Health Resources and Services Administration May 24, 2006 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Administrative Implementation
Document Number: 06-4762
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-05-24
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
This document adopts the Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the Program) Administrative Implementation Interim Final Rule as the Final Rule with amendments, as follows: explains how the term ``child'' survivor is defined; updates the effective period of the Secretary's Declaration Regarding Administration of Smallpox Countermeasures (the Declaration); corrects an error in Sec. 102.20(d) to clarify that one of the Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine Injury Table requirements to establish a covered Table injury is the first symptom or manifestation of onset of the injury in the Table time period specified; reflects the change in name from the Special Programs Bureau to the Healthcare Systems Bureau; provides the new address of the Bureau's Associate Administrator, and the new address of the Program Office; clarifies that no payments are authorized for fees or costs of personal representatives, including those of attorneys; and corrects a typographical error in Sec. 102.83(c) to make clear that the Secretary determines the timeframe for submission of required documentation.
Smallpox Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine Injury Table
Document Number: 06-4761
Type: Rule
Date: 2006-05-24
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
This document adopts the Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine Injury Table (the Table) Interim Final Rule as the Final Rule with an amendment, as follows: the Final Rule clarifies that, in order for the presumption of causation to apply, the time intervals listed on the Table refer specifically to the period in which the first symptom or manifestation of onset of injury must appear following administration of the smallpox vaccine or exposure to vaccinia, and that the time intervals listed have no relevance to time of diagnosis of the injury.
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