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[FR Doc. 2014–05262 Filed 3–10–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6750–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HHS Approval of Entities That Certify Medical Review Officers (MRO) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The current version of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines), effective on October 1, 2010, addresses the role and qualifications of Medical Review Officers (MROs) and HHS approval of entities that certify MROs. Subpart M-Medical Review Officer (MRO), Section 13.1(b), ‘‘Who may serve as an MRO?’’ states as follows: ‘‘Nationally recognized entities that certify MROs or subspecialty boards for physicians performing a review of Federal employee drug testing results that seek approval by the Secretary must submit their qualifications and a sample examination. Based on an annual objective review of the qualifications and content of the examination, the Secretary shall publish a list in the Federal Register of those entities and boards that have been approved.’’ HHS has completed its review of entities that train and certify MROs, in accordance with requests submitted by such entities to HHS. (1) The HHS Secretary approves the following MRO certifying entities that offer both MRO training and certification through examination: American Association of Medical Review Officers (AAMRO), P.O. Box 12873, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, Phone: (800) 489–1839, Fax: (919) 490–1010, Email: cferrell@ aamro.com, Web site: https:// www.aamro.com/. Medical Review Officer Certification Council (MROCC), 836 Arlington Heights Road, #327, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, Phone: (847) 631– 0599, Fax: (847) 483–1282, Email: mrocc@mrocc.org, Web site: https:// www.mrocc.org/. (2) The HHS Secretary lists the following entities that offer MRO training as a prerequisite for MRO certification: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13653 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), 25 Northwest Point Boulevard, Suite 700, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007– 1030, Phone: (847) 818–1800, Fax: (847) 818–9266, Contact Form: https://www.acoem.org/ contactacoem.aspx, Web site: https:// www.acoem.org/. American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), 4601 N. Park Avenue, Upper Arcade #101, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, Phone: (301) 656– 3920, Fax: (301) 656–3815, Email: email@asam.org, Web site: https:// www.asam.org/. DATES: HHS approval is effective March 11, 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Fan, Pharm.D., J.D., Division of Workplace Programs (DWP), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7–1038, Rockville, MD 20857; Telephone: (240) 276–1759; Email: jennifer.fan@ samhsa.hhs.gov Dated: February 27, 2014. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–05283 Filed 3–10–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160–20–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day–14–0896] Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations In compliance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 for opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 2014)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


HHS Approval of Entities That Certify Medical Review Officers 
(MRO)

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The current version of the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing 
Programs (Mandatory Guidelines), effective on October 1, 2010, 
addresses the role and qualifications of Medical Review Officers (MROs) 
and HHS approval of entities that certify MROs.
    Subpart M-Medical Review Officer (MRO), Section 13.1(b), ``Who may 
serve as an MRO?'' states as follows: ``Nationally recognized entities 
that certify MROs or subspecialty boards for physicians performing a 
review of Federal employee drug testing results that seek approval by 
the Secretary must submit their qualifications and a sample 
examination. Based on an annual objective review of the qualifications 
and content of the examination, the Secretary shall publish a list in 
the Federal Register of those entities and boards that have been 
approved.''
    HHS has completed its review of entities that train and certify 
MROs, in accordance with requests submitted by such entities to HHS.
    (1) The HHS Secretary approves the following MRO certifying 
entities that offer both MRO training and certification through 
examination:

American Association of Medical Review Officers (AAMRO), P.O. Box 
12873, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, Phone: (800) 489-1839, Fax: 
(919) 490-1010, Email: cferrell@aamro.com, Web site: https://www.aamro.com/.
Medical Review Officer Certification Council (MROCC), 836 Arlington 
Heights Road, 327, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, Phone: (847) 
631-0599, Fax: (847) 483-1282, Email: mrocc@mrocc.org, Web site: https://www.mrocc.org/.

    (2) The HHS Secretary lists the following entities that offer MRO 
training as a prerequisite for MRO certification:

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), 25 
Northwest Point Boulevard, Suite 700, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1030, 
Phone: (847) 818-1800, Fax: (847) 818-9266, Contact Form: https://www.acoem.org/contactacoem.aspx, Web site: https://www.acoem.org/.
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), 4601 N. Park Avenue, 
Upper Arcade 101, Chevy Chase, MD 20815, Phone: (301) 656-
3920, Fax: (301) 656-3815, Email: email@asam.org, Web site: https://www.asam.org/.

DATES: HHS approval is effective March 11, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Fan, Pharm.D., J.D., Division 
of Workplace Programs (DWP), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention 
(CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA), 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1038, Rockville, MD 20857; 
Telephone: (240) 276-1759; Email: jennifer.fan@samhsa.hhs.gov

    Dated: February 27, 2014.
Kathleen Sebelius,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-05283 Filed 3-10-14; 8:45 am]
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