{"description":"Documents matching 'Medical Billing IT Services'","count":10000,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=Medical+Billing+IT+Services&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Medical Billing for Healthcare Services Provided by Department of Defense Military Medical Treatment Facilities to Civilian Non-Beneficiaries","type":"Rule","abstract":"As required by the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA-23), this rule reduces financial harm to civilians who are not covered beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS), and who receive healthcare services at DoD military medical treatment facilities (MTF). The rulemaking implements the MHS Modified Payment and Waiver Program (MPWP) through which the DoD applies a sliding fee scale and/or a catastrophic fee waiver to medical invoices of certain non-beneficiaries and accepts payments from health insurers of non-beneficiaries as full payment except for copays, coinsurance, deductibles, nominal fees and non- covered services.","document_number":"2026-02437","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/06/2026-02437/medical-billing-for-healthcare-services-provided-by-department-of-defense-military-medical-treatment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-06/pdf/2026-02437.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02437.pdf?1770299125","publication_date":"2026-02-06","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"Tribal Governments.\n \n \n List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 220 \n Accounts receivable, Civilian <span class=\"match\">medical</span> debt, Claims, Health care, Health insurance, <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> <span class=\"match\">billing</span>, <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> debt, <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> debt waiver, Military <span class=\"match\">medical</span> treatment facilities, Military personnel, and Third party collections. \n \n Accordingly, the DoD amends 32 CFR part 220 to read as follows: \n \n PART 220—<span class=\"match\">MEDICAL</span> <span class=\"match\">BILLING</span> FOR HEALTHCARE <span class=\"match\">SERVICES</span> PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY <span class=\"match\">MEDICAL</span> TREATMENT FACILITIES TO CIVILIAN NON-BENEFICIARIES \n \n \n 1. The authority citation for part 220"},{"title":"National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department solicits nominations for membership to serve on the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC). The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT. Through NHTSA, NEMSAC's advice is provided to the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS).","document_number":"2025-18096","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/18/2025-18096/national-emergency-medical-services-advisory-council","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-18/pdf/2025-18096.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18096.pdf?1758113116","publication_date":"2025-09-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"The Department solicits nominations for membership to serve on the National Emergency <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> <span class=\"match\">Services</span> Advisory Council (NEMSAC). The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of Emergency <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> <span class=\"match\">Services</span> (EMS) representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations regarding EMS to DOT. Through NHTSA, NEMSAC's advice is provided to the Secretary of Transportation and the Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> <span class=\"match\">Services</span> (FICEMS). \n \n \n DATES: \n Nominations for NEMSAC membership must be received on or before"},{"title":"National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice announces meetings of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC).","document_number":"2026-07985","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/24/2026-07985/national-emergency-medical-services-advisory-council-notice-of-public-meeting","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-24/pdf/2026-07985.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07985.pdf?1776948312","publication_date":"2026-04-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act of 2012, codified at 42 U.S.C. 300d-4 as a Federal Advisory Committee. The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of emergency <span class=\"match\">medical</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> (EMS) representatives to provide advice and consult with: \n a. The Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> <span class=\"match\">Services</span> (FICEMS) on matters relating to EMS issues; and \n b. The Secretary of Transportation on matters relating to EMS issues affecting DOT. \n \n The NEMSAC provides an important national forum for the non-Federal"},{"title":"Registering Emergency Medical Services Agencies Under the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017","type":"Rule","abstract":"The \"Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017,\" (the Act) which became law on November 17, 2017, amended the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to allow for a new registration category for emergency medical services agencies that handle controlled substances. It also established standards for registering emergency medical services agencies, and set forth new requirements for delivery, storage, and recordkeeping related to their handling of controlled substances. In addition, the Act allows emergency medical services professionals to administer controlled substances outside the physical presence of a medical director or authorizing medical professional pursuant to a valid standing or verbal order. The Drug Enforcement Administration is publishing this final rule to conform its regulations to the statutory amendments of the CSA and to otherwise implement its requirements. This final rule adopts, with minor modifications, the notice of proposed rulemaking published on October 5, 2020.","document_number":"2026-02288","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/05/2026-02288/registering-emergency-medical-services-agencies-under-the-protecting-patient-access-to-emergency","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-05/pdf/2026-02288.