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Health and Human Services Department
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was created as the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare on April 11, 1953 (5 U.S.C. app.).
HHS is the Cabinet-level department of the Federal executive branch most involved with the Nation's human concerns. In one way or another, it touches the lives of more Americans than any other Federal agency. It is a department of people serving people, from newborn infants to persons requiring health services to our most elderly citizens.
- Agency URL:
- http://www.hhs.gov/
- Sub-agencies:
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Aging Administration
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Child Support Enforcement Office
- Children and Families Administration
- Family Assistance Office
- Food and Drug Administration
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Indian Health Service
- Inspector General Office, Health and Human Services Department
- National Institutes of Health
- National Library of Medicine
- Program Support Center
- Public Health Service
- Refugee Resettlement Office
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Health Care Finance Administration
- Community Living Administration
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Appointment of Administrative Dispute Resolution Panel Members
Editorial Note: The Department of Health and Human Services withdrew this document while it was on public inspection. It will remain on public inspection until the close of business on January 22, 2021. A copy of the withdrawal request is available at the Office of the Federal Register.
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Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule To Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or ``the Department'') is issuing this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information...
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Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Fermented or Hydrolyzed Foods; Correction
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is correcting a final rule that published in the Federal Register of August 13, 2020. The final rule establishes requirements concerning ``gluten-free'' labeling for foods that are fermented or hydrolyzed or that contain fermented or hydrolyzed ingredients.
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Food Labeling; Gluten-Free Labeling of Fermented or Hydrolyzed Foods
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is issuing a final rule to establish requirements concerning ``gluten-free'' labeling for foods that are fermented or hydrolyzed or that contain fermented or hydrolyzed ingredients. These requirements f are needed to help ensure that individuals with celiac disease are not misled and receive truthful...
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Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods; Extension of Comment Period
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending for a second time the comment period for the proposed rule, and for the information collection related to the proposed rule, entitled ``Laboratory Accreditation for Analyses of Foods'' that appeared in the Federal Register of November 4, 2019. We are taking this action in response to a...
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Premarket Tobacco Product Applications and Recordkeeping Requirements; Reopening of the Comment Period
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is reopening the comment period only for the agency information collection activity associated with proposed rulemaking entitled ``Premarket Tobacco Product Applications and Recordkeeping Requirements,'' which appeared in the Federal Register of September 25, 2019. FDA is not reopening the...
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National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Revisions to the Vaccine Injury Table
The Secretary finalizes the proposed rule to amend the Vaccine Injury Table (Table) by regulation. This final rule will have effect only for petitions for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) filed after this final rule become effective. This final rule does not impact COVID-19 vaccines or PREP Act immunity...
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Requirement for Negative Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Result or Documentation of Recovery From COVID-19 for All Airline or Other Aircraft Passengers Arriving Into the United States From Any Foreign Country
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces an Agency Order requiring negative pre-departure COVID-19 test results or documentation of recovery from COVID-19 for all airline or other aircraft passengers arriving into the United States from any foreign country....
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Proposed Information Collection Activity; Monitoring and Compliance for Office of Refugee Resettlement Care Provider Facilities (New Collection)
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is inviting public comments on the proposed collection. The request consists of several forms that allow the Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) Program to monitor its care provider facilities for...
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Requests for Proposals for Insulin Reimportation and Personal Prescription Drug Importation
On September 24, 2020, the Department issued two requests for proposals for the reimportation of insulin and the personal importation of prescription drugs on its website. The Department is issuing this Notice to include a revised version of the September 24, 2020 proposals in the Federal Register.
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Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
This document revises and restates the Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the General Counsel (OGC), to reflect, among other things, OGC participation in the Inter- Agency False Claims Act Working Group and re-allocation of responsibilities concerning...
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources; Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is updating and realigning a portion of two offices within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Resources (ASFR), Office of the Secretary: the Immediate Office (AM) and the Office of Finance (AMS) ASFR is modifying its structure to move the Division of Enterprise Risk Management...
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Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (NIH)
In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will publish periodic summaries of propose projects to be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.