Department of Health and Human Services November 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-25628
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-26
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director; Notice of Charter Renewal
Document Number: 2018-25627
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-26
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25589
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-26
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25570
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-26
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-25560
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-25559
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-25548
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Approval of Product Under Voucher: Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Voucher
Document Number: 2018-25480
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-23
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the issuance of approval of a product redeeming a priority review voucher. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), as amended by the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), authorizes FDA to award priority review vouchers to sponsors of approved rare pediatric disease product applications that meet certain criteria. FDA is required to publish notice of the issuance of vouchers as well as the approval of products redeeming a voucher. FDA has determined that AJOVY (fremanezumab-vfrm), approved September 14, 2018, meets the redemption criteria.
Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Document Number: 2018-25439
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is hereby giving notice that a meeting is scheduled to be held for the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (Advisory Council). The meeting will be open to the public; a public comment session will be held during the meeting. Pre-registration is required for members of the public who wish to attend the meeting and who wish to participate in the public comment session. Individuals who wish to attend the meeting and/or send in their public comment via email should send an email to CARB@hhs.gov. Registration information is available on the website https://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ and must be completed by January 23, 2019; all in-person attendees must pre-register by this date. Additional information about registering for the meeting and providing public comment can be obtained at https://www.hhs.gov/ash/carb/ on the Meetings page.
Notice of Request for Information; A Notice by the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Document Number: 2018-25435
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
The Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic- Resistant Bacteria (Advisory Council) requests information from the general public and stakeholders related to efforts and strategies to combat Antibiotic Resistance (AR). Given the evolution of AR and the long-term nature of the problem, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) tasked the Advisory Council with identifying significant areas that have emerged since the release of the National Action Plan (NAP) for Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB) in 2015. To aid in the process of developing its response to the Secretary's task, the Advisory Council has posted this Request for Information (RFI) to hear from a wide range of stakeholders and sectors relevant to the overall CARB effort. This RFI offers the opportunity for the public, including interested individuals, organizations, associations, industries, and others, to provide their input on new priority areas within each of the five goals of the NAP that should be considered by the United States Government (USG) for 2020-2025. Responses to the RFI must be received by 11:59 p.m. on January 7, 2019 to be considered. The questions in the RFI are available through an online form on the Advisory Council's web page at www.hhs.gov/ash/ carb. Individuals unable to submit their answers using the online platform should send an email to CARB@hhs.gov, indicating ``RFI Response'' in the subject line, along with the corresponding goal number(s) for which they are responding.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25428
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-25427
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Drug Abuse; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25426
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-23
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Quality Payment Program; Medicaid Promoting Interoperability Program; Quality Payment Program Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstance Policy for the 2019 MIPS Payment Year; Provisions From the Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care OrganizationsPathways to Success; and Expanding the Use of Telehealth Services for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act
Document Number: 2018-24170
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-11-23
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This major final rule addresses changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services, as well as changes in the statute. This final rule also finalizes policies included in the interim final rule with comment period in ``Medicare Program; CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program; and Quality Payment Program: Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstance Policy for the Transition Year'' that address the extreme and uncontrollable circumstances MIPS eligible clinicians faced as a result of widespread catastrophic events affecting a region or locale in CY 2017, such as Hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria. In addition, this final rule addresses a subset of the changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) proposed in the August 2018 proposed rule ``Medicare Program; Medicare Shared Savings Program; Accountable Care OrganizationsPathways to Success''. This final rule also addresses certain other revisions designed to update program policies under the Shared Savings Program. The interim final rule implements amendments made by the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to the Medicare telehealth provisions in the Social Security Act and regarding permissible telehealth originating sites for purposes of treatment of a substance use disorder or a co-occurring mental health disorder for telehealth services furnished on or after July 1, 2019 to an individual with a substance use disorder diagnosis.
Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, President's Committee for People With Intellectual Disabilities
Document Number: 2018-25375
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) will host a webinar/conference call for its members to discuss the potential topics of the Committee's 2019 Report to the President. All the PCPID meetings, in any format, are open to the public. This virtual meeting will be conducted in a discussion format.
Charter Renewal of the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability
Document Number: 2018-25374
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the charter for the Advisory Committee on Blood and Tissue Safety and Availability (ACBTSA) has been renewed.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25356
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-25355
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25354
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Meetings
Document Number: 2018-25353
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; General Licensing Provisions; Requirements on Content and Format of Labeling for Human Prescription Drug and Biological Products
Document Number: 2018-25352
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
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.
National Institute on Aging; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25351
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Funding Opportunity
Document Number: 2018-25349
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-21
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
This notice is to inform the public that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) intends to award $500,000 (total costs) for up to five years to CADCA for the National Anti-Drug Coalitions Training and Workforce Development Grant. Under this initiative, CADCA will provide training to state and community prevention leaders, including members of anti-drug community coalitions from around the country who are committed to addressing the evolving needs of the behavioral health field, and promote workforce development. Training and workforce development activities supported through this grant include SAMHSA's Prevention Day, the CADCA National Leadership Forum, and CADCA's Mid-Year Training Institute. These activities aim to disseminate knowledge and transfer state-of-the-art information, assisting state and community leaders in developing and implementing evidence-based programs, practices, and policies aligned with the 21st Century Cures Act, the Comprehensive Addition and Recovery Act, the President's Commission on combating drug addiction and the opioid crisis, and other national substance abuse prevention goals, outcomes, and efforts, including underage drinking prevention. This is not a formal request for applications. Assistance will be provided only to CADCA based on the receipt of a satisfactory application that is approved by an independent review group. Funding Opportunity Title: SP-19-002. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 93.243. Authority: Section 516 of the Public Health Services Act, as amended.