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02288.pdf?1770153307","publication_date":"2026-02-05","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","name":"Drug Enforcement Administration","id":116,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/drug-enforcement-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/116","parent_id":268,"slug":"drug-enforcement-administration"}],"excerpts":"“emergency <span class=\"match\">medical</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> agency,” “emergency <span class=\"match\">medical</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> professional,” “emergency <span class=\"match\">medical</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> vehicle,” “hospital-based,” “<span class=\"match\">medical</span> director,” “<span class=\"match\">medical</span> oversight,” “on call,” “registered emergency <span class=\"match\">medical</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> agency,” “registered location,” “specific State authority,” “standing order,” “stationhouse,” and “verbal order.” \n The definition of “actively in use” was added to provide clarity under 21 U.S.C. 823(k)(6)(C)(ii) as to when an EMS vehicle used by an agency may store controlled substances. This definition would include instances"},{"title":"Emergency Medical Services for Children Data Center (EDC)","type":"Notice","abstract":"HRSA will provide additional funds to the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, the current EDC Program recipient, to extend the recipient's current period of performance by 12 months. This extension is necessary to support continuity of operations that facilitate pediatric readiness national data collection activities in hospital emergency departments (ED) and prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) agencies throughout the country. The current performance period ends June 30, 2026.","document_number":"2026-07035","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/13/2026-07035/emergency-medical-services-for-children-data-center-edc","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-13/pdf/2026-07035.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07035.pdf?1775825108","publication_date":"2026-04-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Health Resources and Services Administration","name":"Health Resources and Services Administration","id":222,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-resources-and-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/222","parent_id":221,"slug":"health-resources-and-services-administration"}],"excerpts":"Instrument: \n Cooperative Agreement.\n \n \n • \n Authority: \n 42 U.S.C. 300w-9 (Public Health <span class=\"match\">Service</span> Act, Title XIX, § 1910).\n \n \n Table 1—Recipient(s) and Award Amount(s) \n \n Grant number \n Award recipient name \n City, state \n Award amount \n \n \n UJ5MC30824 \n UNIVERSITY OF UTAH \n Salt Lake City, UT \n $1,600,000 \n \n \n \n Justification: \n The Emergency <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> <span class=\"match\">Services</span> for Children (EMSC) program funds demonstration projects to expand and improve emergency <span class=\"match\">medical</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> for children who need treatment for trauma or critical care. The purpose of this program"},{"title":"Medical Billing for Healthcare Services Provided by Department of Defense Military Medical Treatment Facilities to Civilian Non-Beneficiaries","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"As required by the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA-23), this document proposes to reduce financial harm to civilians who are not covered beneficiaries of the Military Health System (MHS), and who receive healthcare services at DoD military medical treatment facilities (MTF). The rulemaking, once finalized, will implement the MHS Modified Payment and Waiver Program (MPWP) through which the DoD will apply a sliding fee scale and/or a catastrophic fee waiver to medical invoices of certain non-beneficiaries and will accept payments from health insurers of non-beneficiaries as full payment except for copays, coinsurance, deductibles, nominal fees and non-covered services.","document_number":"2024-22584","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/01/2024-22584/medical-billing-for-healthcare-services-provided-by-department-of-defense-military-medical-treatment","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-01/pdf/2024-22584.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-22584.pdf?1727700348","publication_date":"2024-10-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"tribal governments. \n \n List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 220 \n Accounts receivable, Civilian <span class=\"match\">medical</span> debt, Claims, Healthcare, Health insurance, <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> <span class=\"match\">billing</span>, <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> debt, <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> debt waiver, Military <span class=\"match\">medical</span> treatment facilities, Military personnel, and Third party collections. \n \n Accordingly, the DoD proposes to amend 32 CFR part 220 to read as follows: \n \n PART 220—<span class=\"match\">MEDICAL</span> <span class=\"match\">BILLING</span> FOR HEALTHCARE <span class=\"match\">SERVICES</span> PROVIDED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY <span class=\"match\">MEDICAL</span> TREATMENT FACILITIES TO CIVILIAN NON-BENEFICIARIES \n \n 1. The authority citation for part"},{"title":"Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center","type":"Notice","abstract":"HRSA plans to provide additional funds to the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, the current EIIC Program recipient, to extend the recipient's current period of performance by 12 months. This extension is necessary to support continuity of operations that facilitate pediatric readiness activities in hospital emergency departments (ED) and prehospital emergency medical services (EMS) agencies throughout the country. The current performance period ends June 30, 2025.","document_number":"2025-09294","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/23/2025-09294/emergency-medical-services-for-children-innovation-and-improvement-center","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-23/pdf/2025-09294.