Department of Health and Human Services February 18, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Request for Information on Vaping Products Associated With Lung Injuries
Document Number: 2020-03160
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is opening a docket to obtain data and information related to the use of vaping products that are associated with recent lung injuries. This request for information (RFI) responds to direction from Congress to gather information from the public that could help identify and evaluate additional steps the Agency could take to ``address the recent pulmonary illnesses reported to be associated with the use of e-cigarettes and vaping products.'' FDA is seeking information on product design and potential ways to prevent consumers from modifying or adding substances to these products that are not intended by the manufacturers. In particular, FDA is seeking data and information in the form of reports and manuscripts that are unpublished or not available through indexed bibliographic databases. FDA has searched the publicly available scientific literature and is now seeking to supplement that with information not included in the published scientific literature.
Patient-Focused Drug Development for Stimulant Use Disorder; Public Meeting; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2020-03159
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the following public meeting entitled ``Patient-Focused Drug Development for Stimulant Use Disorder.'' The purpose of the public meeting is to allow FDA to obtain stakeholder perspectives on the impact of stimulant use disorder and views on treatment approaches for stimulant use disorder.
Agency Information Collection Request; 30-Day Public Comment Request
Document Number: 2020-03128
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the Secretary (OS), Department of Health and Human Services, is publishing the following summary of a proposed collection for public comment.
Determination of Regulatory Review Period for Purposes of Patent Extension; INTRAROSA
Document Number: 2020-03115
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has determined the regulatory review period for INTRAROSA and is publishing this notice of that determination as required by law. FDA has made the determination because of the submission of applications to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for the extension of a patent which claims that human drug product.
Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Application From the Joint Commission for Continued Approval of Its Hospital Accreditation Program
Document Number: 2020-03082
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This proposed notice acknowledges the receipt of an application from the Joint Commission for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for hospitals that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
National Institute of Mental Health; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2020-03078
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2020-03077
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting
Document Number: 2020-03076
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed Meetings
Document Number: 2020-03075
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Medicare Program; Medicare Secondary Payer and Certain Civil Money Penalties
Document Number: 2020-03069
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary
This proposed rule would specify how and when CMS must calculate and impose civil money penalties (CMPs) when group health plan (GHP) and non-group health plan (NGHP) responsible reporting entities (RREs) fail to meet their Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) reporting obligations in any one or more of the following ways: When RREs fail to register and report as required by MSP reporting requirements; when RREs report as required, but report in a manner that exceeds error tolerances established by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (the Secretary); when RREs contradict the information the RREs have reported when CMS attempts to recover its payments from these RREs. This proposed rule would also establish CMP amounts and circumstances under which CMPs would and would not be imposed.
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Document Number: 2020-03051
Type: Notice
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
In accordance with subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing notice of a new matching program between CMS and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Internal Revenue Services (IRS), ``Verification of Household Income and Family Size for Insurance Affordability Programs and Exemptions.''
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Contract Year 2021 and 2022 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicaid Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Document Number: 2020-02085
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2020-02-18
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This proposed rule would revise regulations for the Medicare Advantage (Part C) program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) program, Medicaid program, Medicare Cost Plan program, and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly to implement certain sections of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, and the 21st Century Cures Act. This proposed rule would also enhance the Part C and D programs, codify several existing CMS policies, and implement other technical changes.
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