Health Resources and Services Administration February 27, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Health Resources and Services Administration published a notice in the Federal Register of December 6, 2006, soliciting comments on a proposed amendment to Policy Notice 99-02 which places a cumulative lifetime period of 24 months on short-term and emergency housing assistance under Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006. The amendment also specifies a requirement that the need for such assistance must be certified or documented by a case manager, social worker, or other licensed health care professional(s). HRSA received over 150 substantive comments from consumers and numerous organizations around the country in response to the December 6, 2006, notice.