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21st Century Cures Act: Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 1, 2024. It took effect on July 31, 2024.
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What the agency says
This final rule implements the provision of the 21st Century Cures Act specifying that a health care provider determined by the HHS Inspector General to have committed information blocking shall be referred to the appropriate agency to be subject to appropriate disincentives set forth through notice and comment rulemaking. This rulemaking establishes, for certain health care providers, a set of appropriate disincentives using authorities under applicable Federal law.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-13793
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Published
- July 1, 2024
- Takes effect
- July 31, 2024
- Dates
- This rule is effective as of July 31, 2024.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0955-AA05
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 42 CFR 414; 42 CFR 425; 42 CFR 495; 45 CFR 171
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Biologics; Computer technology; Diseases; Drugs; Health; Health care; Health facilities; Health insurance; Health maintenance organizations (HMO); Health professions; Health records; Hospitals; Medicaid; Medicare; Penalties; Privacy; Public health; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 57
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