Affordable Care Act

Affordable Care Act Regulations Center

The federal government has released numerous regulations concerning the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), many of which may affect family planning. It is critical for family planning providers to have a voice in federal rulemaking. Below you will find links to the latest regulations that could impact family planning service provision and access, and information about submitting your comments.

 

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2013

Medicaid

CMS: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Medicaid Program Budget Report
Published: September 30, 2013
Comments Due: December 3, 2013

CMS: Notice
Nationwide Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (DCAHPS) Survey for Adults in Medicaid
Published: July 22, 2013
Comments Due: September 9, 2013

CMS: Notice
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances—January Through March 2013 
Published: May 3, 2013

CMS: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Medicaid Managed Care Regulations
Published: April 19, 2013
Comments Due: June 18, 2013

HRSA: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Evaluating the Impact of 1115 Medicaid Waivers on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Its Clients and Providers
Published: April 19, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CMS: Notice of Hearing
Reconsideration of Disapproval of Maine State Plan Amendments (SPA)
Published: April 11, 2013
Hearing: May 23, 2013
Requests to participate in the hearing due: Within 15 Days (April 26, 2013)

CMS: Final Rule, Comment Request
Medicaid Program; Increased Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Changes Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 
Published: April 3, 2013
Comments Due: June 3, 2013

CMS: Notice of Meeting
Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE)
Published: February 22, 2013
Meeting: March 27, 2013

CMS: Final Rule
Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs; Transparency Reports and Reporting of Physician Ownership or Investment Interests
Published: February 8, 2013

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing
Published: January 22, 2013
Comments Due: February 21, 2013
-->Read NFPRHA's comments on this rule here.

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Exchanges

CMS: Comment Request
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review
Published: July 17, 2013
Comments Due: August 14, 2013

HHS: Final Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Standards for Navigators and Non-Navigator Assistance Personnel; Consumer Assistance Tools and Programs of an Exchange and Certified Application Counselors
Published: July 17, 2013
Date Effective: August 12, 2013

HHS: Proposed Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Program Integrity: Exchange, SHOP, Premium Stabilization Programs, and Market Standards
Published: June 19, 2013
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET on July 19, 2013

CMS: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Cooperative Agreement to Support Navigators in Federally-facilitated and State Partnership Exchanges
Published: April 12, 2013
Comments Due: June 11, 2013

CMS: Proposed Rule, Request for Comments
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions: Standards for Navigators and Non-Navigator Assistance Personnel 
Published: April 5, 2013
Comments Due: May 6, 2013
-->Read NFPRHA's comments on this rule here.

CMS: Proposed Rule, Comment Request
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program
Published: March 11, 2013
Comments Due: April 1, 2013

HHS: Final Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review
Published: February 27, 2013

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing
Published: January 22, 2013
Comments Due: February 21, 2013
-->Read NFPRHA's comments on this rule here.

CCIIO: Guidance
Affordable Insurance Exchanges Guidance: Guidance on the State Partnership Exchange
Published: January 3, 2013
-->Read NFPRHA's comments on this rule here.

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Essential Health Benefits

CMS: Proposed Rule
Basic Health Program: Administration, Eligibility, and Benefits
Published: September 25, 2013
Comments Due: November 25, 2013

HHS: Comment Request
Family Planning Annual Report: Forms and Instructions
Published: August 9, 2013
Comments Due: September 9, 2013

HRSA: Comment Request
Analyzing Title V Programs in the Context of the Affordable Care Act
Published: August 8, 2013
Comments Due: Within 30 days

IRS, EBSA  & HHS: Notice of Regulation
Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Published: July 2, 2013
Regulations Effective: August 1, 2013

CDC: Notice of Meeting
Meeting of the Community Preventive Services Task Force
Published: May 13, 2013
Meeting: June 19, 2013

AHRQ: Solicitation for Nominations
Solicitation for Nominations for Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Published: April 18, 2013
Nominations Due: May 15, 2013

HHS: Final Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation
Published: February 25, 2013

Internal Revenue Service, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Proposed Rules
Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
Published: January 30, 2013
Comments Due: April 8, 2013
-->Read NFPRHA's comments on this rule here.

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing
Published: January 22, 2013
Comments Due: February 21, 2013
-->Read NFPRHA comments on this rule here.

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HIV/AIDS

HRSA: Comment Request
Understanding and Monitoring Funding Streams in Ryan White Clinics
Published: September 26, 2013
Comments Due: November 25, 2013

HHS: Comment Request
Girls at Greater Risk for Juvenile Delinquency and HIV Prevention Program
Published: September 26, 2013
Comments Due: October 28, 2013

FDA: Re-opening of Comment Period
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patient-Focused Drug Development and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Cure Research
Published: August 2, 2013
Comments Due: September 9, 2013

HHS: Comment Request
Girls at Greater Risk for Juvenile Delinquency and HIV Prevention Program
Published: July 26, 2013
Comments Due: September 24, 2013

Executive Office of the President: Executive Order
Accelerating Improvements in HIV Prevention and Care in the United States Through the HIV Care Continuum Initiative
Published: July 15, 2013

HHS: Comment Request
HRSA AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) 
Published:  June 25, 2013
Comments Due: Within 30 days 

CDC: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Improving HIV Prevention and Treatment Outcomes Among HIV-Infected Persons by Integrating Community Pharmacists and Clinical Sites into a Model of Patient-Centered HIV Care
Published: June 18, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HRSA: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Evaluating the Impact of 1115 Medicaid Waivers on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Its Clients and Providers
Published: April 19, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HHS: Notice of Meeting
Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS 
Published: April 3, 2013
Meeting: April 22, 2013

HRSA: Notice
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Early Intervention Services One-Time Noncompetitive Award to Ensure Continued HIV Primary Medical Care
Published: March 28, 2013

HRSA: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
HRSA AIDS Education and Training Centers Evaluation Activities
Published: March 20, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 Days (May 19, 2013)

CDC, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP): Proposed Project
Formative Research for the Development of CDC’s Act Against AIDS Social Marketing Campaigns Targeting Consumers
Published: March 6, 2013

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Workforce

HRSA: Comment Request
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) Program 
Published: July 29, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 days of notice

HHS: Notice of Meeting
National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps on the Affordable Care Act
Published: July 2, 2013
Meeting Held: July 18, 2013—2:00pm-3:30pm ET

HRSA: Notice of Meeting
Council on Graduate Medical Education
Published: May 10, 2013
Meeting: May 30, 2013

HRSA: Notice of Meeting
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice
Published: April 17, 2013
Meeting: April 24-25, 2013