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09294.pdf?1747917917","publication_date":"2025-05-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Health Resources and Services Administration","name":"Health Resources and Services Administration","id":222,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-resources-and-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/222","parent_id":221,"slug":"health-resources-and-services-administration"}],"excerpts":"Assistance Listing (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) Number: \n 93.127.\n \n \n Award Instrument: \n Cooperative Agreement.\n \n \n Authority: \n 42 U.S.C. 300w-9 (Public Health <span class=\"match\">Service</span> Act, title XIX, sec. 1910).\n \n \n Purpose/Justification: \n The Emergency <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> <span class=\"match\">Services</span> for Children (EMSC) program funds demonstration projects to expand and improve emergency <span class=\"match\">medical</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> for children who need treatment for trauma or critical care. EIIC provides technical support to states and jurisdictions to achieve the EMSC program's mandate by increasing pediatric"},{"title":"Medical Review Board; Membership","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department solicits nominations for membership to serve on the Medical Review Board (MRB). MRB will provide scientific advice to the Secretary of Transportation (the Secretary) through the Administrator of FMCSA on medical issues, including the physical qualification requirements for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) operators.","document_number":"2026-01158","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/22/2026-01158/medical-review-board-membership","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-22/pdf/2026-01158.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-01158.pdf?1769003114","publication_date":"2026-01-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","name":"Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration","id":181,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/181","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-motor-carrier-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"seeks physicians from many different <span class=\"match\">medical</span> specialties to develop science-based CMV physical qualification standards, <span class=\"match\">medical</span> advisory criteria, and safety policies. As members of MRB, physicians will provide expert guidance on <span class=\"match\">medical</span> guidelines and standards. The Agency is committed to appointing physicians with diverse professional backgrounds. To be eligible for appointment, physicians must have a current U.S. <span class=\"match\">medical</span> license and current board certification in a specialty area directly related to <span class=\"match\">medical</span> certification requirements and be able"},{"title":"Airworthiness Directives; B/E Aerospace Fischer GmbH Medical Seats","type":"Rule","abstract":"The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain B/E Aerospace Fischer GmbH (B/E Aerospace Fischer) Medical Seats 230/305. This AD was prompted by a determination that certain medical seats that are certified for aft facing (AF) and forward facing (FF) installations have been delivered with an incorrect version of the swivel unit. This AD requires modification and reidentification of the affected medical seats. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.","document_number":"2026-08003","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/24/2026-08003/airworthiness-directives-be-aerospace-fischer-gmbh-medical-seats","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-24/pdf/2026-08003.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-08003.pdf?1776948314","publication_date":"2026-04-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Aviation Administration","name":"Federal Aviation Administration","id":159,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-aviation-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/159","parent_id":492,"slug":"federal-aviation-administration"}],"excerpts":"Aerospace Fischer GmbH <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> Seats: \n Amendment 39-23318; Docket No. FAA-2026-3861; Project Identifier MCAI-2026-00003-Q.\n \n (a) Effective Date \n This airworthiness directive (AD) is effective May 11, 2026. \n (b) Affected ADs \n None. \n (c) Applicability \n (1) This AD applies to B/E Aerospace Fischer GmbH (B/E Aerospace Fischer) <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> Seat 230/305 with a part number (P/N) and serial number combination listed in Table 1—affected P/Ns, in Paragraph 1.1 SB [<span class=\"match\">Service</span> Bulletin] Effectivity of Collins Aerospace Alert <span class=\"match\">Service</span> Bulletin (ASB) SB 9613-005"},{"title":"Reproductive Health Services","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is proposing to reinstate the full exclusion on abortions and abortion counseling from the medical benefits package, which was removed in 2022. Before that time, this exclusion had been firmly in place since the medical benefits package was first established in 1999. VA is also proposing to reinstate the exclusions on abortion and abortion counseling for Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) that were removed in 2022. We take this action to ensure that VA provides only needed medical services to our nation's heroes and their families.","document_number":"2025-14687","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/04/2025-14687/reproductive-health-services","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-04/pdf/2025-14687.