Medical Examination of Aliens-Removal of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection From Definition of Communicable Disease of Public Health Significance

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 11/02/2009.

Through this final rule, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is amending its regulations to remove ``Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection'' from the definition of communicable disease of public health significance and remove references to ``HIV'' from the...

Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 10/30/2008.

This document contains a technical correction to the list of select agents and toxins regulated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as well as those biological agents and toxins regulated by both HHS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published on October 16, 2008, in the Federal Register (73 FR 61363). This...

Medical Examination of Aliens-Revisions to Medical Screening Process

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 10/20/2008.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), published an Interim Final Rule in the Federal Register on October 6, 2008 (73 FR 58047), updating regulations that govern medical examinations that aliens must undergo before they may be admitted to the United States. This...

Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 10/16/2008.

This document completes the biennial review and republication of the lists of biological agents and toxins regulated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as well as those biological agents and toxins regulated by both HHS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Because USDA has chosen to no longer regulate ten...

Medical Examination of Aliens-Revisions to Medical Screening Process

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 10/06/2008.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is amending its regulations that govern medical examinations that aliens must undergo before they may be admitted to the United States. HHS/CDC is amending the definition of communicable disease of public health significance....

Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins-Reconstructed Replication Competent Forms of the 1918 Pandemic Influenza Virus Containing Any Portion of the Coding Regions of All Eight Gene Segments

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 10/20/2005.

We are adding reconstructed replication competent forms of the 1918 pandemic influenza virus containing any portion of the coding regions of all eight gene segments to the list of HHS select agents and toxins. We are taking this action for several reasons. First the pandemic influenza virus of 1918-19 killed up to 50 million people worldwide,...

Foreign Quarantine

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 10/04/2004.

On February 4, 2004, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order immediately banning the import of all birds (Class: Aves) from specified Southeast Asian countries, subject to limited exemptions for pet birds and certain bird-derived products. CDC took this step because birds from these countries potentially can infect...

Foreign Quarantine

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 03/19/2004.

On February 4, 2004, final rule published in the Federal Register on February 13, 2004 (69 FR 7165), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an order immediately banning the import of all birds (Class: Aves) from specified Southeast Asian countries, subject to limited exemptions for pet birds and certain bird-derived...

Sociocultural and Community Risk and Protective Factors for Child Maltreatment and Youth Violence; Notice of Availability of Funds-Amendment

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 02/27/2004.

Practices To Improve Training Skills of Home Visitors; Notice of Availability of Funds-Amendment

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 02/27/2004.

Efficacy Trials of Parenting Programs for Fathers; Notice of Availability of Funds-Amendment

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 02/27/2004.

Youth Violence Prevention Through Community-Level Change; Notice of Availability of Funds-Amendment

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 02/27/2004.

Foreign Quarantine

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 02/13/2004.

An outbreak of avian influenza more commonly known as bird flu, is affecting bird populations in countries throughout Southeast Asia. The outbreak is caused by the H5N1 subtype of influenza A. Human cases also have been reported. Effective immediately and until further notice, CDC is banning the importation of all birds (Class Aves) from the...

Control of Communicable Diseases; Restrictions on African Rodents, Prairie Dogs, and Certain Other Animals

by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 11/04/2003.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are issuing this interim final rule to amend their regulations to establish new restrictions and modify existing restrictions on the import, capture, transport, sale, barter, exchange, distribution, and release of African rodents, prairie dogs, and...

Medicare, Medicaid, and CLIA Programs; Laboratory Requirements Relating to Quality Systems and Certain Personnel Qualifications; Correction

by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 08/22/2003.

This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the final rule published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2003, entitled ``Medicare, Medicaid and CLIA Programs; Laboratory Requirements Relating to Quality Systems and Certain Personnel Qualifications.'' This document is a supplement to the January 24, 2003 final rule.

Medicare, Medicaid, and CLIA Programs; Laboratory Requirements Relating to Quality Systems and Certain Personnel Qualifications

by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 01/24/2003.

This final rule revises and responds to comments on certain laboratory requirements issued pursuant to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA), Pub. L. 100-578. Specifically, this final rule sets forth requirements for certain quality control (QC) provisions and personnel qualifications; consolidates and reorganizes the...

Medicare, Medicaid, and CLIA Programs; Extension of Certain Effective Dates for Clinical Laboratory Requirements Under CLIA

by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 12/29/2000.

This final rule extends certain effective dates for clinical laboratory requirements in regulations published on February 28, 1992, that implemented provisions of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). This rule extends the phase-in date of the quality control requirements applicable to moderate and high complexity tests...

Medicare, Medicaid, and CLIA Programs; Extension of Certain Effective Dates for Clinical Laboratory Requirements Under CLIA

by the Health Care Finance Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 10/14/1998.

This final rule extends certain effective dates for clinical laboratory requirements in regulations published on February 28, 1992, and subsequently revised December 6, 1994, and May 12, 1997, that implemented provisions of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). This rule extends the phase-in date of the quality control...

CLIA Program; Simplifying CLIA Regulations Relating to Accreditation, Exemption of Laboratories Under a State Licensure Program, Proficiency Testing, and Inspection

by the Health Care Finance Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 05/14/1998.

This final rule responds to selected comments received on a final rule with a comment period implementing the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, which was published in the Federal Register on February 28, 1992, in the areas of proficiency testing and inspections for clinical laboratories. In responding to these comments, we...

Medicare, Medicaid, and CLIA Programs; Clinical Laboratory RequirementsExtension of Certain Effective Dates for Clinical Laboratory Requirements Under CLIA

by the Health Care Finance Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on 05/12/1997.

This final rule extends certain effective dates for clinical laboratory requirements in regulations published on February 28, 1992, and subsequently revised December 6, 1994, that implemented provisions of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). This rule extends the phase-in date of the quality control requirements...