DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of the Secretary

Office of the Secretary--Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1093 Civil Money Penalties for Medicare+Choice Organizations and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations 0991-AB03
1094 Civil Money Penalty Safe Harbor to Protect Payment of Medicare and Medigap Premiums for ESRD Beneficiaries 0991-AB04
1095 Safe Harbor for Ambulance Re-Stocking 0991-AB05
1096 Safe Harbor for Arrangements Involving Federally Qualified Health Centers 0991-AB06


Office of the Secretary--Final Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1097 Clarification of the Initial OIG Safe Harbor Provisions and Establishment of Additional Safe Harbor Provisions Under the Anti-Kickback Statute 0991-AA66
1098 Reproduction and Sale of Official Forms and Publications 0991-AA83
1099 Revised OIG Civil Money Penalties Resulting From Public Law 104-191 0991-AA90
1100 Shared Risk Exception to the Safe Harbor Provisions 0991-AA91
1101 Block Grant Programs 0991-AA97
1102 Health Care Fraud and Abuse Data Collection Program 0991-AA98
1103 Privacy Act Exempt Record System from the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank 0991-AA99
1104 Standards for Privacy of Individually Indentifiable Health Information (Reg Plan Seq. No. 27)0991-AB08
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register

Office of the Secretary--Completed Actions
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1105 Revised OIG Sanction Authorities Resulting From Public Law 105-33 0991-AA95
1106 Revision of HHS Freedom of Information Act Regulations 0991-AB01
1107 Further Clarifications to the Safe Harbor Provisions Under the Anti-Kickback Statute 0991-AB07


Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1108 Interstate Shipment of Biological Materials That Contain or May Contain Infectious Substances 0920-AA02


Departmental Management--Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1109 Implementation of the Equal Access to Justice Act in Agency Proceedings 0990-AA02


Food and Drug Administration--Prerule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1110 Investigational Use New Animal Drug Regulations (Section 610 Review) 0910-AB02
1111 Natural Rubber-Containing Drugs; User Labeling 0910-AB56
1112 Substances Prohibited From Use in Animal Food or Feed 0910-AB90


