🏥Notice of Intent
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to solicit comment and advise the public, agencies, and stakeholders that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a new approximately 1,600,000 gross square foot replacement for the existing Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, located at 7400 Merton Minter Boulevard in San Antonio, Texas. The Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital is a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), providing health care services to approximately 140,000 Veterans directly and in support of the Kerrville Texas VAMC. Persons or agencies who may be interested in or affected by the proposed project are encouraged to comment on the information in this NOI. All comments received in response to this NOI will be considered and any information presented herein, including the preliminary purpose and need, preliminary alternatives and identified impacts, may be revised in consideration of the comments.
Learn More🏥Medicare & Medicaid Programs Quarterly Listing – October to December 2024
This quarterly notice lists CMS manual instructions, substantive and interpretive regulations, and other Federal Register notices that were published in the 3-month period, relating to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs administered by CMS.
Learn More🍏Executive Order 14212
Executive Order 14212 creates the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission, tasked with addressing the rising chronic disease rates in America. This initiative aims to promote health through better nutrition, physical activity, and transparency in health research, specifically focusing on childhood health issues and improving public understanding of these challenges.
Learn More💊Telemedicine Regulation for Buprenorphine Treatment Updated
In the January 17, 2025, issue of the Federal Register, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services published two final rules related to the practice of telemedicine, titled "Expansion of Buprenorphine Treatment via Telemedicine Encounter" and "Continuity of Care via Telemedicine for Veterans Affairs Patients." These final rules were scheduled to become final on February 18, 2025. In accordance with the Presidential Memorandum of January 20, 2025, titled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services are delaying the effective dates of these two final rules to March 21, 2025, and are soliciting public comments specifically regarding this delayed effective date.
Learn More💊Purisys LLC Applies for Registration as Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances
Purisys, LLC has applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION listed below for further drug information.
Learn More⚖️FTC's Proposed Consent Order on Welsh Carson
The consent agreement in this matter settles alleged violations of Federal law prohibiting unfair methods of competition. The attached Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment describes both the allegations in the complaint and the terms of the consent order--embodied in the consent agreement--that would settle these allegations.
Learn More⚖️DEA Revokes Yogesh Patel, M.D.'s Registration Due to Non-Compliance
The Drug Enforcement Administration issued an Order to Show Cause for the revocation of Yogesh Patel, M.D.'s DEA registration, citing that he lacks authority to handle controlled substances in Colorado. The decision results from his default to request a hearing following a prior suspension of his state medical license, emphasizing the importance of maintaining proper licensure for medical practitioners.
Learn More🏥Correction of Affordable Care Act Regulation by HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services has published a correction to an editorial error in the Affordable Care Act regulations. This correction involves the redesignation of paragraph sections within Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, specifically section 155.420. The update aims to ensure clarity in the regulatory text without introducing new standards or requirements.
Learn More🏥Medicare and Medicaid Accreditation Compliance Notice
This proposed notice acknowledges the receipt of an application from The Joint Commission for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for hospitals that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Learn More🏥Medicare's Request for Hospital Facility Expansion Exception
The Social Security Act prohibits a hospital with physician ownership that relies on the exception to the physician self-referral law for hospitals outside of Puerto Rico or for rural providers from expanding its facility capacity unless the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services grants the hospital's request for an exception from that prohibition after considering input on the request from individuals and entities in the community where the hospital is located. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has received a request from a hospital with physician ownership for an exception from the prohibition on expansion of facility capacity. This notice solicits comments on the request from individuals and entities in the community in which the hospital is located. Community input may inform our decision to approve or deny the hospital's request for an exception from the prohibition on expansion of facility capacity.
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