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HHS/ASTP ONC RIN: 0955-AA07 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: ●Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement 
Abstract:

The final rule finalizes certain proposals from the HTI-2 proposed rule published in August 2024 (89 FR 63498) and in doing so advances interoperability and supports the access, exchange, and use of electronic health information. Specifically, the final rule amends the information blocking regulations by including definitions related to the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) Manner Exception. It also implements provisions related to the TEFCA, which will support the reliability, privacy, security, and trust within TEFCA. Lastly, this final rule includes corrections and updates to current regulatory provisions of the ONC Health IT Certification Program.

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 45 CFR 170    45 CFR 171    45 CFR 172   
Legal Authority: 2 U.S.C. 300jj–11    42 U.S.C. 300jj–52    5 U.S.C. 552, Pub. L. 114-255    ...   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory  Publish a list of the health information networks that have adopted the common agreement and are capable of trusted exchange pursuant to the common agreement.  07/24/2019 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/05/2024  89 FR 63498   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/04/2024 
Final Action  12/00/2024 
Final Action Effective  01/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Split from 0955-AA06, Related to 0955-AA08 
Agency Contact:
Michael Lipinski
Director, Regulatory & Policy Affairs Division
Department of Health and Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20201
Phone:202 690-7151
Email: michael.lipinski@hhs.gov