HRSA: Comment Request
The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program Regulations (OMB No. 0915–0108)—Extension
Published: February 28, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 Days (April 29, 2013)

HRSA: Comment Request
The National Health Service Corps Site Retention Assessment Questionnaire
Published: February 19, 2013
Comments Due: Within 30 Days (March 21, 2013)

HRSA: Notice
National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps; Request for Nominations
Published: February 11, 2013
Nominations Due: March 13, 2013

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Service Delivery

HHS: Notice
National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care
Published: September 24, 2013

HHS: Comment Request
Agency Information Collection Activities
Published: September 24, 2013
Comments Due: November 25, 2013

HHS: Notice of Meeting
HIT Standards Committee Advisory Meeting
Published: May 17, 2013
Meeting: June 19, 2013

HHS: Notice
HIT Standards Committee; Schedule for the Assessment of HIT Policy Committee Recommendations 
Published: May 17, 2013

HRSA: Comment Request
Patient Survey—Health Centers
Published: May 9, 2013
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

AHRQ: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Pilot Test of the Proposed Value and Efficiency Surveys and Communicating With Patients Checklist
Published: April 18, 2013
Comments Due: May 20, 2013

HRSA: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Data Collection Tool for State Offices of Rural Health Grant Program
Published: April 17, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HRSA: Comment Request
Rural Health Information Technology Network Development Performance Improvement and Measurement System Database
Published: March 7, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 Days (May 6, 2013)

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Drugs

FDA: Notice of Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of Office of Management and Budget Approval
Prescription Drug Product Labeling; Medication Guide Requirements 
Published: May 14, 2013

FDA: Notice of Public Hearing, Comment Request
Regulatory Science Initiatives Public Hearing: Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012
Published: May 9, 2013
Hearing: June 21, 2013
Presentation/Comment Requests for Hearing Due: June 7, 2013
Comments Due: July 19, 2013

FDA: Notice of Meeting
Joint Meeting of the Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs and the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee
Published: March 14, 2013
Meeting: April 18, 2013

HRSA: Comment Request
Drug Pricing Program Reporting Requirements
Published: February 21, 2013
Comments Due: Within 30 Days (March 23, 2013)

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Public Health

CDC: Notice
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
Published: September 25, 2013
Comments Due: November 24, 2013

HRSA: Notice
Notice of Single-Case Deviation from Competition Requirements for the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Bureau's States System Development Initiative (SSDI) Grant
Published: September 24, 2013

HHS: Meeting Notice
Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
Published: August 12, 2013
Meeting Held: September 26-27, 2013, exact start times TBA

HHS: Notice
Care Counts: Educating Women and Families Challenge
Published: July 31, 2013
Entries Due: August 30, 2013

HHS: Notice
Prospective Grant of an Exclusive License
Published: July 16, 2013
Comments Due: August 15, 2013

HHS: Comment Request
State Abstinence Education Program
Published: July 1, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 days of posting

HHS: Comment Request
State Personal Responsibility Education Program 
Published: July 1, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 days of posting

HHS: Comment Request
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Medical Expenditure Panel Survey—Insurance Component
Published: June 28, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 days of posting

HHS: Comment Request
New Policies and Procedural Requirements for Electronic Submission of State Plans, and Program and Financial Reporting Forms, for Mandatory Grant Programs 
Published: June 28, 2013
Comments Due: Within 60 days of posting

HHS: Meeting
Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
Published: June 26, 2013
Meeting Held: July 15, 2013 from 12-2pm ET

NIH: Proposed Rulemaking
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Endowments
Published: June 14, 2013
Comments Due: August 13, 2013

HHS: Notice
Call for Collaborating Partners for National Women’s Health Week
Published: April 3, 2013
Expressions of Interest Due: April 18, 2013

HHS: Proposed Collection, Comment Request
Coordinating Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) Issues: Doing It For Ourselves (DIFO) Program
Published: March 28, 2013
Comments Due: May 28, 2013

CDC: Notice of Meeting
Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women (ACBCYW) 
Published: March 27, 2013
Meeting: April 16, 2013

HHS: Notice of Meeting
Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health 
Published: March 7, 2013
Meeting: March 28-29, 2013

HRSA: Notice of Meeting
National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services
Published: February 28, 2013
Meeting: April 3, 2013

HHS: Notice of Meeting
Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health
Published: February 20, 2013
Meeting: March 27, 2013

CDC: Comment Request
Proposed Project: Evaluation of Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen RelationshipsTM
Published: February 20, 2013
Comments Due: Within 30 Days (March 22, 2013)

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 2012

CMS:Interim Final Rule
Health Information Technology:Revisions to the 2014 EditionElectronic Health Record CertificationCriteria; and Medicare and MedicaidPrograms; Revisions to the ElectronicHealth Record Incentive Program
Published: December 7, 2012
Comments Due: February 5, 2013

CMS: Proposed Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation
Published: November 26, 2012
Comments Due: December 26, 2012

CMS: Proposed Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review
Published: November 26, 2012
Comments Due: December 26, 2012

CMS: Final Rule; Corrections
Electronic Health Record Incentive Program- Stage 2; corrections
Published: October 23, 2012
Effective: November 12, 2012 

CMS: Final Rule
Electronic Health Record Incentive Program
Published: September 4, 2012
Effective: November 5, 2012

CMS: Request for Comments
Health Care Reform Insurance Web Portal Requirements

Published: August 15, 2012
Comments Due: September 13, 2012

CMS: Proposed Collection
Medicaid Statistical Information System (MSIS)

Published: August 15, 2012
Comments Due: October 15, 2012

NIH: Notice
The Sister Study: A Prospective Study of the Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors for Breast Cancer

Published: August 15, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CMS: Proposed Collection
Minimum Data Set for Medicaid Incentives for Prevention of Chronic Disease Program Grantees

Published: August 10, 2012
Comments Due: October 9, 2012

CMS: Proposed Collection
National HIV Surveillance System (NHSS) (OMB No. 0920-0573, Expiration 01/31/2013)-Revision

Published: August 10, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HRSA: Notice
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program FY 2012 Competitive Grant Non-Competing Continuation Progress Reports (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)-[New] Activity Code: D89

Published: August 10, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

HRSA: Notice
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program FY 2012 Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)-[New] Activity Code: X02
Published: August 10, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

HRSA: Notice
Proposed Project: Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Information System: Data Collection Forms (OMB No. 0915-xxxx)—[New]
Published: August 10, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

