Department of Health and Human Services April 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Healthy Start Program
Following the Senate Appropriations Committee's recommendation, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will give funding preference during the FY 2009 competition to current and former Healthy Start grantees with expiring or recently expired project periods.
Part C Early Intervention Services Grant
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will be transferring Ryan White HIV/AIDS Part C Early Intervention Services Grant funds (authorized by Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act) originally awarded to Caritas Health Care, Inc., to the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center in order to ensure continuity of critical HIV medical care and treatment services to clients in Jamaica/Southeast Queens, Borough of Queens, New York City, New York.
Guidance Specifying the Technologies and Methodologies That Render Protected Health Information Unusable, Unreadable, or Indecipherable to Unauthorized Individuals for Purposes of the Breach Notification Requirements Under Section 13402 of Title XIII (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Request for Information
This document is guidance and a request for comments under section 13402 of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, Title XIII of Division A and Title IV of Division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub. L. 111-5). ARRA was enacted on February 17, 2009. The HITECH Act (the Act) at section 13402 requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue interim final regulations within 180 days of enactment to require covered entities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and their business associates to provide for notification in the case of breaches of unsecured protected health information. For purposes of these requirements, section 13402(h) of the Act defines ``unsecured protected health information'' to mean protected health information that is not secured through the use of a technology or methodology specified by the Secretary in guidance, and requires the Secretary to issue such guidance no later than 60 days after enactment and to specify within the technologies and methodologies that render protected health information unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to unauthorized individuals. Through this document, HHS is issuing the required guidance and seeking public comment both on the guidance as well as the breach notification provisions of the Act generally to inform the future rulemaking and updates to the guidance.
Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed; Confirmation of Effective Date of Final Rule
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is confirming the effective date of April 27, 2009, for the final rule that published in the Federal Register of April 25, 2008 (73 FR 22720), entitled ``Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed.'' The agency is also establishing a compliance date of October 26, 2009, for this rule in order to allow additional time for renderers to comply with the new requirements. This additional time will also give other affected persons, including cattle producers and packers, more time to identify appropriate methods for disposing of material prohibited from use in animal feed by this rule.
Notice of Grants Awards
This funding will support the expansion of shelter/foster care program bed capacity to meet the additional number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) referrals from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other Federal agencies resulting from the recent passage of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008. Many provisions in the TVPRA will dramatically affect the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) UAC program's capacity to provide placement, custodial and residential shelter care services. ORR expects an additional 6,800 referrals annually from DHS.
Medicare Program; Meeting of the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council, June 1, 2009
This notice announces a quarterly meeting of the Practicing Physicians Advisory Council (the Council). The Council will meet to discuss certain proposed changes in regulations and manual instructions related to physicians' services, as identified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This meeting is open to the public.
Medicare Program; Proposed Hospice Wage Index for Fiscal Year 2010
This proposed rule would set forth the hospice wage index for fiscal year 2010. The proposed rule would adopt a MedPAC recommendation regarding a process for certification and recertification of terminal illness. This proposed rule would also continue the phase-out of the wage index budget neutrality adjustment factor (BNAF), which will conclude in 2011. In addition, we are requesting comments on a suggestion to require recertification visits by physicians or advanced practice nurses, and on issues of payment reform for use in possible future policy development. Finally, the proposed rule would make several technical and clarifying changes to the regulatory text.
Part C Early Intervention Services Grant
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is issuing a non-competitive replacement award of Part C Early Intervention Services funds under Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006, to the Reading Hospital for services previously provided by the St. Joseph Medical Center in order to ensure continuity of critical HIV medical care and treatment services and to avoid a disruption of HIV clinical care to clients in the city of Reading, Pennsylvania, and all of Berks and Schuylkill Counties.
``Low Income Levels'' Used for Various Health Professions and Nursing Programs Included in Titles III, VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is updating income levels used to identify a ``low income family'' for the purpose of determining eligibility for programs that provide health professions and nursing training for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. These various programs are included in Titles III, VII and VIII of the Public Health Service Act.
Small Entity Compliance Guide on Prior Notice of Imported Food; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a small entity compliance guide (SECG) for the final rule on prior notice of imported food. The final rule issued under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), and it was published in the Federal Register of November 7, 2008. The SECG is entitled ``What You Need to Know About Prior Notice of Imported Food ShipmentsA Small Entity Compliance Guide,'' and it is intended to help all entities, especially small businesses, better understand the prior notice regulation.
Medicare Program; Recognition of NAIC Model Standards for Regulation of Medicare Supplemental Insurance
This notice announces changes made by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) to section 1882 of the Social Security Act (the Act), which governs Medicare supplemental insurance. This notice also recognizes that the Model Regulation adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on September 24, 2008, is considered to be the applicable NAIC Model Regulation for purposes of section 1882 of the Act, subject to our clarifications that are set forth in this notice.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
This notice announces the intention of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of Management and Budget (0MB) approve the proposed information collection project: ``Evaluation of Phase I Demonstrations of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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: ``Building an Implementation Toolset for E-Prescribing.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
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 under the project: ``Evaluation of AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program.'' In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), AHRQ invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.
Medicaid Program; Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments; Correcting Amendment
This correcting amendment corrects a technical error in the regulations text in the final rule published in the Federal Register on December 19, 2008 (73 FR 77904) entitled, ``Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments.'' In that final rule, we set forth data elements necessary to comply with the requirements of section 1923(j) of the Social Security Act (the Act) related to auditing and reporting of disproportionate share hospital payments under State Medicaid programs. The effective date was January 19, 2009.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Application of the American Osteopathic Association for Continued Deeming Authority for Hospitals
This proposed notice with comment period acknowledges the receipt of a deeming application from the American Osteopathic Association for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for hospitals that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
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.
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
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.
Draft National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research Notice
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requesting public comment on draft guidelines entitled ``National Institutes of Health Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research'' (Guidelines).
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
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