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-14687.pdf?1754078407","publication_date":"2025-08-04","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"abortion <span class=\"match\">services</span> as not \n \n “needed” <span class=\"match\">medical</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> and therefore not covered by the <span class=\"match\">medical</span> benefits package.\n 1 \n \n \n \n \n 1 \n  The <span class=\"match\">medical</span> benefits package was established in 1999 based on the comprehensive Veterans Benefits Act of 1997, which established, inter alia, 38 U.S.C. 1710. Until 2022, VA had never interpreted its authority under the 1999 extensive revisions to title 38 as allowing abortions.\n \n \n \n As a matter of law, it is without question that VA has the authority to bar provision of abortion <span class=\"match\">services</span> through the VA <span class=\"match\">medical</span> benefits"},{"title":"Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on April 20-21, 2026. A sample of agenda items to be discussed include: a review of recent medical events; recommendations and advice to support the NRC implementation of the ADVANCE Act; recommendations on the staff's memo for licensing the use of alpha nuclides in radiopharmaceutical therapy; recommendations on the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technologies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the NRC medical staff and the ACMUI; recommended best practices for the preparation of reports, including guidance on writing subcommittee reports and developing effective presentations, including Commission presentations; assessment of ACMUI membership to determine if the ACMUI would like to propose a change in membership to include an interventional radiologist; ACMUI review and recommendations regarding staff's proposed rulemaking on modernizing requirements relating to physical protection of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material rulemaking (topic is tentative based on its rulemaking schedule); and NRC's medical radiation safety team updates.","document_number":"2026-06807","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/09/2026-06807/advisory-committee-on-the-medical-uses-of-isotopes-meeting-notice","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-09/pdf/2026-06807.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06807.pdf?1775652309","publication_date":"2026-04-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"Advisory Committee on the <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on April 20-21, 2026. A sample of agenda items to be discussed include: a review of recent <span class=\"match\">medical</span> events; recommendations and advice to support the NRC implementation of the ADVANCE Act; recommendations on the staff's memo for licensing the use of alpha nuclides in radiopharmaceutical therapy; recommendations on the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technologies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the NRC <span class=\"match\">medical</span> staff and the ACMUI; recommended"},{"title":"Submission for Review: Report of Medical Examination of Person Electing Survivor Benefits, OPM 1530, 3206-0162","type":"Notice","abstract":"Retirement Services offers the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an expiring information collection request (ICR), Report of Medical Examination of Person Electing Survivor Benefits, OPM 1530.","document_number":"2026-13431","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13431/submission-for-review-report-of-medical-examination-of-person-electing-survivor-benefits-opm-1530","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13431.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13431.pdf?1782909922","publication_date":"2026-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"Agency: \n Retirement Operations, Retirement <span class=\"match\">Services</span>, Office of Personnel Management.\n \n \n Title: \n Report of <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> Examination of Person Electing Survivor Benefits.\n \n \n OMB Number: \n 3206-0162.\n \n \n Affected Public: \n Individuals or Households.\n \n \n Number of Respondents: \n 500.\n \n \n Estimated Time per Respondent: \n 30 minutes.\n \n \n Total Burden Hours: \n 250.\n \n \n U.S. Office of Personnel Management. \n Alexys Stanley, \n Federal Register Liaison. \n \n \n [FR Doc. 2026-13431 Filed 7-1-26; 8:45 am] \n <span class=\"match\">BILLING</span> CODE 6325-38-P \n \n"},{"title":"National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Notice of Public Meeting","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice announces a meeting of the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC).","document_number":"2024-24243","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/21/2024-24243/national-emergency-medical-services-advisory-council-notice-of-public-meeting","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-21/pdf/2024-24243.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-24243.pdf?1729255531","publication_date":"2024-10-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","name":"National Highway Traffic Safety Administration","id":345,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-highway-traffic-safety-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/345","parent_id":492,"slug":"national-highway-traffic-safety-administration"}],"excerpts":"Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act of 2012, codified at 42 U.S.C. 300d-4 as a Federal Advisory Committee. The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as a nationally recognized council of emergency <span class=\"match\">medical</span> <span class=\"match\">services</span> (EMS) representatives to provide advice and consult with: \n a. The Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> <span class=\"match\">Services</span> (FICEMS) on matters relating to EMS issues; and \n b. The Secretary of Transportation on matters relating to EMS issues affecting DOT. \n The NEMSAC provides an important national forum for the non-Federal"},{"title":"Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Pharmacy Billing Requirement","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance request for comment to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This request helps to ensure that: requested data can be provided in the desired format; reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized; collection instruments are clearly understood; and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the OWCP is soliciting comments on the information collection for Pharmacy Billing Requirement.","document_number":"2025-08104","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/09/2025-08104/proposed-extension-of-information-collection-pharmacy-billing-requirement","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-09/pdf/2025-08104.