CMS: Proposed Collection
Congenital Syphilis (CS) Case investigation and Report Form (CDC73.126), (OMB) No.0920-0128, Expiration (03/31/2013)—Revision
Published: August 7, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HRSA: Notice and Request for Comments
Sliding Fee Discount Program and Related Requirements for Federally-Funded Health Centers and Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes

Published: August 7, 2012
Comments Due: September 28, 2012

CDC: Proposed Collection
Formative Research and Tool Development—(OMB # 0920-0840, Exp. 3/31/2013)—Revision—National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Published: August 2, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HRSA: Proposed Collection
Telehealth Resource Center Performance Measurement Tool (OMB No. 0915-xxx)-[New]
Published: August 2, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HHS: Notice
HIT Standards Committee Advisory Meeting: August 15, 2012
Published: July 31, 2012

HHS: Proposed Collection
Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information and Supporting Regulations at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164 (Extension)—OMB No. 0990-0294
Published: July 27, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CMS: Request for Comments
Revision of Collection: Consumer Assistance Program Grants
Published: July 24, 2012
Comments Due: September 25th, 2012

HRSA: Notice
340B Program: Revised Registration Deadlines
Published: July 24, 2012

CMS: Notice
Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments and Institutions for Mental Diseases Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits for FYs 2010, 2011, and Preliminary FY 2012 Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments and Limits
Published: July 24, 2012

HHS: Proposed Collection
Sterilization of Persons in Federally Assisted Family Planning Projects - Extension
Published: July 23, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

ARHQ: Notice
Common Formats for Patient Safety Data Collection and Event Reporting
Published: July 20, 2012

ARHQ: Request for Comments
Request for Information on Quality Measurement Enabled by Health IT
Published: July 20, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

HRSA: Request for Comments
Proposed Change in State Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant Allocations
Published: July 20, 2012
Comments Due: September 18, 2012

HHS: Final Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Data Collection To Support Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits; Recognition of Entities for the Accreditation of Qualified Health Plans
Published: July 20, 2012

CDC: Proposed Collection
2013 and 2015 National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys- Reinstatement with change
Published: July 11, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CDC: Notice
STD Surveillance Network (SSuN)-(OMB 0920-0842 Exp: 1/31/2013)—Revision
Published: July 11, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

AHRQ: Notice
AHRQ Workgroups on ICD-10-CM/PCS Conversion of Quality Indicators (QIs) - Extension Date for Nominations
Published: July 10, 2012
Comments Due: July 22, 2012

HRSA: Notice
Lists of Designated Primary Medical Care, Mental Health, and Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas
Published: June 29, 2012

AHRQ: Request for Information
Collection and Use of Patient Work Information in the Clinical Setting: Electronic Health Records
Posted: June 28, 2012
Comments Due: August 27, 2012

AHRQ: Notice
Patient Safety Organizations: Delisting for Cause for Medical Informatics
Posted: June 27, 2012

CDC: Extension of Comment Period
Draft Public Health Action Plan-A National Public Health Action Plan for the Detection, Prevention, and Management of Infertility
Published: June 27, 2012
Comments Due: July 16, 2012

CMS: Notice
Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Meeting of the Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE), August 2, 2012
Published: June 22, 2012
Comments Due: July 19, 2012

HHS: Notice and Request for Comments
Request for Domains, Instruments, and Measures for Development of a Standardized Instrument for Use in Public Reporting of Enrollee Satisfaction With Their Qualified Health Plan and Exchange
Published: June 21, 2012
Comments Due: June 29, 2012

HHS: Notice; Correction
Indian Health Service; Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year 2012 Correction
Published: June 19, 2012

HHS: Proposed Collection
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) Household Component and the MEPS Medical Provider Component
Published: June 13, 2012
Comments Due: August 13, 2012

CDC: Proposed Collection
Hepatitis Testing and Linkage to Care Monitoring & Evaluation System
Published: June 12, 2012
Comments Due: August 12, 2012

ACF: Notice and Request for Comments
Affordable Care Act Tribal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Annual Report
Published: June 12, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

CMS: Proposed Collection
Evaluation of the Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration & Medicare Enrollment Application for Clinics/Group Practice and Certain Other Suppliers
Published: May 31, 2012
Comments Due: July 30, 2012

CMS: Proposed Collection
External Quality Review Protocols
Published: May 31, 2012
Comments Due: July 2, 2012

CDC: Proposed Collection
Evaluation of the Communities Putting Prevention to Work National Media Initiative
Published: May 23, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HRSA: Notice
Final Notice Regarding Updates and Clarifications of the Implementation of the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program
Published: May 23, 2012
Effective: FY2012

CDC: Notice
Recommendations for the Identifications of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Chronic Infection
Published: May 22, 2012
Comments Due: June 8, 2012

AHRQ: Proposed Collection
Workflow Assessment for Health IT Toolkit Evaluation
Published: May 21, 2012
Comments Due: June 20, 2012

CMS: Proposed Collection
Physician Group Practice Transition Demonstration Performance Assessment Tool
Published: May 18, 2012
Comments Due: June 18, 2012

CMS: Proposed Collection
Cooperative Agreement to Support Establishment of the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Exchanges
Published: May 18, 2012
Comments Due: June 18, 2012

CMS: Notice
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances – January Through march 2012
Published: May 18, 2012

FDA: Proposed Collection
User Fee Cover Sheet; Form FDA 3397
Published: May 18, 2012
Comments Due: July 17, 2012

CDC: Proposed Project
Critical Thinking and Cultural Affirmation: Evaluation of a Locally Developed HIV Prevention Intervention
Published: May 17, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

HHS: Correction
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors, and Risk Adjustment
Published: May 17, 2012
Effective: May 22, 2012

CDC: Proposed Project
Cervical Cancer Study
Published: May 16, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

CDC: Notice of availability and request for public comment
Draft Public Health Action Plan-A National Public Health Action Plan for the Detection, Prevention, and Management of Infertility
Published: May 16, 2012
Comments Due: June 15, 2012

CMS: Final Rule
Medicare and Medicaid Program; Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction
Published: May 16, 2012
Effective: July 16, 2012

HHS: Final rule
Medical Loss Ratio Requirement Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Published: May 16, 2012
Effective: June 15, 2012

HHS: Request for information
Nationwide Health Information Network: Conditions for Trusted Exchange
Published: May 15, 2012
Comments Due: June 14, 2012

HRSA: Proposed Collection
Faculty Loan Repayment Program
Published: May 15, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HRSA: Proposed Project
Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program
Published: May 15, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid Program; Payments for Services Furnished by Certain Primary Care Physicians and Charges for Vaccine Administration Under the Vaccines for Children Program
Published: May 11, 2012
Comments Due: June 11, 2012

