Department of Health and Human Services July 10, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Medicare Program; Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Home Health (HH) Prospective Payment System Rate Update; HH Quality Reporting Program Requirements; HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model Requirements; Home Intravenous Immune Globulin Items and Services; Hospice Informal Dispute Resolution and Special Focus Program Requirements, Certain Requirements for Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics and Orthotics Supplies; and Provider and Supplier Enrollment Requirements
Document Number: 2023-14044
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-07-10
Agency: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services
This proposed rule would set forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2024 in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. This rule wouldprovide information on home health utilization trends and solicits comments regarding access to home health aide services; implement home health payment-related changes; rebase and revise the home health market basket and revise the labor-related share; codify statutory requirements for disposable negative pressure wound therapy (dNPWT); and implement the new items and services payment for the home intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) benefit. In addition, it proposes changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) requirements and the expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model; to implement the new Part B benefit for lymphedema compression treatment items, codify the Medicare definition of brace, and make other codification changes based on recent legislation; to add an informal dispute resolution (IDR) and special focus program (SFP) for hospice programs; to codify DMEPOS refill policy; and to revise Medicare provider and supplier enrollment requirements.
Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Importation of Dogs and Cats
Document Number: 2023-14343
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2023-07-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), proposes to amend its foreign quarantine regulation to provide additional clarity and safeguards to address the public health risk of dog-maintained rabies virus variant (DMRVV) associated with the importation of dogs into the United States. The United States has been DMRVV-free since 2007, and reintroduction poses significant risk to human and animal health. The close relationship between dogs and people means there is a direct public health risk to individuals that interact with inadequately vaccinated dogs imported from countries at high risk of DMRVV (high- risk countries). The notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) also addresses the importation of cats because both dogs and cats are included in the current regulation. Cats are not required to have proof of rabies vaccination and CDC is not proposing new substantive changes relating to the importation of cats.
Extension of Temporary Suspension of Dogs Entering the United States From Countries With a High Risk of Rabies
Document Number: 2023-14342
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-10
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
In order to protect the United States against the potential reintroduction of the dog-maintained rabies virus variant (DMRVV) into the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces an extension of the current temporary suspension of the importation into the United States of dogs from countries at high-risk for enzootic rabies (DMRVV high-risk countries). This suspension includes dogs that have been in any DMRVV high-risk countries during the previous six months.
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products
Document Number: 2023-14467
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-10
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) 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.
Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments
Document Number: 2023-14460
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-10
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces a forthcoming public advisory committee meeting of the Medical Imaging Drugs Advisory Committee. The general function of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations to FDA on regulatory issues. The meeting will be open to the public. FDA is establishing a docket for public comment on this document.
Solicitation of Nominations for Membership To Serve on the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation
Document Number: 2023-14502
Type: Notice
Date: 2023-07-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
HRSA is seeking nominations of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members of the Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT or Committee). ACOT provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of HHS (Secretary) on proposed Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network policies and such other matters as the Secretary determines. The Secretary also may seek the advice of the Committee on other proposed policies.
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