Food and Drug Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1113 Over-the-Counter (OTC) Drug Review 0910-AA01
1114 Hearing Aids; Professional and Patient Labeling; Conditions for Sale (Reg Plan Seq. No. 28)0910-AA39
1115 Investigational New Drugs: Export Requirements for Unapproved New Drug Products 0910-AA61
1116 Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Marketed OTC Drugs 0910-AA86
1117 Direct-to-Consumer Promotion Regulations 0910-AA90
1118 Labeling for Human Prescription Drugs; Revised Format (Reg Plan Seq. No. 29)0910-AA94
1119 Suspected Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Requirements for Human Drug and Biological Products 0910-AA97
1120 Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances 0910-AA99
1121 Radioactive Drugs for Basic Research 0910-AB00
1122 Administrative Practices and Procedures; Advisory Opinions and Guidelines 0910-AB14
1123 Registration of Foreign Establishments and Product Listing 0910-AB21
1124 Blood Initiative 0910-AB26
1125 Suitability Determination for Donors of Human Cellular and Tissue-Based Products 0910-AB27
1126 Current Good Tissue Practice for Manufacturers of Human Cellular and Tissue-Based Products 0910-AB28
1127 Antibiotic Drug Approval and Exclusivity 0910-AB33
1128 Applications for FDA Approval to Market a New Drug, Complete Response Letter; Amendments to Unapproved Applications 0910-AB34
1129 Expanded Access to Investigational Therapies 0910-AB37
1130 Amendment of Regulations Regarding Certain Label Statements on Prescription Drugs 0910-AB39
1131 Electronic Submission of Adverse Drug Reaction Reports 0910-AB42
1132 Distinguishing Marks for Drug Products Containing Insulin 0910-AB43
1133 Pregnancy Labeling 0910-AB44
1134 Supplemental Manufacturing Changes for New Animal Drugs 0910-AB49
1135 Pharmacy and Physician Compounding of Drug Products (Reg Plan Seq. No. 30)0910-AB58
1136 Drug Products That Present Demonstrable Difficulties for Compounding Because of Reasons of Safety or Effectiveness 0910-AB59
1137 Discontinuation of a Life-Saving Product 0910-AB60
1138 Pediatric Exclusivity 0910-AB62
1139 Positron Emission Tomography Drugs; Current Good Manufacturing Practices 0910-AB63
1140 Food Labeling: Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling and Nutrient Content Claims 0910-AB66
1141 Designated Journals 0910-AB67
1142 Presubmission Conferences 0910-AB68
1143 Current Good Manufacturing Practice for Medicated Feeds 0910-AB70
1144 Citizen Petitions; Actions That Can Be Requested by Petition; Summary Denial; and Referral for Other Administrative Action 0910-AB73
1145 CGMPs for Blood and Blood Components: Notification of Consignees and Transfusion Recipients Receiving Blood and Blood Components at Increased Risk of Transmitting HCV Infection (Reg Plan Seq. No. 31)0910-AB76
1146 Antibiotic Resistance Labeling 0910-AB78
1147 Fixed-Combination Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs for Human Use 0910-AB79
1148 Repackaging Approval Requirements 0910-AB81
1149 Stability Testing of Drugs 0910-AB82
1150 Postmarketing Studies for Human Drugs and Licensed Biological Products: Status Reports 0910-AB83
1151 Amendment of Various Food Additive and Device Regulations to Reflect Current American Society for Testing and Materials Citations 0910-AB84
1152 Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding Dietary Supplements (Reg Plan Seq. No. 32)0910-AB88
1153 Current Good Manufacturing for Blood and Blood Components; Blood Labeling Standards; Direct Final Rule 0910-AB89
1154 Submission in Electronic Format of Certain Labeling Information 0910-AB91
1155 Fees Relating to Drugs; Waiver and Reduction of Fees 0910-AB92
1156 Skip Lot Testing 0910-AB93
1157 Food Additives: Food Contact Substances Notification System 0910-AB94
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration--Final Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1158 New Animal Drug Approval Process; Implementation of Title I of the Generic Animal Drug and Patent Term Restoration Act (GADPTRA) 0910-AA02
1159 Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987; Policy Information, Guidance, and Clarifications 0910-AA08
1160 Biological Product: Post-Marketing Surveillance Reports of Information Affecting Biological Product Safety and Quality 0910-AA12
1161 Fruit and Vegetable Juices: Development of HACCP and Label Warning Statements for Juices (Reg Plan Seq. No. 33)0910-AA43
1162 Current Good Manufacturing Practice; Amendment of Certain Requirements for Finished Pharmaceuticals 0910-AA45
1163 Bioavailability and Bioequivalence Requirements 0910-AA51
1164 Drugs Used for Treatment of Narcotic Addicts 0910-AA52
1165 Aluminum in Large and Small Volume Parenterals Used in Total Parenteral Nutrition 0910-AA74
1166 New Drug Applications; Drug Master File 0910-AA78
1167 Investigational New Drug Applications; Clinical Holds for Drugs for Life-Threatening Illnesses 0910-AA84
1168 Sterility Requirements for Aqueous-Based Drug Products for Oral Inhalation 0910-AA88
1169 Informed Consent for Human Drugs and Biologics; Determination That Informed Consent Is Not Feasible 0910-AA89
1170 Current Good Manufacturing Practice; Revision of Certain Labeling Controls 0910-AA98
1171 Veterinary Feed Directives 0910-AB09
1172 New Drugs for Human Use; Clarification of Requirements for Patent Holder Notification 0910-AB12
1173 Exports; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 0910-AB16
1174 Medicated Feed Mill Licenses 0910-AB18
1175 Public Information; Communications With State and Foreign Government Officials 0910-AB22
1176 FDA Export Reform and Enhancement Act of 1996; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Unapproved or Violative Products Imported for Further Processing or Incorporation and Later Export 0910-AB24
1177 Shell Eggs: Warning, Notice and Safe Handling Labeling Statements and Refrigeration Requirements (Reg Plan Seq. No. 34)0910-AB30
1178 Progestational Drug Products for Human Use; Requirements for Labeling Directed to the Patient 0910-AB45
1179 Revisions to the General Safety Requirements for Biological Products; Direct Final Rule 0910-AB51
1180 Bulk Drug Substances for Use in Pharmacy Compounding 0910-AB57
1181 Manufacturing Changes for Drugs 0910-AB61
1182 Classification of Sheep as a Minor Species for All Data Collection Purposes 0910-AB69
1183 180-Day Generic Drug Exclusivity for Abbreviated New Drug Applications 0910-AB80
1184 Structure/Function 0910-AB97
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register