HRSA: Proposed Project
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program FY 2012 Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report
Published: May 11, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CMS: Final Rule
Medicaid Program; Community First Choice Option
Published: May 7, 2012
Effective: July 6, 2012

CMS: Correction to Proposed Rule
Medicaid Program; State Plan Home and Community-Based Services, 5-Year Period for Waivers, Provider Payment Reassignment, and Setting Requirements for Community First Choice
Published: May 3, 2012
Comments Due: July 2, 2012

HHS: Notice
Request for Information on Guidance for the Specification of a Secure, Online Reporting System for Streamlining Programmatic, Fiscal, and Other Data from DHHS-Funded HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Care Services Grantees
Published: May 2, 2012
Comments Due: May 17, 2012

HRSA: Notice of Opportunity to Provide Written Comments
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Solicitation of Comments
Published: May 2, 2012
Comments Due: July 31, 2012

OAS: Notice
Affordable Care Act Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Procedures for Non-Grandfathered Plans
Published: May 2, 2012
Comments Due: June 1, 2012

CMS: Final Rule
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Changes in Provider and Supplier Enrollment, Ordering and Referring, and Documentation Requirements; and Changes in Provider Agreements
Published: April 27, 2012
Effective: June 26, 2012

AHRQ: Proposed Project
System Redesign for Value in Safety Net Hospitals and Delivery Systems
Published: April 26, 2012
Comments Due: May 29, 2012

HRSA: Information Collection Activities
Uncompensated Services Assurance Report
Published: April 26, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HRSA: Information Collection Activities
Assessing Factors That Impact AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Enrollment and Management in the Face of ADAP Waiting Lists
Published: April 26, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

AHRQ: Notice of Proposed Project
CHIRPA Pediatric Quality Measures Program Candidate Measure Submission Form
Published: April 18, 2012
Comments due: June 18, 2012

CDC: Proposed Data Collections
Targeted Surveillance and Biometric Studies for Enhanced Evaluation of Community Transformation Grants
Published: April 18, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CMS: Proposed Rule Corrections
EHR Incentive Program-Stage 2
Published: April 18, 2012

HHS: Proposed Rule
Administrative Simplification: Adoption of a Standard for a Unique Health Plan Identifier; Addition to the National Provider Identifier Requirements; and a Change to the Compliance Date for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Medical Data Code Sets
Published: April 17, 2012
Comments Due: May 17, 2012

HRSA: Proposed Project
The Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Programs: Forms
Published: April 17, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

HRSA: Notice
“Low Income Levels” Used for Various Health Professions and Nursing Programs Included in Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act
Published: April 17, 2012

HRSA: Notice
Recruitment of Sites for Assignment of Corps Personnel Obligated Under the National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
Published: April 13, 2012

CMS: Final Rule
Medicare Program; Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs for Contract Year 2013 and Other Changes
Published: April 12, 2012
Effective: June 1, 2012
Comments Due: June 11, 2012

CDC: Proposed Data Collection
Evaluation of US Family Planning Guidelines
Published: April 9, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HHS: Request for Information
Prescription Medication Adhereance
Published: April 5, 2012
Comments Due: May 7, 2012

HRSA: Proposed Project
Nursing Scholarship Program
Published: April 5, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CDC: Proposed Data Collections
Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Reporting System Expiration
Published: April 4, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HHS: Notice
Interest Rate on Overdue Debts
Published: April 4, 2012

CMS: Comment Request
Annual MLR and Rebate Calculation Report

Date Published: April 3, 2012
Comments Due: May 3, 2012

AHRQ: Proposed Project
Development of a Health Information Rating System (HIRS)
Date Published: April 2, 2012
Comments Due: June 1, 2012

CMS: Proposed Notice
Renewal of Deeming Authority of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory HealthCare, Inc. for Medicare Advantage Health Maintenance Organizations and Local Preferred Provider Organizations
Date Published: March 30, 2012
Comments Due: April 30, 2012

CMS: Announcement
Establishment of a Federally Funded Research and Development Center
Date Published: March 29, 2012
Effective Date: March 29, 2012

HHS: Final Rule, Interim final rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Exchange Standards for Employers
Date Published: March 27, 2012
Effective Date: May 29, 2012
Comments Due:  May 11, 2012

HHS: Comment Request
Trends in U.S. Public Awareness of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Date Published: March 27, 2012
Comments Due: within 30 Days

CMS: Final rule, interim final rule
Medicaid Eligibility Changes Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010
Date Published: March 23, 2012
Effective Date: January 1, 2014
Comments Due: May 7, 2012

CMS: Information Collection Activities
State Plan Under Title XIX of the Social Security Act; Income Eligibility Verification System Reporting and Supporting Regulations
Date Published: March 23, 2012
Comments Due: April 23, 2012

HHS: Final rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Adjustment
Date Published: March 23, 2012
Effective Date: May 22, 2012

HRSA: Proposed Collection
Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Demonstration Program
Date Published: March 23, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CMS: Final rule
Student Health Insurance Coverage
Date Published: March 21, 2012
Effective Date: April 20, 2012

HHS: Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking
Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act
Date Published: March 21, 2012
Comments Due: June 19, 2012

HRSA: Proposed Project
Enrollment and Re-Certification of Entities in the 340B Drug Pricing Program
Published: March 19, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HHS: Proposed Project
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Replication Evaluation Study: Follow-up Data Collection
Published: March 15, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HHS: Announcement
Call for Collaborating Partners for National Women’s Health Week
Published: March 15, 2012
Letter of Interest Due: April 13, 2012

HRSA: Proposed Project
Voluntary Partner Surveys to Implement Executive Order 12862 in HRSA
Published: March 14, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HHS: Request for Information
Design of a Pilot Operational Study to Assess Alternative Blood Donor Deferral Criteria for MSM
Published: March 13, 2012
Comments Due: June 11, 2012

CMS: Comment Request
Cooperative Agreement to Support Establishment of the Affordable Care Act’s Health Insurance Exchanges
Published: March 2, 2012
Comments Due: May 1, 2012

HHS: Proposed Data Collection
Evaluation of Pregnancy Prevention Approaches: Follow-Up Data Collection, Office of Adolescent Health
Published: February 29, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

CDC: Proposed Data Collection
Critical Thinking and Cultural Affirmation (CTCA): Evaluation of a Locally Developed HIV Prevention Intervention
Published: February 28, 2012
Comments due: Within 60 Days

