Weekly Legislative & Regulatory Round-up
Week of January 23 - 29, 2010
| GAO reports |
Patient Safety Act: HHS Is in the Process of Implementing the Act, So Its Effectiveness Cannot Yet Be Evaluated GAO-10-281
Electronic Health Records: DOD and VA Interoperability Efforts Are Ongoing; Program Office Needs to Implement Recommended Improvements GAO-10-332
Emergency Preparedness: State Efforts to Plan for Medical Surge Could Benefit from Shared Guidance for Allocating Scarce Medical Resources GAO-10-381T
| OIG reports |
Monthly Recovery Act Report: December
Comparison of Second-Quarter 2009 Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Impact on Medicare Reimbursement for Fourth Quarter 2009 (PDF) (OEI-03-09-00640)
Comparison of Fourth-Quarter 2008 Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Impact on Medicare Reimbursement for Second Quarter 2009 (PDF) (OEI-03-09-00340)
Comparison of First-Quarter 2009 Average Sales Prices and Average Manufacturer Prices: Impact on Medicare Reimbursement for Third Quarter 2009 (PDF) (OEI-03-09-00490)
| Bills introduced |
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Number/ Title |
Date Introduced | Sponsor | Description |
H. Res. 1039 |
1/26/10 |
CHRISTOPHER LEE (R-NY) |
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day; to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. |
S. 2958 |
1/26/10 |
ROBERT MENENDEZ (D-NJ) |
A bill to provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance; to the Committee on Finance. |
H. Con. Res. 233 |
1/27/10 |
BARBARA LEE (D-CA) |
Concurrent resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
S. 2964 |
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CHARLES GRASSLEY (R-IA) |
A bill to amend title XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. |
| Federal Register notices |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the intention of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the proposed information collection
project: ``Collection of Information for Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality's (AHRQ) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and
Systems (CAHPS) Health Plan Survey Comparative Database.'' In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, AHRQ
invites the public to comment on this proposed information collection.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by March 26, 2010.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and pvention
Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee
(HICPAC); Meeting notice
Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., February 11, 2010. 9 a.m.-12
p.m., February 12, 2010.
Place: CDC, Global Communications Center, Building 19,
Auditorium B3, 1600 Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Detailed Notice
of Discharge (DND).
2. Type of Information Collection Request: Revision of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Important
Message from Medicare (IM)
3. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Recovery Act--
Reporting Requirements for States Under FMAP Increase and TMA
Provisions
4. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: State Plan p-
print implementing Section 6087 of the Deficit Reduction Act: Optional
Self-Direction Personal Assistance Services (PAS) Program (Cash and
Counseling); Form Number: CMS-10234 (OMB: 0938-1024)
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology; HIT Policy Committee's Workgroup Meetings; Notice of
Meetings
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
Date and Time: The HIT Policy Committee Workgroups will hold the
following public meetings during February 2010: February 3rd Privacy &
Security Policy Workgroup, 3 to 4:30 p.m./Eastern Time; February 9th
Strategic Plan Workgroup, 9 to 12 p.m./Eastern Time; February 11th
Adoption/Certification Workgroup, 2 to 5 p.m./Eastern Time; February
12th Meaningful Use Workgroup, 11 to 1 p.m./Eastern Time; February 16th
NHIN Workgroup, 10 to 2 p.m./Eastern Time; February 19th Privacy &
Security Policy Workgroup, 2 to 4 p.m./Eastern Time; and February 26th
Strategic Plan Workgroup, 9 to 12 p.m./Eastern Time.
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology; HIT Standards Committee's Workgroup Meetings; Notice of
Meetings
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
Date and Time: The HIT Standards Committee Workgroups will hold the
following public meetings during February 2010: February 18th Privacy &
Security Workgroup, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m./Eastern Time; and February 23rd
Clinical Operations Vocabulary Workgroup 9 a.m. to 4 p.m./Eastern Time.
Indian Health Service
Request for Public Comment: 30-Day Proposed Information
Collection: Indian Health Service Customer Satisfaction Survey
ACTION: Notice.
Proposed Collection: Title: 0917-NEW, ``Indian Health Service
Customer Satisfaction Survey.''
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Medicare Program; Approval of Independent Accrediting
Organizations To Participate in the Advanced Diagnostic Imaging
Supplier Accreditation Program
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces our approval of the following three
national accreditation organizations to accredit suppliers seeking to
furnish the technical component (TC) of advanced diagnostic imaging
services under the Medicare program: the American College of Radiology
(ACR); the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC); and The Joint
Commission (TJC).
