Department of Health and Human Services July 20, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Section 6034 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 established the Medicaid Integrity Program to promote the integrity of the Medicaid program by authorizing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to enter into contracts with contractors that will review the actions of individuals or entities furnishing items or services (whether fee-for-service, risk, or other basis) for which payment may be made under an approved State plan and/or any waiver of the plan approved under section 1115 of the Social Security Act; audit claims for payment of items or services furnished, or administrative services furnished, under a State plan; identify overpayments of individuals or entities receiving Federal funds; and educate providers of services, managed care entities, beneficiaries, and other individuals with respect to payment integrity and quality of care. This proposed rule would set forth limitations on a contractor's liability while performing these services under the Medicaid Integrity Program. This proposed rule would provide for limitation of a contractor's liability for actions taken to carry out a contract under the Medicaid Integrity Program. The proposed rule would, to the extent possible, employ the same or comparable standards and other substantive and procedural provisions as are contained in section 1157 (Limitation on Liability) of the Social Security Act.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Atlanta District and Southeast Regional Office (SER), in collaboration with Georgia Food Safety and Defense Task Force, and the Metro Environmental Health Directors Food Service Advisory Committee, is announcing a public workshop entitled ``Food Safety and Defense . . . Be ALERT!'' This public workshop will provide information about how to control foodborne illness risk factors and how to secure food from intentional contamination (food defense awareness). The target audience will be operators of small, independent (non-chain) retail and food service establishments. Date and Time: This public workshop will be held on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: The public workshop will be held at the Hilton Atlanta Northeast Hotel, 5993 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Norcross, GA. Contact: JoAnn Pittman, Food and Drug Administration, Atlanta District, Southeast Region, 60 8th St., NE., Atlanta, GA 30309, 404- 253-1272, FAX: 404-253-1202, or e-mail: JoAnn.Pittman@fda.hhs.gov. Registration is at no charge: The registration deadline is August 1, 2007; please see instructions in this document. Those accepted into the workshop will receive confirmation. Registration at the site is not guaranteed but, may be possible on a space available basis (100 maximum) on the day of the public workshop beginning at 9 a.m. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact JoAnn Pittman (see Contact) at least 7 days in advance. Registration Form Instructions: To register, please complete the registration form in this document and submit to `` Food and Drug Administration, Attn: Dan Redditt, 60 8th St., NE.. Atlanta, GA 30309.'' We encourage you to fax the completed registration form to: 404-253-2257 or 404-253-1202. To obtain a copy of the registration form, please contact: Dan Redditt at 404-253-1265 or via e-mail at joseph.redditt@fda.hhs.gov.

The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage for companies and may also be available for licensing.