Food and Drug Administration--Long-Term Actions
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1185 Infant Formula: Good Manufacturing Practice, Quality Control Procedures, Quality Factors, Notification Requirements, and Records and Reports 0910-AA04
1186 Food Labeling Review 0910-AA19
1187 Medical Foods 0910-AA20
1188 Classification of Computer Software Programs That Are Medical Devices 0910-AA41
1189 Registration of Producers of Drugs and Listing of Drugs in Commercial Distribution 0910-AA49
1190 Reinventing FDA Food Regulations 0910-AA58
1191 Debarment Certification Regulations for Drug Applications 0910-AA76
1192 Investigational New Drug Applications; Request for Information and Comments 0910-AA83
1193 Establishment Registration and Listing of Human Cellular and Tissue-Based Products 0910-AB05
1194 Requirements Pertaining to the Sale and Distribution of Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco to Protect Children and Adolescents; Use of Nontobacco Trade or Brand Names 0910-AB17
1195 Exemption From Preemption of State and Local Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Requirements; Applications for Exemption Submitted by Various State Governments; Group 1; Group 2 0910-AB19
1196 Requirements for Liquid Medicated Feed and Free-Choice Medicated Feed 0910-AB50
1197 Implementation of the Import Tolerance Provisions of the Animal Drug Availability Act of 1996 and the Safe Level Provisions of the Animal Medicinal Drug Use Clarification Act of 1994 0910-AB71
1198 Mandatory HACCP Regulations for Manufacturers of Rendered Products 0910-AB72
1199 Surgeon's and Patient Examination Gloves; Reclassification 0910-AB74
1200 Marking Requirements for Imported Food Products That Have Been Refused Admission into the United States 0910-AB95
1201 Requirements for Persons Using Private Laboratories Regarding Actions Taken by the Food and Drug Administration 0910-AB96


Food and Drug Administration--Completed Actions
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1202 Dietary Supplement Regulations in Response to DSHEA 0910-AA59
1203 Over-the-Counter Human Drugs; Labeling Requirements 0910-AA79
1204 Definition of Substantial Evidence 0910-AB08
1205 Biological Products Regulated Under Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act; Implementation of Biologics License; Elimination of Establishment License and Product License 0910-AB29
1206 Radiopharmaceuticals Used for In Vivo Diagnosis and Monitoring 0910-AB52
1207 Requirements for Testing Human Blood Donors for Evidence of Infection Due to Communicable Disease Agents 0910-AB85
1208 General Requirements for Blood, Blood Components, and Blood Derivatives; Notification of Deferred Donors 0910-AB86
1209 Revisions to the Requirements Applicable to Blood, Blood Components, and Source Plasma 0910-AB87


Health Resources and Services Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1210 Designation of Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas 0906-AA44
1211 Compliance Alternatives for Provision of Uncompensated Services 0906-AA52


Health Resources and Services Administration--Final Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1212 Final Rule for the Health Professions, Nursing, Public Health, and Allied Health Training Grant Programs under 42 CFR Parts 57 and 58 0906-AA53


Health Resources and Services Administration--Long-Term Actions
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1213 National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on Physicians and Other Health Care Practitioners: Corporate Shield 0906-AA41


Health Resources and Services Administration--Completed Actions
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1214 National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on Physicians and Other Health Care Practitioners: Reporting Adverse and Negative Actions 0906-AA51


Indian Health Service--Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1215 Contracts Under the Indian Self-Determination Act 0917-AA04


Indian Health Service--Final Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1216 Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act Minimum Standards of Character 0917-AA02


