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Federal rules on public health: 21 since January 2024
15 final rules and 6 proposed rules since January 9, 2024, 7 of them marked significant. Most come from the Health and Human Services Department (12), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (5), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (2), Food and Nutrition Administration (1).
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| Document | Agency | Type | Published |
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Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; Other Policy Changes; and Adoption of Updated Versions of Certain Health Information Technology Standards
2026-15833 | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Final rule | Aug 4 |
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages; Delay of Vitamin D in Yogurt Implementation Date and Technical Corrections
2026-12700 | Food and Nutrition Administration | Final rule | Jun 24 |
Extension of Compliance Dates for Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Applications of Recipients of Departmental Financial Assistance
2026-09266 | Health and Human Services Department | Final rule | May 11 |
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, and Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges
2026-07205 · significant | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Proposed rule | Apr 14 |
Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions To Unleash Prosperity
2025-23896 · significant | Health and Human Services Department | Proposed rule | Dec 29, 2025 |
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
2025-23484 | Health and Human Services Department | Proposed rule | Dec 19, 2025 |
Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Rates; Changes to the FY 2025 IPPS Rates Due to Court Decision; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes; Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Electronic Prescribing, Real-Time Prescription Benefit and Electronic Prior Authorization
2025-14681 | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Final rule | Aug 4, 2025 |
Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings
2025-11625 · significant | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Proposed rule | Jul 1, 2025 |
Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings
2025-00632 · significant | Occupational Safety and Health Administration | Final rule | Jan 15, 2025 |
HIPAA Security Rule To Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information
2024-30983 · significant | Health and Human Services Department | Proposed rule | Jan 6, 2025 |
Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Protecting Care Access
2024-29683 · significant | Health and Human Services Department | Final rule | Dec 17, 2024 |
Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA)
2024-29163 | Health and Human Services Department | Final rule | Dec 16, 2024 |
Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability
2024-14975 · significant | Health and Human Services Department | Proposed rule | Aug 5, 2024 |
21st Century Cures Act: Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking
2024-13793 | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Final rule | Jul 1, 2024 |
Medicare Program; Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program; Health Information Technology Standards and Implementation Specifications
2024-12842 | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | Final rule | Jun 17, 2024 |
Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Importation of Dogs and Cats
2024-09676 | Health and Human Services Department | Final rule | May 13, 2024 |
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
2024-09237 | Health and Human Services Department | Final rule | May 9, 2024 |
HIPAA Privacy Rule To Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy
2024-08503 | Health and Human Services Department | Final rule | Apr 26, 2024 |
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages
2024-07437 | Food and Nutrition Service | Final rule | Apr 18, 2024 |
Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes
2024-00091 | Health and Human Services Department | Final rule | Jan 11, 2024 |
Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing
2023-28857 | Health and Human Services Department | Final rule | Jan 9, 2024 |
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