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| HHS/IHS | RIN: 0917-AA09 | Publication ID: 2012 |
| Title: Confidentiality of Medical Quality Assurance Records; Qualified Immunity for Participants | |
| Abstract: This proposed rule would implement section 805(j) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, as amended by the Affordable Care Act, requiring the Secretary, acting through the Indian Health Service, to promulgate regulations to make the medical quality assurance records of Indian health programs and urban Indian organizations confidential and privileged, with very limited exceptions. This section also prohibits the testimony of individuals who review or create medical quality assurance records, with very limited exceptions. | |
| Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) | Priority: Other Significant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
| Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
| Legal Authority: PL 94-437, sec 805, IHCI ACT amended by PL 111-148, sec 10221 | |
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
| Federalism: No | |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
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Agency Contact: Paul Fowler IHS Risk Management Officer Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service 801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 331, Rockville, MD 20852 Phone:301 443-6372 Fax:301 594-6213 Email: paul.fowler@hhs.gov |
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