Indian Health Service--Completed Actions
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1217 Currently Effective Indian Health Service Eligibility Regulations 0917-AA03


National Institutes of Health--Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1218 National Institutes of Health AIDS Research Loan Repayment Program 0925-AA02
1219 Undergraduate Scholarship Program Regarding Professions Needed by the NIH 0925-AA10
1220 National Cancer Institute Clinical Cancer Education Program 0925-AA17
1221 National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program for Research 0925-AA18
1222 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Contraception and Infertility Research Loan Repayment Program 0925-AA19
1223 Scientific Peer Review of Research Grant Applications and Research and Development Contract Projects 0925-AA20


National Institutes of Health--Final Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1224 Traineeships 0925-AA11
1225 Additional DHHS Protections for Pregnant Women and Human Fetuses Involved as Subjects in Research, and Pertaining to Human In Vitro Fertilization 0925-AA14
1226 National Research Service Awards 0925-AA16
1227 Federal Policy (Common Rule) for the Protection of Human Subjects 0925-AA21
1228 Service Fellowships 0925-AA22
1229 NIH Privacy Act System of Records, 09-25-0213, ``Administration: Investigative Records'' 0925-AA23


National Institutes of Health--Long-Term Actions
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1230 National Institutes of Health Construction Grants 0925-AA04


Office of Public Health and Science--Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1231 Public Health Service Standards for the Protection of Research Misconduct Whistleblowers 0940-AA01


Office of Public Health and Science--Long-Term Actions
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1232 Standards of Compliance for Abortion-Related Services in Family Planning Service Projects 0940-AA00


Health Care Financing Administration--Prerule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1233 End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Conditions for Coverage (HCFA-3818-F) (Section 610 Review) 0938-AG82
1234 Criteria for Medicare Coverage of Heart, Liver, and Lung Transplants (HCFA-3835-ANPRM) 0938-AH17


Health Care Financing Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1235 Medicare Program; Qualifications for Establishing and Maintaining Medicare Billing Privileges (HCFA-6002-P) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 35)0938-AH73
1236 National Standard for Identifiers of Health Plans (HCFA-4145-P) 0938-AH87
1237 State Child Health; Implementing Regulations for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (HCFA-2006-P) 0938-AI28
1238 Appeals of Carrier Determination That a Supplier Fails To Meet the Requirements for Medicare Billing Privileges (HCFA-6003-P) 0938-AI49
1239 Prospective Fee Schedule for Ambulance Services (HCFA-1002-NR) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 36)0938-AI72
1240 Medicare Program; Coverage and Administrative Policies for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests; Intent To Form Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (HCFA-3250-P) 0938-AI92
1241 Decision on the Funding for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation START Program, (HCFA-2041-N) 0938-AJ43
1242 Protection for Women Who Elect Reconstruction After a Mastectomy (HCFA-2040-IFC) 0938-AJ44
1243 Accelerated Payments to Providers Furnishing Services Under Medicare Part A and Part B and Advance Payments to Suppliers Furnishing Items or Services Under Medicare Part B (HCFA-1066-FC) 0938-AJ45
1244 Medicare/Medicaid and CLIA Programs: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 Exemption of Laboratories in the State of California (HCFA-2245-N) 0938-AJ47
1245 Federal Enforcement in Group and Individual Health Insurance Markets (HCFA-2019-FC) 0938-AJ48
1246 Medicare Program: Prospective Payment System for Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Services (HCFA-1069-P) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 37)0938-AJ55
1247 DME Surety Bonds (HCFA-6006-P) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 38)0938-AJ64
1248 Reapplication of the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations JCAHO (HCFA-2058-PN) 0938-AJ68
1249 Reapplication of the Community Health Accreditation Program, Incorporated (CHAP for continued approval of Deeming Authority for whom Health Care Agencies HCFA-2059-PN) 0938-AJ69
1250 HHA Surety Bond (HCFA-6001-P) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 39)0938-AJ81
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register

