Department of Health and Human Services May 26, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Proposed Changes Affecting Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Conditions of Participation (CoPs): Credentialing and Privileging of Telemedicine Physicians and Practitioners
This proposed rule would revise the conditions of participation (CoPs) for both hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs). These revisions would allow for a new credentialing and privileging process for physicians and practitioners providing telemedicine services.
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Food and Drug Administration and Drugs.Com
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing notice of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between FDA and Drugs.Com. The purpose of the MOU is to extend the reach of FDA Consumer Health Information and to provide consumers with better information and timely content concerning public health and safety topics, including alerts of emerging safety issues and product recalls.
Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), a program office in the Office of Public Health and Science, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections (SACHRP). SACHRP provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary, HHS, and the Assistant Secretary for Health on matters pertaining to the continuance and improvement of functions within the authority of HHS directed toward protections for human subjects in research. SACHRP was established by the Secretary, HHS, on October 1, 2002. OHRP is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to fill three positions on the Committee membership which will become available on March 1, 2011.
Medicare Program; Medicare Coverage Gap Discount Program Model Manufacturer Agreement and Announcement of the June 1, 2010 Public Meeting
This notice with comment period contains a draft model agreement for use by the Secretary and manufacturers under the Medicare Coverage Gap Discount Program established by section 3301 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by section 1101 of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Under the agreement, manufacturers of applicable covered Part D drugs must provide applicable discounts to applicable Medicare beneficiaries for applicable covered Part D drugs while in the coverage gap beginning in 2011. It also announces the June 1, 2010 public meeting regarding the draft model agreement.
Public Health Service Act, Rural Physician Training Grant Program, Definition of “Underserved Rural Community”
This interim final rule (IFR) with request for comment is meant to comply with the statutory directive to issue a regulation defining ``underserved rural community'' for purposes of the Rural Physician Training Grant Program in section 749B of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. This IFR is technical in nature. It will not change grant or funding eligibility for any other grant program currently available through the Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) or HRSA. For purposes of the Rural Physician Training Grant Program only, HRSA has combined existing definitions of ``underserved'' and ``rural'' by using the definition of rural utilized by the ORHP Rural Health Grant programs and the definition of ``underserved'' established by HRSA's Office of Shortage Designation (OSD) in the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr).
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