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Federal rules on biologics: 86 since January 2024

65 final rules and 21 proposed rules since January 30, 2024, 10 of them marked significant. 2 are open for comment now. Most come from the Food and Drug Administration (50), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (16), Patent and Trademark Office (12), Health and Human Services Department (4).

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DocumentAgencyTypeComments due
Nonclinical Testing Terminology
2026-19350
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleDec 7
Nonclinical Testing Terminology
2026-19349
Food and Drug AdministrationProposed ruleDec 7

Every document, newest first

DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the System for Detection of Nucleic Acid From Non-Viral Microorganism(s) Causing Sexually Transmitted Infections Using Home-Collected Specimens
2026-20727
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleOct 9
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Hematopoietic Cell Enrichment Kit
2026-20725
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleOct 9
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the High Throughput DNA Sequencing for Hereditary Cancer Predisposition Assessment Test System
2026-20443
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleOct 6
Nonclinical Testing Terminology
2026-19350
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleSep 22
Nonclinical Testing Terminology
2026-19349
Food and Drug AdministrationProposed ruleSep 22
Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
2026-15652
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFinal ruleAug 3
Reducing Barriers to Medical Use Licensing
2026-15080
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleJul 27
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Over-the-Counter Test To Detect SARS-CoV-2 From Clinical Specimens
2026-14985
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJul 24
Requirement To Identify All Real Parties in Interest to a Third Party Request for an Ex Parte Reexamination
2026-14793
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleJul 22
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
2026-14327
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesProposed ruleJul 16
Reforming and Modernizing the NRC's Radiation Protection Framework
2026-14208
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleJul 15
Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available Slots
2026-13656
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesProposed ruleJul 7
Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the Expanded HH Value-Based Purchasing Model; Medicare Provider Enrollment, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Policies
2026-13602
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesProposed ruleJul 6
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the SARS-CoV-2 Serology Test
2026-12902
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 26
Conditions for Additional Information and Fee in Petitions Filed in Patent Applications and Patents Based on Unintentional Delay
2026-12717
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleJun 24
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Simple In Vitro Diagnostic Device for the Detection of Secreted Proteins From Bacillus Species (spp.) in Human Clinical Samples
2026-12443
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 22
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program
2026-12059
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesProposed ruleJun 16
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Newborn Screening Test System
2026-11740
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 11
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Simple Point-of-Care Device to Directly Detect SARS-CoV-2 Viral Targets From Clinical Specimens in Near-Patient Settings
2026-11739
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 11
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Device To Detect and Identify Microorganism Nucleic Acids and Resistance Markers From Patients With Suspected Orthopedic Infection
2026-09335
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 12
Modification of Certain Terminology in Title 21
2026-08826
Food and Drug AdministrationProposed ruleMay 6
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Circulating Tumor Cell Enrichment Device
2026-08812
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 6
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Device To Preserve and Stabilize Relative Abundances of Microbial Nucleic Acids in Clinical Samples
2026-08811
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 6
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Alzheimer's Disease Pathology Assessment Test
2026-07860
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleApr 22
Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program
2026-06642
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesProposed ruleApr 6
Microbiology Devices; Reclassification of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Cell-Mediated Immunity Tests and Immune Response Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Tests
2026-06064
Food and Drug AdministrationProposed ruleMar 30
Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner
2026-05564
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleMar 20
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; Correction
2026-04797 · significant
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFinal ruleMar 12
Revocation of Regulations Regarding the Mutual Recognition of Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice Reports, Medical Device Quality System Audit Reports, and Certain Medical Device Product Evaluation Reports: United States and the European Community
2026-03286
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 19
Required Use by Foreign Applicants and Patent Owners of a Patent Practitioner
2025-23917
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleDec 29, 2025
Medical Devices; Quality Management System Regulation Technical Amendments
2025-21955
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleDec 4, 2025
The Sunset Rule
2025-21784 · significant
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionFinal ruleDec 3, 2025
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies
2025-21767 · significant
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFinal ruleDec 2, 2025
Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Reclassification of Nucleic Acid-Based Test Systems for Use With a Corresponding Approved Oncology Therapeutic Product; Proposed Amendment; Proposed Order; Request for Comments
2025-21071
Food and Drug AdministrationProposed ruleNov 25, 2025
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
2025-19787 · significant
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFinal ruleNov 5, 2025
Microbiology Devices; Reclassification of Antigen, Antibody, and Nucleic Acid-Based Hepatitis B Virus Assay Devices
2025-18082
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleSep 18, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Mutation Detection Test for Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
2025-16038
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleAug 21, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Cancer Predisposition Risk Assessment System
2025-16035
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleAug 21, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of A Multiplex Respiratory Panel To Detect and Identify Emerging Respiratory Pathogen(s) and Common Respiratory Pathogens in Human Clinical Specimens
2025-16034
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleAug 21, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Postnatal Chromosomal Copy Number Variation Detection System
2025-16032
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleAug 21, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor Immunological Test System
2025-16031
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleAug 21, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Device That Detects Nucleic Acid Sequences From Microorganisms Associated With Vaginitis and Bacterial Vaginosis
2025-16030
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleAug 21, 2025
Eliminating Expedited Examination of Design Applications
2025-15497
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleAug 14, 2025
Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (24-1.5e)
2025-14256
Environmental Protection AgencyFinal ruleJul 29, 2025