FDA: Hearing
Using Innovative Technologies and Other Conditions of Safe Use To Expand Which Drug Products Can Be Considered Nonprescription
Published: February 28, 2012
Comments Due:  March 9, 2012

CDC: Proposed Data Collection
Process and Intermediate Outcome Evaluation of “Teenage Pregnancy Prevention: Integrating Services, Programs, and Strategies through Community-Wide Initiatives”
Published: February 27, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CDC: Proposed Data Collection
National Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Published: February 27, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CDC: Proposed Project
Evaluation of Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships
Published: February 27, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CMS: Final Rule
Medicaid Program; Review and Approval Process for Section 1115 Demonstrations
Published: February 27, 2012
Effective: April 27, 2012

HHS: Final Rule
Application, Review, and Reporting Process for Waivers for State Innovation
Published: February 27, 2012
Effective: April 27, 2012

HRSA: Request for Nominations
National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps
Published: February 27, 2012
Received by: March 28, 2012

CMS: Rule
Medicaid Program; Review and Approval Process for Section 1115 Demonstrations
Published: February 27, 2012

CMS: Rule
Application, Review, and Reporting Process for Waivers for State Innovation
Published: February 27, 2012

AHRQ: Notice
System Redesign for Value in Safety Net Hospitals and Delivery Systems
Published: February 24, 2012
Comments Due: April 24, 2012

AHRQ: Request for Nominations
Children’s Healthcare Quality Measures for Potential Inclusion in the CHIRPA 2013 Improved Core Set of Health Care Quality measures for Medicaid/CHIP
Published: February 24, 2012

CMS: Notice
Medicaid Program; Announcement of Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) Contingency Fee Update
Published: February 24, 2012
Effective Date: March 26, 2012

NIH: Notice
NICDH, NEXT Generation Health Study
Published: February 23, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

NIH: Comment Request
Opinions and Perspectives About the Current Blood Donation Policy for Men Who Have Sex With Men
Published: February 23, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Proposed Project
Generic Clearance for Communications Testing for Comprehensive Communication Campaign for HITECH Act
Published: February 22, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

AHRQ: Proposed Project
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act “Developing a Registry of Registries”
Published: February 22, 2012
Comments Due: April 23, 2012

CDC: Proposed Project
National Vital Statistics Report Forms
Published: February 22, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

CMS: Comment Request
Medical Loss Ratio Annual Reporting
Published: February 21, 2012
Comments Due: Within 15 Days

HRSA: Proposed Project
Rural Health Information Technology Network Development
Published: February 21, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HHS: Information Collection Request
Consumer Survey of Attitudes Toward the Privacy and Security Aspects of Electronic Health Records and Electronic Information Exchange
Published: February 21, 2012
Comments due: Within 30 Days

CDC: Proposed Project
Cervical Cancer Study, National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
Published: February 17, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HRSA: Proposed Project
Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Information System
Published: February 16, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

AHRQ: Proposed Collection
Use of Deliberative Methods to Enhance Public Engagement in AHRQ’s Effective Healthcare Program and Comparative Effectiveness Research
Published: February 15, 2012
Comments Due: March 16, 2012

CDC: Proposed Project
National Healthy Worksite Program
Published: February 15, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

IRS/HHS: Rules
Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Published: February 15, 2012

HHS: Proposed Rulemaking
National Practitioner Data Bank
Published: February 15, 2012
Comments Due: April 16, 2012

HRSA: Comment Request
Uncompensated Services Assurance Report
Published: February 13, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HHS: Final Rule
Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary
Published: February 14, 2012
Effective: September 23, 2012

HHS: Guidance for Compliance
Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary; Templates, Instructions, and Related Materials
Published: February 14, 2012

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology: Notice
Evaluating the Usability of Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems
Published: February 14, 2012
Contracts Due: March 15, 2012

CDC: Proposed Project
HIV Prevention Among Latino MSM: Evaluation of a Locally Developed Intervention

Published: February 9, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

CDC: Proposed Project
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2000 Birth Certificate Linkage Study-Pregnant Women

Published: February 9, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

CMS: Proposed Collection
New Freedom Initiative Web-based Reporting System for Grantees

Published: February 2, 2012
Comments Due: April 2, 2012

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid Program: Covered Outpatient Drugs

Published: February 2, 2012
Comments Due: April 2, 2012

HHS: Proposed Project
CHIRPA Express Lane Eligibility Evaluation
Published: February 2, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

AHRQ: Proposed Collection
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Clinician and Group Survey Comparative Database
Published: February 1, 2012
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

AHRQ: Proposed Collection
Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture Comparative Database

Published: February 1, 2012
Comments Due: March 2, 2012

CMS: Notice
Request for Information Regarding Reinsurance Program Under the Affordable Care Act
Published: January 30, 2012
Comments Due: February 29, 2012

HHS: Information Collection Request
Trends in U.S. Public Awareness of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Office of Minority Health

Published: January 30, 2012
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HRSA: Notice
Recruitment of Sites for Assignment of National Health Service Corps Loan Repayors (FY 2012)

Published: January 27, 2012

Office of the Secretary: Notice
Annual Update of Poverty Guidelines

Published: January 26, 2012

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid Program: Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments-Uninsured Definition

Published: January 18, 2012
Comments Due: February 17, 2012

FDA: Agency Information Collection Activities
Healthcare Professional Survey of Prescription Drug Promotion

Published: January 17, 2012
Comments Due: March 19, 2012

HHS: Final Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Establishment of Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP)

Published: December 13, 2011
Effective: February 13, 2012

ACF: Proposed Collection
Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Multi-Component Evaluation

Published: December 13, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

ACF: Proposed Collection
Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Evaluation: Baseline Survey Data Collection

Published: December 12, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CMS: Proposed Collection
State Balancing Incentive Payments Program (BIPP)

Published: November 29, 2011
Comments Due (deadline extended): December 29, 2011

HRSA: Proposed Collection
HIV Clinician Workforce Study

Published: November 29, 2011
Comments Due: Within 30 days

HRSA: Proposed Collection
National Health Service Corps Site Survey

Published: November 29, 2011
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

AHRQ: Proposed Collection
Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Clinician and Group Survey Comparative Database

Published: November 28, 2011
Comments Due: January 27, 2012

AHRQ: Proposed Collection
Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture Comparative Database

Published: November 28, 2011
Comments Due: January 27, 2012

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2011

AHRQ: Proposed Collection
Evaluation of ARRA Comparative Effectiveness Research Dissemination Contractor Efforts