Use of the Names of Dairy Foods in the Labeling of Plant-Based Products; Extension of Comment Period
Document Number: 2018-25347
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-21
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the comment period for the notice that appeared in the Federal Register of September 28, 2018. In the notice, FDA invited interested parties to provide information on specific topics related to the labeling of plant-based products with names that include the names of dairy foods such as ``milk,'' ``cultured milk,'' ``yogurt,'' and ``cheese.'' We are extending the comment period to give interested parties more time to comment.
Medicare Program: Changes to Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs
Document Number: 2018-24243
Type: Rule
Date: 2018-11-21
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This final rule with comment period revises the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and the Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system for CY 2019 to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems. In this final rule with comment period, we describe the changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare services paid under the OPPS and those paid under the ASC payment system. In addition, this final rule with comment period updates and refines the requirements for the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) Program and the ASC Quality Reporting (ASCQR) Program. In addition, we are updating the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) Survey measure under the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) Program by removing the Communication about Pain questions; and retaining two measures that were proposed for removal, the Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Outcome Measure and Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) Outcome Measure, in the PPS-Exempt Cancer Hospital Quality Reporting (PCHQR) Program beginning with the FY 2021 program year.
Notice of Interest Rate on Overdue Debts
Document Number: 2018-25204
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
Activities Deemed Not To Be Research: Public Health Surveillance, 2018 Requirements
Document Number: 2018-25202
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, is announcing the availability of a draft guidance document entitled, ``Activities Deemed Not to Be Research: Public Health Surveillance, 2018 Requirements.''
Prospective Grant of an Exclusive Patent License: Development and Commercialization of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Therapies for the Treatment of FMS-Like Tyrosine Kinase 3 (FLT3) Expressing Cancers
Document Number: 2018-25197
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The National Cancer Institute, an institute of the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, is contemplating the grant of an Exclusive Patent License to practice the inventions embodied in the Patents and Patent Applications listed in the Supplementary Information section of this Notice to ElevateBio. (``Elevate''), located in Cambridge, MA.
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25196
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25195
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
Document Number: 2018-25194
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The inventions listed below are owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. to achieve expeditious commercialization of results of federally-funded research and development.
National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25193
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Meetings
Document Number: 2018-25192
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-25191
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25190
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing
Document Number: 2018-25189
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
The invention listed below is owned by an agency of the U.S. Government and is available for licensing.
Determination That REGITINE (Phentolamine Mesylate) Injection, 5 Milligrams/Vial, and Other Drug Products Were Not Withdrawn From Sale for Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness
Document Number: 2018-25187
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has determined that the drug products listed in this document were not withdrawn from sale for reasons of safety or effectiveness. This determination means that FDA will not begin procedures to withdraw approval of abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) that refer to these drug products, and it will allow FDA to continue to approve ANDAs that refer to the products as long as they meet relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 2018-25142
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ATSDR)
Document Number: 2018-25134
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following meeting for the Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ATSDR). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by available seating. The meeting room accommodates approximately 60 people. The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting by calling 800-619-8521, passcode 7019704, limited by 100 lines. The deadline for notification of attendance is December 3, 2018. The public comment period is scheduled on December 12, 2018 from 2:30 p.m. until 2:45 p.m., EST and December 13, 2018 from 10:10 a.m. until 10:25 a.m., EST. Individuals wishing to make a comment during Public Comment period, please email your name, organization, and phone number by November 30, 2018 to Amanda Malasky at amalasky@cdc.gov.
Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (BSC NCIPC); Correction
Document Number: 2018-25133
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
National Biodefense Science Board Public Teleconference
Document Number: 2018-25131
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services is hereby giving notice that the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) will hold a public teleconference on December 13, 2018.
Report on the Performance of Drug and Biologics Firms in Conducting Postmarketing Requirements and Commitments; Availability
Document Number: 2018-25128
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the Agency's annual report entitled ``Report on the Performance of Drug and Biologics Firms in Conducting Postmarketing Requirements and Commitments.'' Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), FDA is required to report annually on the status of postmarketing requirements (PMRs) and postmarketing commitments (PMCs) required of, or agreed upon by, application holders of approved drug and biological products. The report on the status of the studies and clinical trials that applicants have agreed to, or are required to, conduct is on the FDA's ``Postmarketing Requirements and Commitments: Reports'' web page (https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Post- marketingPhaseIVCommitments/ucm064436.htm).
Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25116
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National Human Genome Research Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2018-25108
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2018-25107
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality
Document Number: 2018-25105
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Service Administration
The Advisory Committee on Infant Mortality (ACIM) has scheduled a public meeting.
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Revised Amount of the Average Cost of a Health Insurance Policy
Document Number: 2018-25087
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
HRSA is publishing an updated monetary amount of the average cost of a health insurance policy as it relates to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP).
Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application From the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF) for Continued Approval of Its Ambulatory Surgical Center Accreditation Program
Document Number: 2018-25013
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This final notice announces our decision to approve the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. (AAAASF) for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Provider Enrollment Application Fee Amount for Calendar Year 2019
Document Number: 2018-25012
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-19
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This notice announces a $586.00 calendar year (CY) 2019 application fee for institutional providers that are initially enrolling in the Medicare or Medicaid program or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); revalidating their Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP enrollment; or adding a new Medicare practice location. This fee is required with any enrollment application submitted on or after January 1, 2019 and on or before December 31, 2019.
Solicitation of Nominations for Appointment to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
Document Number: 2018-25082
Type: Notice
Date: 2018-11-16
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
This notice will serve to announce that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking nominations of non-federal individuals who represent diverse scientific disciplines and views and are interested in being considered for appointment to the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (Working Group). Resumes or curricula vitae from qualified individuals who wish to be considered for appointment as a member of the Working Group are currently being accepted.
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