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08104.pdf?1746708314","publication_date":"2025-05-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of Workers' Compensation Programs","name":"Workers' Compensation Programs Office","id":530,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/workers-compensation-programs-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/530","parent_id":271,"slug":"workers-compensation-programs-office"}],"excerpts":"S.C. 901 \n et seq., \n and the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA), 42 U.S.C. 7384 \n et seq. \n These statutes require OWCP to pay for appropriate <span class=\"match\">medical</span> and vocational rehabilitation <span class=\"match\">services</span> provided to beneficiaries. In order for OWCP's <span class=\"match\">billing</span> contractor to pay providers of these <span class=\"match\">services</span> with its automated <span class=\"match\">bill</span> processing system, providers must “enroll” with one or more of the OWCP programs that administer the statutes by submitting certain profile information, including identifying information, tax"},{"title":"Notice of Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against Andes Virus","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Secretary is issuing a Declaration pursuant to section 319F-3 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6d) to provide liability protection for activities related to medical countermeasures against Andes virus consistent with the terms of the Declaration.","document_number":"2026-10539","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/27/2026-10539/notice-of-declaration-under-the-public-readiness-and-emergency-preparedness-act-for-medical","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-27/pdf/2026-10539.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10539.pdf?1779480907","publication_date":"2026-05-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"issuing a Declaration pursuant to section 319F-3 of the Public Health <span class=\"match\">Service</span> Act (42 U.S.C. 247d-6d) to provide liability protection for activities related to <span class=\"match\">medical</span> countermeasures against Andes virus consistent with the terms of the Declaration. \n \n \n DATES: \n This declaration is effective as of the date of signature. \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n L. Paige Ezernack, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human <span class=\"match\">Services</span>, 400 7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20024; 202-260-0365, \n paige.ezernack@hhs"},{"title":"Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Programs: Announcement of Nationwide Temporary Moratoria on Enrollment of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Supplier Medical Supply Companies","type":"Notice","abstract":"This notice announces the imposition of a 6-month nationwide moratorium on the Medicare enrollment of DMEPOS supplier medical supply companies.","document_number":"2026-03971","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/27/2026-03971/medicare-medicaid-and-childrens-health-insurance-programs-announcement-of-nationwide-temporary","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-27/pdf/2026-03971.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03971.pdf?1772054108","publication_date":"2026-02-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"}],"excerpts":"waste, and abuse. The seven supplier types are as follows: \n • <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> supply company. \n • <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> supply company with orthotics personnel. \n • <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> supply company with pedorthic personnel. \n • <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> supply company with prosthetics personnel. \n • <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> supply company with prosthetic and orthotic personnel. \n • <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> supply company with registered pharmacist. \n • <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> supply company with respiratory therapist. \n Exclusively for purposes of the moratorium's applicability, a <span class=\"match\">medical</span> supply company is considered a business whose principal function"},{"title":"Termination of Three Declarations Authorizing Emergency Use of Medical Devices During the COVID-19 Pandemic","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing this notice pursuant to section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) Act. On February 4, 2020, as amended on March 15, 2023, HHS determined that there is a public health emergency, or significant potential for a public health emergency, that affects, or has a significant potential to affect, national security or the health and security of U.S. citizens living abroad, and that involves the virus (later referred to as SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19. On the basis of this determination, the HHS Secretary declared that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of (1) in vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 (February 4, 2020); (2) personal respiratory protective devices during the COVID-19 outbreak (March 2, 2020); and (3) medical devices, including alternative products used as medical devices (March 24, 2020). On June 29, 2026, the HHS Secretary determined that circumstances no longer exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of these medical devices. On the basis of this determination, the HHS Secretary is terminating these declarations (\"EUA declarations\"), effective on December 26, 2026.","document_number":"2026-13373","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/02/2026-13373/termination-of-three-declarations-authorizing-emergency-use-of-medical-devices-during-the-covid-19","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-02/pdf/2026-13373.