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HHS/OS RIN: 0991-AB76 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Regulation for the Enforcement of Federal Health Care Provider Conscience Protection Laws 
Abstract: The Department of Health and Human Services issues this Final Rule which provides that enforcement of the federal statutory health care provider conscience protections will be handled by the Department's Office for Civil Rights, in conjunction with the Department's funding components. This Final Rule rescinds, in part, and revises, the December 19, 2008 Final Rule entitled "Ensuring That Department of Health and Human Services Funds Do Not Support Coercive or Discriminatory Policies or Practices in Violation of Federal Law" (the "2008 Final Rule"). Neither the 2008 final rule, nor this Final Rule, alters the statutory protections for individuals and health care entities under the federal health care provider conscience protection statutes, including the Church Amendments, Section 245 of the Public Health Service Act, and the Weldon Amendment. These federal statutory health care provider conscience protections remain in effect. 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR Part 88     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  02/23/2011  76 FR 9968   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Georgina Verdugo
Director, Office for Civil Rights
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Secretary
200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room F515,
Washington, DC 20202
Phone:202 619-0403