Health Care Financing Administration--Final Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1251 Additional Supplier Standards (HCFA-6004-F) 0938-AH19
1252 Requirements for Enrollment of Medicaid Recipients Under Cost Effective Employer-Based Group Health Plans (HCFA-2047-FC) 0938-AH48
1253 Terms, Definitions, and Addresses: Technical Amendments (HCFA-9877-FC) 0938-AH53
1254 Utilization Control and Discontinued Review Activities; Medicaid (HCFA-2101-FC) 0938-AH64
1255 Update of Ratesetting Methodology, Payment Rates and the List of Covered Surgical Procedures for Ambulatory Surgical Centers Effective for Calendar Year 2000 (HCFA-1885-F) 0938-AH81
1256 National Standard Health Care Provider Identifier (HCFA-0045-F) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 40)0938-AH99
1257 Medicare Program; Medicare+Choice Program (HCFA-1030-2-F) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 41)0938-AI29
1258 Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Services (HCFA-1005-F) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 42)0938-AI56
1259 Security and Electronic Signature Standards (HCFA-0049-F) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 43)0938-AI57
1260 Health Insurance Reform: Standards for Electronic Transactions (HCFA-0149-F) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 44)0938-AI58
1261 National Standard Employer Identifier (HCFA-0047-F) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 45)0938-AI59
1262 Medicaid Program; Home and Community-Based Services (HCFA-2010-FC) 0938-AI67
1263 Medicaid Managed Care; Regulatory Program To Implement Certain Medicaid Provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (HCFA-2001-P) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 46)0938-AI70
1264 Coverage of Religious Non-Medical Health Care Institutions (HCFA-1909-IFC) 0938-AI93
1265 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HCFA-1059-P) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 47)0938-AJ24
1266 Establishment of a Program To Collect Suggestions for Improving Medicare Program Efficiency and To Reward Suggestors (HCFA-4000-FC) 0938-AJ30
1267 The Children's Health Insurance Program: Implementing the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (HCFA-2006-P) (Reg Plan Seq. No. 48)0938-AJ75
References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register

