0945-AA18 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0945 Office for Civil Rights OCR 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes

The Department proposed to partially rescind the May 21, 2019, final rule entitled, Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority (2019 Final Rule), while leaving in effect the framework created by the February 23, 2011, final rule, entitled, Regulation for the Enforcement of Federal Health Care Provider Conscience Protection Laws. The Department also proposed to retain, with some modifications, certain provisions of the 2019 Final Rule regarding federal conscience protections but eliminate others.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined 44 CFR 88 5 U.S.C. 301 No NPRM 01/05/2023 88 FR 820 NPRM Comment Period End 03/06/2023 Final Action 11/00/2023 Undetermined Organizations Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No 0945-AA10 Related to David Christensen Supervisory Policy Advisor 0945 Office for Civil Rights OCR 202 795-7830 consciencerule@hhs.gov 200 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20201