Published: November 14, 2011
Comments Due: December 14, 2011

CMS: Proposed Collection
State Exchange Certification Application

Published: November 10, 2011
Comments Due: January 9, 2012

CMS: Summary Notice
Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances April through June 2011

Published: November 4, 2011

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Proposed Collection
Consumer Survey of Attitudes Toward the Privacy and Security Aspects of Electronic Health Records and Electronic Health Information Exchange

Published: November 3, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 days

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Generic Clearance
Communications Testing for Comprehensive Communication Campaign for HITCH Act

Published: November 1, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 days

CMS: Proposed Rule
Reform of Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation

Published: October 22, 2011
Comments Due: December 23, 2011

CMS: Proposed Rule
Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction

Published: October 22, 2011
Comments Due: December 23, 2011

CDC: Proposed Data Collections
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)

Published: October 6, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 days

ACF: Notice for OMB Review
Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Multi-Component Evaluation-Design Survey

Published: October 6, 2011
Comments Due: Within 30 days

Office of the Inspector General: Notice
Proposed Revision of Performance Standards for State Medicaid Fraud Units

Published: October 6, 2011
Comments Due: December 5, 2011

CMS: Soliticitation for Health Care Payer Organizations to Participate
Medicare Program; Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative

Published: October 3, 2011
Letter of Intent Due: November 15, 2011

HRSA: Proposed Collection
AIDS Drug Assistance Program

Published: October 3, 2011
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Proposed Collection
Cross-Site Evaluation of the Minority Substance Abuse/HIV Prevention Program

Published: October 3, 2011
Comments Due: November 2, 2011

CMS: Summary of Proposed Collections
Accelerated Payments and Supporting Regulations; Training Needs Assessment, Evaluation/Survey Question Compilation; Expedited Checklist: Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment Systems; Medicaid State Plan Preprint; Medication Therapy management Program Improvements

Published: September 30, 2011
Comments Due: October 31, 2011

ACF: Proposed Collection
Refugee Data Submission System for Allocation of Formula Funds

Published: September 30, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

HHS: Proposed Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans, and Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment

Published: September 30, 2011
Comments Due (extension): October 31, 2011

OAH: Proposed Collection
Pregnancy Prevention Approaches Evaluation Baseline Data Collection

Published: September 30, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CMS: CFR Corrections
Exclusions from Medicare and Limitations on Medicare Payment

Published: September 29, 2011

FDA: Proposed Collection
Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987: Administrative Procedures, Policies and Requirements

Published: September 29, 2011
Comments Due: October 31, 2011

FDA: Guidance for Industry
Time and Extent Applications for Nonprescription Drug Products

Published: September 29, 2011

IRS: Correction
Branded Prescription Drug Fee: Annual fee imposed on covered entities engaged in the business of manufacturing or importing branded prescription drugs; 26 CFR Part 51

Effective: September 28, 2011
Applies: September 30, 2011

HRSA: Proposed Project
Cultural and Linguistic Competency and Health Literacy Data Collection Checklist

Published: September 26, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

CMS: Proposed Collection
National Implementation of Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems

Published: September 23, 2011
Comments Due: November 22, 2011

CMS: Final Notice
Approval to the Joint Commission's Continued Deeming Authority for Critical Access Hospitals

Published: September 23, 2011
Effective through: November 22, 2011

FDA: Guidance for Industry
Reproductive and Developmental Toxicities Integrating Study Results to Assess Concerns

Published: September 23, 2011

HHS: Information Request
Patient Centered Care Collaboration to Improve Minority Health

Published: September 23, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Notice of Availability
Consumer Health IT Pledge Program

Published: September 19, 2011

HRSA: Proposed Project
Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Administration Requirements (Regulations and Policy) (OMB No. 0915-0047)

Published: September 19, 2011
Comments Due (Extension): Within 60 Days

CMS: Notice
Privacy Act of 1974: Report of a New System of Records for Shared Savings Programs

Published: September 19, 2011
Comments Due: November 18, 2011

FDA: Draft Guidance for Industry
Self-Selection Studies for Nonprescription Drug Products

Published: September 19, 2011
Comments Due: November 18, 2011

FDA: Notice
Prescription Drug User Fee Act IV Information Technology Plan

Published: September 19, 2011
Comments Due: November 3, 2011

CMS: Final Rule
Medicaid Program, Recovery Audit Contractors

Published: September 16, 2011
Effective: January 1, 2012

CMS: Generic Clearance
Medicaid and CHIP State Plan, Waiver, and Program Submissions

Published: September 16, 2011
Comments Due: October 17, 2011

CMS: Proposed Collection
State Balancing Incentive Payments Program

Published: September 16, 2011
Comments Due: November 15, 2011

CMS: Generic Clearance
Medicaid and CHIP State Plan, Waiver, and Program Submissions

Published: September 16, 2011
Comments Due: October 17, 2011

AHRQ: Proposed Collection
Health Literacy Item Set Supplemental to CAHPS Health Plan Survey-Pretest of Proposed Questions and Methodology

Published: September 15, 2011
Comments Due: October 17, 2011

CMS: Proposed Collection
Application for Coverage in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan

Published: September 14, 2011
Comments Due: October 14, 2011

CMS: Proposed Collection
National Provider Identifier (NDI) Application and Update Form and Supporting Regulations

Published: September 14, 2011
Comments Due: November 14, 2011

CMS: Request for Information
Regarding State Flexibility to Establish a Basic Health Program Under the Affordable Care Act

Published: September 14, 2011
Comments Due: October 31, 2011

CMS: Proposed Rule
CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy Rule, Patients' Access to Test Reports

Published: September 14, 2011
Comments Due: November 14, 2011

Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: Notice of Intent to Request New Information Collection
Survey on Rural Community Wealth and Health Care Provision

Published: September 12, 2011
Comments Due: November 14, 2011

CMS: Emergency Clearance
Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Published: September 12, 2011
Comments Due: October 21, 2011

CDC: Request for Nominations
Candidates to Serve on the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection and Control Advisory Committee (BCCEDCAC)

Published: September 9, 2011
Nominations submitted by: October 1, 2011

CDC: Proposed Data Collections
National Survey of Family Growth

Published: September 7, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

ACF: Proposed Collection
Tribal PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program) for Comprehensive, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs

Published:September 7, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 days

CDC: Notice
Intent to Award Affordable Care Act Funding

Published: August 23, 2011
Award Date: September 30, 2011

DOL: Comment Request
Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary - Templates, Instructions, and Related Materials Under the Public Health Service Act