Health Care Financing Administration--Long-Term Actions
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1268 Payment for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests (HCFA-1309-F) 0938-AB50
1269 Changes to Peer Review Organization Regulations (HCFA-3135-F) 0938-AD38
1270 Omnibus Nursing Home Reform Requirements (HCFA-3488-F) 0938-AD81
1271 ''Without Fault'' and Beneficiary Waiver of Recovery As It Applies to Medicare Overpayment Liability (HCFA-1719-P) 0938-AD95
1272 Protection of Income and Resources for Community Spouses of Institutionalized Individuals (HCFA-2023-P) 0938-AE12
1273 Survey Requirements and Alternative Sanctions for Home Health Agencies (HCFA-2169-F) 0938-AE39
1274 Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) Services (HCFA-2028-F) 0938-AE72
1275 Payment for Nursing and Allied Health Science Education (HCFA-1685-F) 0938-AE79
1276 Coverage of Screening Pap Smears (HCFA-3705-F) 0938-AE98
1277 Changes to the Long-Term Care Facility Survey Process (HCFA-3175-FC) 0938-AF02
1278 Requirements for Certain Health Insuring Organizations and OBRA `90 Technical Amendments (HCFA-1018-F) 0938-AF15
1279 Provider Reimbursement Determinations and Appeals (HCFA-1727-P) 0938-AF28
1280 Alternative Sanctions for Psychiatric Hospitals (HCFA-2191-P) 0938-AF32
1281 Medicaid Payment for Covered Outpatient Drugs Under Rebate Agreements (HCFA-2046-FC) 0938-AF42
1282 Referral to Child Support Enforcement Agencies of Medicaid Families (HCFA-2051-F) 0938-AF68
1283 Medicaid: Outstationed Intake Locations for Certain Low-Income Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children Under Age 19 (HCFA-2052-F) 0938-AF69
1284 Assessing Interest Against Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Debts (HCFA-6108-P) 0938-AF87
1285 Revised Medicaid Management Information Systems (HCFA-2038-FN) 0938-AG10
1286 Alternative Sanctions for Renal Dialysis Facilities (HCFA-3204-P) 0938-AG31
1287 Description of HCFA's Evaluation Methodology for the Peer Review Organizations Fifth Scope of Work Contracts (HCFA-3207-N) 0938-AG32
1288 Disclosure of Confidential PRO and ESRD Network Organization Information for Research Purposes (HCFA-3208-P) 0938-AG33
1289 Medicare Program: Limitations on Medicare Coverage of Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Machine Therapy (HCFA-3781-FN) 0938-AG44
1290 Telephone Requests for Review of Part B Initial Claim Determinations (HCFA-4121-F) 0938-AG48
1291 Effect of Change of Ownership on Provider and Supplier Penalties, Sanctions, Underpayments and Overpayments (HCFA-2215-P) 0938-AG59
1292 Medicaid: Optional Coverage of TB-Related Services for Individuals Infected With Tuberculosis (HCFA-2082-P) 0938-AG72
1293 Revision of Medicare/Medicaid Hospital Conditions of Participation (HCFA-3745-F) 0938-AG79
1294 Physicians' Referrals to Health Care Entities With Which They Have Financial Relationships--Expanded to Designated Health Services (HCFA-1809-F) 0938-AG80
1295 Home Health Agency (HHA) Conditions of Participation (HCFA-3819-F) 0938-AG81
1296 Distinct Part Requirements for Nursing Homes and Prohibition of Financial Screening of Applicants for Nursing Home Admission (HCFA-3815-P) 0938-AG84
1297 CLIA Program: Categorization of Waived Tests (HCFA-2225-FC) 0938-AG99
1298 Liability for Third Parties To Pay for Services (HCFA-2080-P) 0938-AH01
1299 Definition of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) for Coverage of Durable Medical Equipment (DME) and Home Health (HCFA-1834-P) 0938-AH16
1300 State Plan Amendment (SPA) Reconsideration Process (HCFA-2096-P) 0938-AH24
1301 Hospice Care--Conditions of Participation (HCFA-3844-P) 0938-AH27
1302 CLIA Program; Cytology Proficiency Testing (HCFA-2233-N) 0938-AH35
1303 Medicare Coverage of Services of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (HCFA-1843-P) 0938-AH37
1304 Payment Amount if Customary Charges Are Less Than Reasonable Costs (HCFA-1860-FC) 0938-AH49
1305 Limitations on Liability (HCFA-4859-FC) 0938-AH51
1306 Medicare Secondary Payer Clarifications and Amendments (HCFA-1865-P) 0938-AH52
1307 Revision to Accrual Basis of Accounting Policy (HCFA-1876-F) 0938-AH61
1308 Medicaid; Estate Recoveries (HCFA-2083-P) 0938-AH63
1309 Medicaid Hospice Care (HCFA-2016-P) 0938-AH65
1310 Provider and Supplier Billing When Medicare Is Secondary Payor to Liability Insurance (HCFA-1848-P) 0938-AH66
1311 Medicare Technical Conforming Amendments (HCFA-1858-FC) 0938-AH67
1312 Elimination of Certain Requirements for Peer Review Organizations in the Utilization and Quality Review Process and a Change in the Length of Peer Review Organization Contracts (HCFA-3235-FC) 0938-AH68
1313 Determination of Substandard Care in SNFs and NFs (HCFA-2240-P) 0938-AH69
1314 Waiver of Staffing Requirements for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Facilities Participating in an Experiment (HCFA-2236-GNC) 0938-AH72
1315 Individual Market Health Ins. Reform Portability From Group to Indiv. Coverage; Federal Rules for Access in the Indiv. Market; State Alternative Mechanisms to Federal Rules (HCFA-2882-F) 0938-AH75
1316 Revisions to Conditions for Coverage for Ambulatory Surgical Centers (HCFA-3887-P) 0938-AH83
1317 Disclosure of Peer Review Organization Information in Response to Beneficiary Complaints (HCFA-3241-P) 0938-AH85
1318 Medicaid Program; Amendment to the Preadmission Screening and Annual Resident Review Program (HCFA-2107-P) 0938-AH89
1319 Medically Needy Determinations Under Welfare Reform (HCFA-2109-IFC) 0938-AH92
1320 Medicaid Program; Coverage and Payment for Federally Qualified Health Center Services (HCFA-2043-P) 0938-AH95
1321 Revision to the Definition of an Unemployed Parent (HCFA-2106-FC) 0938-AH98
1322 Portability and Nondiscrimination in the Group Health Insurance Market (HCFA-2890-F) 0938-AI08
1323 Medicare Program; Medicare Integrity Program (HCFA-7020-F) 0938-AI09
1324 Medicare Program; Improvements to the Appeals Process for Medicare Beneficiaries Enrolled in HMOs, CMPs, and HCPPs (HCFA-4024-P) 0938-AI11
1325 Medicare Program; Physician Fee Schedule Conversion Factor for Calendar Year 1998 and Sustainable Growth Rate for Fiscal Year 1998 (HCFA-1893-FN) 0938-AI16
1326 Medicaid: Medical Child Support (HCFA-2081-P) 0938-AI21
1327 Medicare Program: Physicians' Referrals; Issuance of Advisory Opinions (HCFA-1902-F) 0938-AI38
1328 Medicare/Medicaid Program; User Fees for Information, Prodcuts, and Services (HCFA-6021-P) 0938-AI46
1329 Surety Bond Requirements for Comprehensive Outpatient Rehab. Facilities, Rehab. Agencies, Community Mental Health Centers, and Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities (HCFA-6005-P) 0938-AI48
1330 State Plan Requirements for Durable Medical Equipment Providers (HCFA-2007-P) 0938-AI63
1331 Recognition of the Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. (CHAP) and Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) for Hospices (HCFA-2029-PN) 0938-AI69
1332 Elimination of Application of Federal Financial Participation Limits (HCFA-2111-IFC) 0938-AI73
1333 Medicaid Program; Changes to Eligibility of Non-U.S. Citizens (HCFA-2108-P) 0938-AI74
1334 Medicare Program; Advance Refunding of Debt and Methodology for Repayment of Loan (HCFA-1777-P) 0938-AI75
1335 Medicare Hospice Care (HCFA-1022-P) 0938-AI77
1336 Revision of Procedures for Requesting Exceptions to Cost Limits for SNFs and Elimination of Reclassifications (HCFA-1883-P) 0938-AI80
1337 Solvency Standards for Provider-Sponsored Organizations (HCFA-1011-F) 0938-AI83
1338 Medicare Program; Medicare Coverage of and Payment for Bone Mass Measurements (HCFA-3004-F) 0938-AI89
1339 Health Insurance Reform Universal Health Care Identifier (HCFA-0048-NOI) 0938-AI91
1340 Peer Review Organization Contracts: Solicitation of Statements of Interest From In-State Organizations (HCFA-3009-N) 0938-AI99
1341 Replacement of Reasonable Charge Methodology by Fee Schedules (HCFA-1010-P) 0938-AJ00
1342 External Quality Review of Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (HCFA-2015-P) 0938-AJ06
1343 HHS' Recognition of NAIC Model Standards for Regulation of Medigap Policy (HCFA-2025-N) 0938-AJ07
1344 Reporting Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) Data as Part of the Conditions of Participation for Home Health Agencies (HCFA-3006-IFC) 0938-AJ10
1345 Medicare Program; Criteria and Standards for Evaluating Intermediary and Carrier Performance: Millennium Compliance (HCFA-4002-GNC) 0938-AJ15
1346 Rural Health Clinics: Amendments to Participation Requirements and Payment Provisions, and Establishment of a Quality Assessment and Improvement Program (HCFA-1910-P) 0938-AJ17
1347 Hospital Conditions of Participation: Laboratory Services (HCFA-3 014-P) 0938-AJ29
1348 Medicare Program; Procedures for Making Medical Services National Coverage Decisions (HCFA-3432-GN) 0938-AJ31
1349 Medicare Program; Special Payment Limits for Certain Durable Medical Equipment and Prosthetic Devices (HCFA-1050-PN) 0938-AJ34
1350 Medicare Hospice Care Amendments (HCFA-1022-P) 0938-AJ36
1351 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) (HCFA-1063-FC) 0938-AJ39
1352 Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2000 Rates (HCFA-1053-P) (Section 610 Review) 0938-AJ50


