Health Resources and Service Administration February 27, 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Applicable as of December 29, 2017, HRSA updated the HRSA- supported Women's Preventive Services Guidelines for purposes of health insurance coverage for preventive services that address health needs specific to women based on clinical recommendations from the Women's Preventive Services Initiative. This 2017 update adds two additional servicesScreening for Diabetes Mellitus after Pregnancy and Screening for Urinary Incontinenceto the nine preventive services included in the 2016 update to the HRSA-supported Women's Preventive Services Guidelines. The nine services included in the 2016 update are as follows: Breast Cancer Screening for Average Risk Women, Breastfeeding Services and Supplies, Screening for Cervical Cancer, Contraception, Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Screening for Interpersonal and Domestic Violence, Counseling for Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Well-Woman Preventive Visits. This notice serves as an announcement of the decision to update the guidelines as listed below. Please see https://www.hrsa.gov/womens-guidelines/ for additional information.