Department of Health and Human Services July 16, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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.

Based on our review and observations, we have determined that the standards and processes used by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) hospice accreditation program meet or exceed our requirements. This final notice announces our decision to approve without condition CHAP's request for continued recognition as a national accreditation program for hospices seeking to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for tobacco retailers entitled ``Tobacco Retailer Training Programs.'' The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) does not require retailers to implement retailer training programs. However, the Tobacco Control Act does provide for lower civil money penalties for violations of access, advertising, and promotion restrictions issued under section 906(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act), as amended by the Tobacco Control Act, for retailers who have implemented a training program that complies with standards developed by FDA for such programs. FDA intends to issue regulations establishing standards for approved retailer training programs. In the interim, this draft guidance document is intended to assist tobacco retailers who wish to implement effective training programs for employees.