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RIN: 0991-AB59

Publication ID: Fall 2010

Title: Establishment of the Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology
Abstract: Under the authority granted to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (the National Coordinator) by section 3001(c)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), the National Coordinator issued a proposed rule proposing the establishment of two certification programs for the purposes of voluntarily testing and certifying health information technology. A final rule establishing a temporary certification program was issued on June 24, 2010 (75 FR 36158). The National Coordinator intends to issue a final rule establishing a permanent certification program by the end of 2010.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 170
Legal Authority: 42 USC 300jj-11

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/00/2010
NPRM Comment Period End	01/00/2011
Final Action	02/00/2011
Final Action Effective	02/00/2011

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 0991-AB58	Related Agencies: Common: HHS/CMS;
Agency Contact: Steven Posnack Policy Analyst Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20201 Phone:202 690-7151 Email: steven.posnack@hhs.gov