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RIN: 0917-AA10

Publication ID: Fall 2018

Title: Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund (CHEF)
Abstract: CHEF pays for extraordinary medical costs associated with treatment of victims of disasters or catastrophic illnesses. CHEF is used to reimburse PRC programs for high cost cases (e.g., burn victims, motor vehicle accidents, high risk obstetrics, cardiology, etc.). The proposed rule establishes conditions and procedures for payment from the fund.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)	Priority: Info./Admin./Other
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Regulatory
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 94-437, sec. 202(d), IHCI Act, as amended by Pub. L. 111-148, sec. 10221

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	01/26/2016	81 FR 4339
NPRM Comment Period End	03/11/2016
Final Action	12/00/2018

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Terri Schmidt Acting Director, Office of Resource Access and Partnerships Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service 5600 Fishers Lane, Suite 10E73, Rockville, MD 20857 Phone:301 443-4973 Email: terri.schmidt@ihs.gov