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13373.pdf?1782832508","publication_date":"2026-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"}],"excerpts":"justifying emergency use of COVID-19 <span class=\"match\">medical</span> devices.\n \n III. Termination of the Three Declarations That Circumstances Exist Justifying the Emergency Use of <span class=\"match\">Medical</span> Devices During the COVID-19 Pandemic \n \n The Secretary of HHS has determined circumstances no longer exist to justify emergency use of <span class=\"match\">medical</span> devices as set forth in the EUA declarations. There has been significantly less demand for in \n \n vitro diagnostics for detection and/or diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, respiratory protective devices, and other <span class=\"match\">medical</span> devices, including those that have"},{"title":"State Home Care Agreements for State Home Medical Model Adult Day Health Care","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend two of its State Veterans Home (State home) regulations. One amendment would define medical model adult day health care (MMADHC). The other would codify into regulation VA's ability to enter into State Home Care Agreements (SHCA) for MMADHC and pay for services rendered. Additionally, this rulemaking proposes the methodology for the payment rate.","document_number":"2026-03427","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/20/2026-03427/state-home-care-agreements-for-state-home-medical-model-adult-day-health-care","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-20/pdf/2026-03427.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03427.pdf?1771508721","publication_date":"2026-02-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"term “<span class=\"match\">medical</span> model adult day health care”, to mean “adult day health care that includes the coordination of physician <span class=\"match\">services</span>, dental <span class=\"match\">services</span>, nursing <span class=\"match\">services</span>, the administration of drugs, and such other requirements as determined appropriate by the Secretary.” The definition VA proposes mirrors the definition of <span class=\"match\">medical</span> supervision model adult day health care provided in 38 U.S.C. 1745(d)(4). Although the statute included the word supervision in its term, VA did not. Instead, VA explains in the definition that the two phrases (“<span class=\"match\">medical</span> supervision"},{"title":"Reproductive Health Services","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final, without changes, a proposed rule to reinstate the exclusions on abortions and abortion counseling from the medical benefits package, which were removed in 2022. Before 2022, these exclusions had been firmly in place since the medical benefits package was first established in 1999. VA is also adopting as final, without changes, the reinstatement of exclusions on abortion and abortion counseling for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) that were also removed in 2022. VA takes this action to ensure that VA provides only needed and medically necessary and appropriate care to our nation's heroes and CHAMPVA beneficiaries.","document_number":"2025-24061","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/31/2025-24061/reproductive-health-services","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-31/pdf/2025-24061.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-24061.pdf?1767102313","publication_date":"2025-12-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"treatment for a <span class=\"match\">medical</span> condition, the hospital must provide for an appropriate <span class=\"match\">medical</span> screening examination within the capability of the emergency department, including ancillary <span class=\"match\">services</span> routinely available to the emergency department, to determine whether or not an emergency <span class=\"match\">medical</span> condition exists. It further requires that if any such individual has an emergency <span class=\"match\">medical</span> condition, the VA hospital must provide <span class=\"match\">medical</span> examination and treatment required to stabilize the <span class=\"match\">medical</span> condition or transfer the individual to another <span class=\"match\">medical</span> facility in"},{"title":"Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes: Call for Nominations","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is soliciting nominations for the position of Agreement State Representative on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). Nominees must be a current employee of an Agreement State Radiation Control Program.","document_number":"2026-05402","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/19/2026-05402/advisory-committee-on-the-medical-uses-of-isotopes-call-for-nominations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-19/pdf/2026-05402.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05402.pdf?1773837917","publication_date":"2026-03-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"activities; duties and responsibilities in current and previous clinical, research, and/or academic position(s).\n \n \n ACMUI members possess the <span class=\"match\">medical</span> and technical skills needed to address evolving issues. The current membership is comprised of the following professionals: (a) nuclear medicine physician; (b) nuclear cardiologist; (c) two radiation oncologists; (d) diagnostic radiologist; (e) therapy <span class=\"match\">medical</span> physicist; (f) nuclear medicine physicist; (g) nuclear pharmacist; (h) radiation safety officer; (i) patients' rights advocate; (j) Food and"}]}