Published: August 22, 2011
Comments Due: October 21, 2011

HHS: Proposed Project
Free Clinics FTCA Program Application

Published: August 22, 2011
Comments Due: Within 30 days

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid Program: Eligibility Changes Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010

Published: August 17, 2011
Comments Due: October 31, 2011

HHS: Proposed Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Exchange Functions in the Individual Market: Eligibility Determinations; Exchange Standards for Employers

Published: August 17, 2011
Comments Due: October 31, 2011

National Toxicology Program (NTP): Notice
Availability of Draft NTP Monograph on Potential Developmental Effects of Cancer Chemotherapy During Pregnancy; Request for Comments; Announcement of a Panel Meeting to Peer Review Draft Monograph

Published: August 17, 2011
Comments Due: October 5, 2011

CDC: Proposed Data Collection
Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships

Published: August 10, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 days

HHS: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Metadata Standards to Support Nationwide Electronic Health Information Exchange

Published: August 9, 2011
Comments Due: September 23, 2011

HHS: Notice
Renewal Charter for the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

Published: August 9, 2011

HRSA: Proposed Project
National Sample Survey of Nurse Practitioners

Published: August 8, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 days

CMS: Comment Request
State Medicaid Health Information Technology Plan

Published: August 5, 2011
Comments Due: September 6, 2011

CDC: Proposed Data Collections
Evaluating Locally-Developed HIV Prevention Interventions for African-American MSM in Los Angeles

Published: August 3, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 days

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Disallowance of Claims for FFP and Technical Corrections

Published: August 3, 2011
Comments Due: September 2, 2011

DOL/IRS/CMS: Interim Final Rules with Request for Comments
Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Published: August 3, 2011
Comments Due: September 30, 2011

HHS: Proposed Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program

Published: July 20, 2011
Comments Due: September 16, 2011

HHS: Proposed Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans

Published: July 15, 2011
Comments Due: September 28, 2011

HHS: Proposed Rule
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment

Published: July 15, 2011
Comments Due: September 28, 2011

CDC: Notice
Intent to Award Affordable Care Act Funding

Published: July 14, 2011
Award Date: August 1, 2011

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid Program; Face to Face Requirements for Home Health Services; Policy Changes and Clarifications Related to Home Health

Published: July 12, 2011
Comments Due: September 12, 2011

FDA: Proposed Collection
Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Labeling for Natural Rubber Latex Condoms

Published: July 8, 2011
Comments Due: September 6, 2011

HHS: Interim Final Rule with Comment Period
Administrative Simplification: Adoption of Operating Rules for Eligibility for a Health Plan and Health Care Claim Status Transactions

Published: July 8, 2011
Effective: July 30, 2011
Comments Due: September 6, 2011

HHS: Amendment to interim final rules with Request for Comments
Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers: Rules Relating to Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes
Published: June 24, 2011
Comments Due: July 25, 2011

CDC: Notice
Web-Based HIV Behavioral Survey Among Men Who Have Sex With Men

Published: June 29, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

ACF: Agency Recordkeeping/Reporting Requirements Under Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevnetion Approaches: Baseline Data Collection

Published: June 29, 2011

HHS: Notice of Availability
Proposed Data Collection Standards for Race, Ethnicity, Primary Language, Sex, and Disability Status Required by Section 4302 of the ACA

Published: June 30, 2011
Comments Due: August 1, 2011

NIH: Prospective Grant of Exclusive License
The Development of Ulipristal Acetate for the Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids

Published: June 22, 2011
Comments Due: July 22, 2011

CMS: Notice of Hearing
Reconsideration of Disapproval of Colorado State Plan Amendments (SPA)

Published: June 14, 2011
Comments Due: June 29, 2011

CMS: Notice
Proposed Establishment of a Federally Funded Research and Development Center

Published: June 14, 2011
Comments Due: July 5, 2011

ACF: Proposed Collection
Implementation, Systems and Outcome Evaluation of the Tribal and Low-Income Health Profession Opportunity Grants

Published: June 16, 2011
Comments Due: Within 30 Days

Department of Agriculture: Final Rule
Food and Nutrition Service Special Supplemental Nutritional Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Exclusion of Combat Pay from WIC Income Eligibility Requirements

Published: June 16, 2011
Effective: July 18, 2011

OWH: Proposed Collection
HIV/AIDS Prevention and Support Service for Women Partners of Incarcerated/Recently Released Men

Published: June 17, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

FDA: Notice
Strengthen and Promote the Role of Local Health Departments in Retail Food Safety Regulation

Published: June 8, 2011
Comments Due: August 1, 2011

HRSA: Proposed Project
National Health Service Corps

Published: June 9, 2011
Comments Due: Within 60 Days

Office of Adolescent Health (OAH): Information Collection
Teen Pregnancy Prevention Performance Measure Collection

Published: June 9, 2011
Comments Due: August 9, 2011

AHRQ: Notice
Barriers to Meaningful Use in Medicaid

Published: June 3, 2011
Comments Due: July 5, 2011

HHS: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act

Published: May 31, 2011
Comments Due: August 1, 2011

HHS: Notice
Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS

Meeting Publisheds: May 26 & 27, 2011

HHS: Proposed Rule
Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology; Revisions to ONC-Approved Accreditor Processes

Published: May 24, 2011
Comments Due: August 1, 2011

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid Program; Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services

Published: May 6, 2011
Comments Due: July 5, 2011

HHS Meeting Notice
Meeting of the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health

Published: May 6, 2011

HRSA: Final Notice
HIV/AIDS Bureau Policy Notice 11-01

Published: May 5, 2011

NIH: Meeting Notice
Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordination Committee

Published: April 26, 2011

HHS: Notice
HIT Standards Committee, Schedule for the Assessment of HIT Policy Committee Recommendations

Published: April 25, 2011

CFA: Notice
LAUNCH Program, measuring child health

Published: April 25, 2011
Comments Due: May 25, 2011

CDC: Notice
Evaluation Social Marketing Campaigns for NCHHSTP

Published: April 21, 2011
Comments Due: May 21, 2011

CMS: Final Rule
Medicaid Program; Federal Funding for Medicaid Eligibility Determination and Enrollment Activities

Published: April 19, 2011

NIH: Notice
Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial

Published: April 13, 2011
Comments Due: June 12, 2011

CDC: Notice
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Programs
Published: April 12, 2011
Comments Due: May 12, 2011

CDC: Notice
Information gathering about Community Based Organization Monitoring and Evaluation Project of Women Involved in Life Learning from Other Women - HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Published: April 4, 2011
Comments Due: May 4, 2011