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Medicare Program; Meeting of the Medicare Evidence Development
and Coverage Advisory Committee, March 24, 2010
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
DATES: Meeting date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 7:30 a.m. until
4:30 p.m., eastern daylight time (e.d.t.).
Food and Drug Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Export of Medical Devices-Foreign Letters of Approval
ACTION: Notice.
Food and Drug Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; General Licensing Provisions: Biologics License
Application, Changes to an Approved Application, Labeling, Revocation
and Suspension, Postmarketing Studies Status Reports, and Forms FDA
356h and 2567
ACTION: Notice.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and pvention
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Proposed Project: pvention Research Centers Program National Evaluation Reporting
System--Revision--National Center for Chronic Disease pvention and
Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), Centers for Disease Control and pvention
(CDC).
Centers for Disease Control and pvention
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Proposed Project: Development and Testing of an HIV pvention Intervention Targeting
Black Bisexually-Active Men--new--National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral
Hepatitis, STD and TB pvention (NCHHSTP), Centers for Disease Control
and pvention (CDC).
Centers for Disease Control and pvention
Proposed Data Collections Submitted for Public Comment and
Proposed Project: pvalence Survey of Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs) and
Antimicrobial Use in U.S. Acute Care Hospitals--New--National Center
for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) (proposed),
Centers for Disease Control and pvention (CDC).
Centers for Disease Control and pvention
Notice of National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical
Exposures Leadership Council Conference Call
Time and Date: 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Friday, January 29, 2010.
Location: Teleconference.
Status: The public is invited to listen to the meeting by phone,
see ``contact for additional information'' below.
Centers for Disease Control and prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC), Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), and National Institutes of Health (NIH) announce
a public meeting to obtain public comment on ``A Public Health Action
Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance (Part I: Domestic Issues)''.
Time and Date: 12-1:30 p.m. EST, February 3, 2010.
Place: Hyatt Regency Bethesda, 7400 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814 (One Bethesda Metro Center).
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Centers for Disease Control and pvention
Task Force on Community pventive Services
Name: Task Force on Community pventive Services meeting.
Times and Dates: 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EST, February 17, 2010; 8 a.m.-1
p.m. EST, February 18, 2010.
Place: Centers for Disease Control and pvention, 2500 Century
Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30345.
Status: Open to the public, limited only by space available.
Food and Drug Administration
Draft Guidance for Industry on Assessment of Abuse Potential of
Drugs; Availability
ACTION: Notice.
Food and Drug Administration
Guidance for Industry on the Use of Mechanical Calibration of
Dissolution Apparatus 1 and 2--Current Good Manufacturing Practice;
Availability
ACTION: Notice.
Food and Drug Administration
The Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory
Committee; Notice of Meeting
ACTION: Notice.
Date and Time: The meeting will be held on March 12, 2010, from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg, Salons A, B, C,
and D, 620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD.
Food and Drug Administration
Strengthening the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's
510(k) Review Process; Public Meeting; Request for Comments
ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comments.
Health Resources and Services Administration
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D--Coordinated HIV Services and
Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth
ACTION: Notice of non-competitive replacement award.
SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is
issuing a non-competitive replacement award from the pvious grantee,
Orlando Health, Incorporated's HUG-ME Program, to the Orange County
Health Department, Orlando, Florida, that will ensure continuity of
Part D HIV/AIDS care and treatment services without disruption to HIV/
AIDS-infected women, infants and children in Orange County and the
surrounding areas.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on
Physicians and Other Health Care Practitioners: Reporting on Adverse
and Negative Actions
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This final rule revises existing regulations under sections
401 through 432 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986,
governing the National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information
on Physicians and Other Health Care Practitioners, to incorporate
statutory requirements under section 1921 of the Social Security Act,
as amended by section 5(b) of the Medicare and Medicaid Patient and
Program Protection Act of 1987 (MMPPPA), and as amended by the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA).
DATES: This rule is effective March 1, 2010.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: End Stage Renal
Disease Death Notification Public Law 95-292; 42 CFR 405.2133, 45 CFR
5-5b; 20 CFR Parts 401 and 422E
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
1. Type of Information Collection Request: Extension of a currently
approved collection; Title of Information Collection: Eligibility Error
Rate Measurement in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance
Program.
President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships
Times and Dates: Tuesday, February 2nd from 4-6 p.m. EST and
Thursday, February 4th from 4-6 p.m. EST.
Place: Meetings will be held via conference call. Please contact
Mara Vanderslice for call-in information and further details at
Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
Conference call line will be available.