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2026 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program
2025-13271 · significant
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesProposed ruleJul 16, 2025
2025 Increase of the Annual Limit on Accepted Requests for Prioritized Examination
2025-12644
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleJul 8, 2025
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the HH Value-Based Purchasing Expanded Model; Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program Updates; DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements; Provider Enrollment; and Other Medicare and Medicaid Policies
2025-12347 · significant
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesProposed ruleJul 2, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Herpes Simplex Virus Nucleic Acid-Based Assay for Central Nervous System Infections
2025-11794
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 26, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Clinical Mass Spectrometry Microorganism Identification and Differentiation System
2025-10788
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 13, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Cellular Analysis System for Multiplexed Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
2025-10787
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 13, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Device To Detect and Identify Fungal Nucleic Acids Directly in Respiratory Specimens
2025-10786
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 13, 2025
Discontinuation of the Accelerated Examination Program for Utility Applications
2025-10498
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleJun 10, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Device To Detect Bacterial Protease Activity in Chronic Wound Fluid
2025-09883
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 2, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Inherited Nucleotide Repeat Disorder Deoxyribonucleic Acid Test
2025-09641
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 29, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Zika Virus Serological Reagents
2025-09639
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 29, 2025
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2025 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; and Medicare Overpayments; and Appeal Rights for Certain Changes in Patient Status; Corrections and Correcting Amendment
2025-08676
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFinal ruleMay 16, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Device To Detect and Identify Microbial Nucleic Acids by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization in Clinical Specimens
2025-08150
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 9, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Device To Detect Nucleic Acids From Non-Viral Microorganism(s) Causing Sexually Transmitted Infections and Associated Resistance Marker(s)
2025-08149
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 9, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Cytomegalovirus Nucleic Acid Detection Device for Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection
2025-08146
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 9, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Microbial Nucleic Acid Storage and Stabilization Device
2025-08145
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 9, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Device To Detect and Measure Non-Microbial Analytes To Aid in the Detection and Identification of Localized Human Infections
2025-08144
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 9, 2025
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the DNA-Based Test To Measure Minimal Residual Disease in Hematological Malignancies
2025-08143
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 9, 2025
Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; Biennial Review of the List of Select Agents and Toxins
2024-29583 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleDec 17, 2024
Clinical Trials Registration and Results Information Submission
2024-28475
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleDec 9, 2024
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2025 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; and Medicare Overpayments
2024-25382 · significant
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFinal ruleDec 9, 2024
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
2024-26821
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleNov 20, 2024
Microbiology Devices; Reclassification of Antigen, Antibody, and Nucleic Acid-Based Hepatitis B Virus Assay Devices
2024-21932
Food and Drug AdministrationProposed ruleSep 25, 2024
Microbiology Devices; Reclassification of Cytomegalovirus Deoxyribonucleic Acid Quantitative Assay Devices Intended for Transplant Patient Management
2024-21616
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleSep 23, 2024
Revocation of Regulations Regarding the Mutual Recognition of Pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practice Reports, Medical Device Quality System Audit Reports, and Certain Medical Device Product Evaluation Reports: United States and The European Community
2024-21559
Food and Drug AdministrationProposed ruleSep 20, 2024
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Quantitative Viral Nucleic Acid Test for Transplant Patient Management
2024-21086
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleSep 17, 2024
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Device To Detect or Measure Nucleic Acid From Viruses Associated With Head and Neck Cancers
2024-20896
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleSep 16, 2024
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Whole Exome Sequencing Constituent Device
2024-20550
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleSep 11, 2024
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Device To Detect and Identify Nucleic Acid Targets Including SARS-CoV-2 in Respiratory Specimens
2024-18266
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleAug 16, 2024
Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Device To Detect and Identify Selected Microbial Agents That Cause Acute Febrile Illness
2024-18264
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleAug 16, 2024
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2025 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program; and Medicare Overpayments
2024-14828
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesProposed ruleJul 31, 2024
21st Century Cures Act: Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking
2024-13793
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFinal ruleJul 1, 2024
Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Certification, Postmarketing Safety Reporting, and Labeling Requirements for Certain Medical Gases
2024-13190
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 18, 2024
Terminal Disclaimer Practice To Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting
2024-10166
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleMay 10, 2024
Adoption of Updated WIPO Standard ST.26; Revision to Incorporation by Reference
2024-09618
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleMay 3, 2024
340B Drug Pricing Program; Administrative Dispute Resolution Regulation
2024-08262 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleApr 19, 2024
Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees During Fiscal Year 2025
2024-06250
Patent and Trademark OfficeProposed ruleApr 3, 2024
Signature Requirements Related to Acceptance of Electronic Signatures for Patent Correspondence
2024-06126
Patent and Trademark OfficeFinal ruleMar 22, 2024
Biologics License Applications and Master Files
2024-02741
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 12, 2024
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2024 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; Medicare Advantage; Medicare and Medicaid Provider and Supplier Enrollment Policies; and Basic Health Program; Corrections
2024-02705
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesFinal ruleFeb 12, 2024
Medical Devices; Quality System Regulation Amendments
2024-01709
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleFeb 2, 2024
Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; Biennial Review of the List of Select Agents and Toxins
2024-01513 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentProposed ruleJan 30, 2024

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