Health Resources and Services Administration August 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines, Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2012-21093
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-28
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2012-20932
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-24
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Proposed Information Collection Activity: Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-19665
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-19662
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children; Notice of Meeting
Document Number: 2012-19654
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-19653
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-10
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2012-19421
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-08
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for “Stop Bullying Video Challenge”
Document Number: 2012-19225
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-07
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau, located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces the launch of the ``Stop Bullying Video Challenge.'' Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying can affect everyonethose who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use, and suicide. The Federal Partners for Bullying Prevention is a Federal workgroup which is comprised of 9 departments, with 34 offices within those 9 departments, dedicated to preventing and ending bullying in schools and communities across the nation. HRSA and the Federal Partners are launching a video challenge that will encourage and motivate youth to prevent bullying. The goal of the contest is to create an impact through accepting videos that demonstrate: 1. Peer-to-peer communication, 2. Positive messaging, and 3. Promotion of the www.stopbullying.gov Web site. By using these guidelines, contestants will create relevant, youth-designed videos that stand to increase knowledge about bullying and how to prevent it.
Notice of Availability of Draft Policy Document for Comment
Document Number: 2012-19159
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-07
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
HRSA believes that community input is valuable to the development of policies and policy documents related to the implementation of HRSA programs, including the Health Center Program. Therefore, we are requesting comments on the PIN referenced above. Comments will be reviewed and analyzed, and a final PIN, along with a summary and general response to the comments, will be published as soon as possible after the deadline for receipt of comments. Background: HRSA provides grants to eligible health centers under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) to support the delivery of preventive and primary care services to medically- underserved communities and vulnerable populations. In 2011, grants helped fund approximately 1,200 health center grantees, which provided services at more than 8,500 health care delivery sites and served more than 20.2 million people. There are also approximately 100 FQHC Look- Alikes. As described in section 1861(aa)(4) and section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act, FQHC Look-Alikes do not receive Federal funding under Section 330 of the PHS Act. However, in order to receive the FQHC Look-Alike designation and benefits, FQHC Look-Alikes must meet the statutory, regulatory, and policy requirements for Health Centers Programs under Section 330. A key requirement of the Health Center Program is for a health center to establish a ``sliding fee discount program'' that includes a schedule of discounts for services, or ``sliding fee discount schedule,'' that ensures financial barriers to care are minimized for patients who meet certain eligibility criteria. All Section 330-funded health centers and FQHC Look-Alikes must utilize a sliding fee discount schedule that provides discounts to eligible patients based on their family size and income. The purpose of this PIN is to provide clarification on Health Center Program sliding fee discount program requirements including: (1) A schedule of fees for services; (2) a corresponding schedule of discounts for eligible patients that is adjusted on the basis of the patient's ability to pay (referred to as the sliding fee discount schedule, or SFDS for the purposes of this PIN); and (3) governing board-approved policies and procedures, including those around billing, collections, and waivers or reductions of any fees or payments required by the center for services that support the fee and discount schedules based on an individual's ability to pay. When finalized, this PIN will supersede all other previous Health Center Program guidance and policy issued on this program requirement. However, please note that this policy does not supersede patient billing requirements resulting from a health center's FQHC status under Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act (the Medicare and Medicaid programs), its implementing regulations, or policies. HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care is making this draft PIN available for comment. When providing comments, please be as specific as possible, and reference the section of the PIN and/or page number(s). Comments will be reviewed and analyzed, and a final PIN, along with a summary and general response to comments, will be published as soon as possible after the comment submission deadline. Comments should be submitted to OPPDSFPIN@hrsa.gov by the close of business on September 28, 2012.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request
Document Number: 2012-18945
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-02
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority
Document Number: 2012-18897
Type: Notice
Date: 2012-08-02
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
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