Health Care Financing Administration--Completed Actions
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1353 Case Management (HCFA-2027-F) 0938-AF07
1354 Adjustment in Payment Amounts for New Technology Intraocular Lenses (HCFA-3831-F) 0938-AH15
1355 Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances and Coverage Decisions--Second Quarter, 1998 (HCFA-9002-N) 0938-AI13
1356 GME: Incentive Payments Under Plans for Voluntary Reduction in Number of Residents (HCFA-1001-F) 0938-AI27
1357 Medicare Program; Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities. (HCFA-1913-IFC) 0938-AI47
1358 Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances -- First Quarter 1998 (HCFA-9879-N) 0938-AJ12
1359 Medicare Program State Allotments for Payments of Medicare Part B Premium for Qualifying Individuals: Federal Fiscal Year for 1999 (HCFA-2032-N) 0938-AJ28
1360 Medicaid Program; Civil Money Penalties for Nursing Homes (SNF/NF), Change in Notice Requirements, and Expansion of Discretionary Remedy (HCFA-2035-FC) 0938-AJ35
1361 Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Quarterly Listing of Program Issuances -- Third Quarter, 1998 (HCFA-9000-N) 0938-AJ37
1362 Recognition of the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) for Hospices (HCFA-2039-FN) 0938-AJ41
1363 Recognition of the Community Health Accreditation Program, Inc. (CHAP) for Hospices (HCFA-2029-FN) 0938-AJ42
1364 Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Home Health Agencies (HCFA-1059-P) 0938-AJ51
1365 Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Conditions of Participation; Patients' Rights (HCFA-3018-IFC) 0938-AJ56
1366 Medicare Program: Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities Update 0938-AJ58
1367 Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2000 (HCFA-1065-P) 0938-AJ61
1368 Medicaid Managed Care; Regulatory Program to Implement Certain Medicaid Provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 0938-AJ73


