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HHS/ONC RIN: 0955-AA05 Publication ID: Spring 2024 
Title: Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers Who Have Committed Information Blocking 
Abstract:

The rulemaking implements certain provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act) to establish appropriate disincentives for health care providers determined by the HHS Inspector General to have committed information blocking. Consistent with the Cures Act, the rulemaking establishes a first set of disincentives using HHS authorities under applicable Federal law, including authorities delegated to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 171    42 CFR 414    42 CFR 425    42 CFR 495   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300jj–52    42 U.S.C. 1302    42 U.S.C. 1306    42 U.S.C. 1395hh    42 U.S.C. 1395jjj    42 U.S.C. 1395rr(1)    5 U.S.C. 552.2   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/01/2023  88 FR 74947   
NPRM Comment Period End  01/02/2024 
Final Action  07/00/2024 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Alex Baker
Federal Policy Branch Chief
Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
330 C Street SW, 7th Fl,
Washington, DC 20201
Phone:202 690-7151
Email: alexander.baker@hhs.gov