0955-AA01 202010 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0955 Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ONC 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program

The final rule implements certain provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act, including Conditions and Maintenance of Certification requirements for health information technology (health IT) developers under the ONC Health IT Certification Program (Program), the voluntary certification of health IT for use by pediatric healthcare providers and reasonable and necessary activities that do not constitute information blocking. The implementation of these provisions will advance interoperability and support the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information.  The rule also finalizes certain modifications to the 2015 Edition health IT certification criteria and Program in additional ways to advance interoperability, enhance health IT certification, and reduce burden and costs.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes No Regulatory 45 CFR 170 45 CFR 171 Pub. L. 114-255 No NPRM 03/04/2019 84 FR 7424 NPRM Comment Period Extended 04/23/2019 84 FR 16834 NPRM Comment Period End 05/03/2019 NPRM Comment Period Extended End 06/03/2019 Final Action 05/01/2020 85 FR 25642 Final Action Effective 06/30/2020 Yes Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Organizations Federal Local State No Yes No Michael Lipinski Director, Regulatory and Policy Affairs Division/ Office of Policy 0955 Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ASTP/ONC 202 690-7151 michael.lipinski@hhs.gov Mail Stop: 7033A, 330 C Street SW, Washington DC 20201