Administration for Children and Families--Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1369 Bonus To Reward High Performance States Under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Block Grant 0970-AB66
1370 Child Support Enforcement for Indian Tribes 0970-AB73
1371 Family Child Care Program Option for Head Start Programs 0970-AB90
1372 National Medical Support Notice 0970-AB97
1373 Program Performance Standards for the Operation of Head Start Programs 0970-AB99
1374 Safeguarding Child Support and Expanded FPLS Information 0970-AC01


Administration for Children and Families--Final Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1375 Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews and Child and Family Services State Plan Reviews, MEPA Implementation, and ASFA Implementation 0970-AA97
1376 Standards for Safe Transportation 0970-AB24
1377 Construction of Head Start Facilities 0970-AB54
1378 Methodology for Determining Whether an Increase in a State's Child Poverty Rate is the Result of the TANF Program 0970-AB65
1379 Requirements for the Tribal Programs 0970-AB78
1380 Child Support Enforcement Program Omnibus Conforming Regulation 0970-AB81
1381 Refugee Resettlement Program: Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance Programs 0970-AB83
1382 Incentive Payments and Audit Penalties to States and Political Subdivisions 0970-AB85
1383 Head Start Appeal Timelines 0970-AB87
1384 Welfare-to-Work Data Collection 0970-AB92
1385 State Self Assessments To Determine Compliance With Federal Regulations 0970-AB96
1386 Priority for Previously Selected Head Start Agencies 0970-AB98
1387 Technical Revision of Head Start Regulations to Make Them Conform to Recent Statutory Revisions 0970-AC00
1388 Assets for Independence Reserve Account 0970-AC02


Administration for Children and Families--Completed Actions
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1389 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 0970-AB77
1390 Bonus to Reward Decrease in Illegitimacy Ratio 0970-AB79
1391 Implementation of AFCARS Corrective Action and Penalties and CAPTA Amendments 0970-AB94


Administration on Aging--Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence NumberTitleRegulation Identifier Number
1392 Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging, Intrastate Funding Formulas; Training, Research and Discretionary Programs; Vulnerable Elder Rights; and Grants to Indians and Native Hawaiians 0985-AA00