CDC: Proposed Project
Monitoring Outcomes of the Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning Project

Published: April 4, 2011
Comments Due: June 3, 2011

AHRQ: Notice
Agency Information Collection - Consumer Health IT

Published: March 31, 2011
Comments Due: May 2, 2011

CDC: Notice
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Published: March 31, 2011
Comments Due: April 30, 2011

HHS: Information Collection
Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization

Published: March 28, 2011
Comments Due: May 27, 2011

CDC: Information Collection
Routine HIV Testing

Published: March 24, 2011
Comments Due: April 24, 2011

ACF: Notice
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches

Published: March 24, 2011
Comments Due: May 23, 2011

ACF: Notice
Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP)
Published: March 23, 2011
Comments Due: May 22, 2011

HRSA: Notice
Health Center Program - Ryan White HIV/AIDS

Published: March 23, 2011

HHS: Notice
Federal Health IT Strategic Plan; 2011-2015

Published: March 23, 2011
Comments due: April 22, 2011

AHRQ: Information Collection
Primary Care of Hard-to-reach Adolescents

Published: March 15, 2011
Comments Due: April 25, 2011

CFA Comment Request
Affordable Care Act Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Needs Assessment and Plan for Responding to Identified Needs
Published: March 17, 2011
Comments Due: April 17, 2011

CDC: Comment Request
National Survey of Single Parent Caregivers
Published: March 10, 2011
Comments Due: May 10, 2011

HHS: Comment Request
Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches (PPA) and the Impact Evaluation of the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program Grantees
Published: March 10, 2011
Comments Due: May 10, 2011

HRSA: Notice
Low Income Levels Used for Various Health Professions and Nursing Programs
Published: March 10, 2011

CMS: Notice
Computer Marching Program

Effective: March 10, 2011

HRSA: Proposed Project
Rural Health Community-Based Grant Program

Published: March 7, 2011
Comments Due: April 7, 2011

CMS: Comment Request
Medicaid State Plan Preprint for Use by States When Implementing Section 6505 of the [Patient Protection and] Affordable Care Act

Published: March 4, 2011
Comments Due: May 10, 2011

AHRQ: Information Collection
Health IT Tool Evaluation

Published: March 2, 2011
Comments Due: May 10, 2011

CMS: Notice
Medicaid Program; State Allotments for Payment of Medicare Part B Premiums for Qualifying Individuals
Published: February 25, 2011

CDC: Proposed Project
National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System (NHBS)--Revision-National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

Published: February 25, 2011
Comments Due: March 25, 2011

CMS: Information Request
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Budget, Workload Reports and Supporting Regulations
Published: February 23, 2011
Comments Due: April 14, 2011

CDC: Proposed Project
School Health Policies and Practices, Study 2012

Published: February 17, 2011
Comments Due: April 17, 2011

AHRQ: Notice
Improving Patient Safety System Implementation for Patients with Limited English Proficiency

Published: February 15, 2011
Comments Due: March 30, 2011

HRSA: Proposed Project
Retention Survey of NHSC Clinicians and Alumni/NHSC Site Administrators

Published: February 24, 2011
Comments Due: March 24, 2011

CMS: Notice
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - Allotment Methodology and State's Fiscal Years 2009 through 2015 Allotments

Published: February 17, 2011

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid Program - Payment Adjustment for Provider Preventable Conditions Including Health Care Acquired Conditions
Published: February 17, 2011
Comments Due: March 18, 2011

CDC: Notice
Charter Amandments - Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer in Young Women

Published: February 14, 2011

HHS: Rule
Enforcement of Federal Health Care Provider Conscience Protection Laws
Published: February 23, 2011

CDC: Proposed Project
Developing a Sexual Consent Norms Instrument

Published: January 25, 2011
Comments Due: February 24, 2011

CDC: Proposed Data Collection
Community-based Organization (CBO) Monitoring and Evaluation Project (CMEP) of RESPECT (CMEP RESPECT) New National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention.

Published: January 24, 2011
Comments Due: February 23, 2011

CMS: Final Rule
Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Additional Screening Requirements, Application Fees, Temporary Enrollment Moratoria, Payment Suspensions and Compliance Plans for Providers and Suppliers

Published: February 2, 2011
Comments Due: April 4, 2011

AHRQ: Proposed Project
Barriers to Meaningful Use in MedicaidAgency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Published: January 18, 2011
Comments Due: March 21, 2011

CMS: Notice
Medicaid Program: Initial Core Set of Health Quality Measures for Medicaid - Eligible Adults

Published: January 7, 2011
Comments Due: March 1, 2011

HHS: Information Request
Value-Based Insurance Design in Connection with Preventive Care Benefits

Published: December 28, 2010
Comments Due: February 28, 2011

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Published: December 23, 2010
Comments Due: February 22, 2011

2010

CMS: Notice
Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Electronic Health Record Incentive Program; Correcting Amendment

Published: December 29, 2010

CMS: Notice
Medicaid Program: Withdrawal of Determination of Average Manufacturer Price, Multiple Source Drug Definition

Published: November 15, 2010

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs; Additional Screening Requirements, Application Fees, Temporary Enrollment Moratoria, Payment Suspensions and Compliance Plans for Providers and Suppliers

Published: September 23, 2010
Comments Due: November 16, 2010

HHS: Proposed Rule
340B Drug Pricing Program Administrative Dispute Resolution Process

Published: September 21, 2010
Comments Due: November 19, 2010

CMS: Proposed Rule
Medicaid Program: Review and Approval Process for Section 1115 Demonstrations

Published: September 17, 2010
Comments Due: November 16, 2010

HHS: Proposed Rule
Planning and Establishment of State-Level Exchanges: Exchange-Related Provisions in Title I of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Published: August 3, 2010
Comments Due: October 4, 2010

HHS: Proposed Rule
Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan Program (PCIP)

Published: July 30, 2010
Comments Due: September 28, 2010

HHS: Proposed Rules
Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers: Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes

Published: July 23, 2010
Comments Due: September 21, 2010

HHS: Interim Final Rules
Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Issuers Relating to Coverage of Preventive Services

Published: July 19, 2010
Comments Due: September 17, 2010

HHS: Rules
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, and Patient Protections

Published: June 28, 2010
Comments Due: August 27, 2010

HHS: Rules
Group Health Plans and Health Insurance Coverage: Interim Final Rules for Relating to Status as a Grandfathered Health Plan

Published: June 17, 2010
Comments Due: August 16, 2010

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