboratory Personnel Potentially Exposed to Infectious Agents From Fort Detrick, Frederick, MD to the National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Center, Bethesda, MD; (NIH Transportation EIS); Record of Decision
Document Number: 2010-18106
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), has decided, after completion of a Final NIH Transportation EIS and a thorough consideration of the public comments on the Draft NIH Transportation EIS, to implement the Proposed Action, which was identified as the Preferred Alternative in both the Draft EIS and the FEIS. This action involves the transport of laboratory personnel suspected of having potential occupational exposure to infectious agents under study at the NIBC located at Fort Detrick, Maryland, to the Special Clinical Studies Unit at the NIH Bethesda, Maryland Campus for observation and, if necessary, treatment.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2010-18088
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ATSDR): Notice of Charter Renewal
Document Number: 2010-18063
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2010-18058
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2010-18057
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2010-18053
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2010-18052
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Interim Final Rules for Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Document Number: 2010-18043
Type: Rule
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains interim final regulations implementing the requirements regarding internal claims and appeals and external review processes for group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The regulations will generally affect health insurance issuers; group health plans; and participants, beneficiaries, and enrollees in health insurance coverage and in group health plans. The regulations provide plans and issuers with guidance necessary to comply with the law.
Request for Public Comment and Consultation Meetings on the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS)
Document Number: 2010-18042
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children and Families Administration
Section 479 of the Social Security Act (the Act) requires that the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) develop and write regulations to implement a system for the collection by title IV-E agencies of data relating to adoption and foster care. The resultant Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) has been operating since 1994 and is administered by the Children's Bureau (CB) in ACF. AFCARS collects case level information on all children in foster care for whom the title IV-E agency has responsibility for placement and care and on children adopted under the auspices of the title IV-E agency. We issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on January 11, 2008 (73 FR 2082) that proposed to amend the AFCARS regulations at 45 CFR 1355.40 and the appendices to part 1355 [https:// edocket.access.gpo.gov/2008/E7-24860.htm]. The proposal would modify the requirements for title IV-E agencies to collect and report data to ACF on children in out-of-home care and in subsidized adoption or guardianship arrangements with the title IV-E agency. Due to the enactment of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-351) and the substantial changes it introduced in title IV-E, we intend to issue a new AFCARS NPRM. To inform development of the new NPRM we request that interested parties comment on the questions below.
Request for Public Comment Concerning the Redesign of Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS) Requirements
Document Number: 2010-18038
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Children and Families Administration
Sections 474(a)(3)(C) and (D) of the Social Security Act (the Act) provide States with the opportunity to access additional funding through title IV-E to plan, design, develop, implement, and operate a Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS). The regulations at 45 CFR 1355.50-1355.57 were established in response to this legislation and were issued on December 22, 1993.
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program
Document Number: 2010-18013
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Administration for Children and Families, Children and Families Administration
The Health Resources and Services Administration and Administration for Children and Families, HHS, solicit comments by August 17, 2010 on proposed criteria for evidence of effectiveness of home visiting program models for pregnant women, expectant fathers, and primary caregivers of children birth through kindergarten entry. Final criteria for evidence of effectiveness will be included in the program announcement inviting eligible entities to apply for funding under the Affordable Care Act Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Service Provider Study
Document Number: 2010-18001
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Aging Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Administration on Aging (AoA) is announcing that the proposed collection of information listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This collection of information relates to the Area Agency on Aging and Local Service Provider Study.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-17899
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-17898
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2010-17798
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2010-17796
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection project: ``Reduction of Clostridium difficile Infections in a Regional Collaborative of Inpatient Healthcare Settings through Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.
Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2010-17794
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2011; Changes in Certification Requirements for Home Health Agencies and Hospices
Document Number: 2010-17753
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This proposed rule would set forth an update to the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) rates, including: The national standardized 60-day episode rates, the national per-visit rates, the non-routine medical supply (NRS) conversion factors, and the low utilization payment amount (LUPA) add-on payment amounts, under the Medicare prospective payment system for HHAs effective January 1, 2011. This rule also proposes to update the wage index used under the HH PPS and, in accordance with The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (The Affordable Care Act), Public Law 111-148, to update the HH PPS outlier policy. In addition, this rule proposes changes to the home health agency (HHA) capitalization requirements. This rule further proposes to add clarifying language to the ``skilled services'' section. Finally, this rule incorporates new legislative requirements regarding face-to-face encounters with providers related to home health and hospice care.
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Document Number: 2010-17545
Type: Notice
Date: 2010-07-23
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
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