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Healthcare Standards

• Healthcare Informatics and Standards (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

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Laws & Regulations

• Civil Rights Laws and Welfare Reform – an Overview (HHS, Office of the Secretary)
• CMS and Related Laws and Regulations (i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, HIPAA) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) (Health and Human Services)
• Food Law and Regulations (Foodsafety.gov)
• Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Requirements Quality System (QS) Regulation Information (Food and Drug Administration)
• Health Research Extension Act of 1985 (“Animals in Research”) (National Institutes of Health)
• Healthcare Informatics and Standards (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• HIPAA Rules and More… (Indian Health Service)
• Select Agent Transfer Program: Regulation and Supporting Material (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• National Program of Cancer Registries (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• OAT - HIPAA Privacy Rules (Health Resources and Services Administration)
• Office of Program and Policy Development (includes regulations) (Department of Agriculture)
• HHS Office of the Inspector General Exclusions Database
• HHS Office of the Inspector General Federal Register Notices
• HHS Office of the Inspector General Regulatory Authority
• Selected Federal and State Laws and Regulations Requiring Language Assistance (HHS, Office of the Secretary)
• Summary of Milestones in U.S. Food and Drug Law History (Food and Drug Administration)
• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• The Juice Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Regulation (Food and Drug Administration)
• Treaties and Law (Indian Health Service)

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Policies & Guidelines

• HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation
• ACF Budget and Policies (Administration for Children & Families)
• Additional Legislation Sites (HHS, Assistant Secretary for Legislation)
• Citizenship, Immigration Status and Social Security Numbers in State Applications for Medicaid, SCHIP, TANF and Food Stamp Benefits
• Clinical Practice Guidelines (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Compliance Policy Guides Manual (Food and Drug Administration)
• Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy (HHS, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
• Ethics Policies (National Institutes of Health)
• HHS Freedom of Information Act
• Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Policies (National Institutes of Health)
• Funding Opportunities (Includes Policies and Guidelines) (NIH, National Cancer Institute)
• Grant Policy and Guidance (NIH, Office of Extramural Research)
• Grant/Contract Information and Policies (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility and Integrity of Information Disseminated by HHS Agencies
• Guideline for Handwashing and Hospital Environmental Control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Guidelines and Supplements (CIT) (NIH, National Institute on Drug Abuse)
• Guidelines for Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) and Populations (MUPs) Designation (Health Resources and Services Administration)
• Guidelines for Sharing of Biomedical Research (NIH Office of Technology Transfer)
• Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Guidelines to Address Cardiovascular Disease in American Indians and Alaska Natives (Indian Health Service)
• Health Policy (HHS, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
• HHS Guide For Implementing An Alternative Discipline Program
• HHS IRM Policies and Guidelines
• Poverty Guidelines (HHS, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
• HHS Tribal Consultation Policy
• Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Germ Cells, and Cell-derived Test Articles Research Guidance (Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protections) [pdf]
• Human Services Policy (HHS, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
• Inspection Guides for Biotechnology, Biologics, Computer Issues, Devices, Drugs, Foods, Cosmetics, and Other Materials (Food and Drug Administration)
• NIH Policies and Guidelines (National Institutes of Health)
• HHS Policy Manuals
• Medical Management Guidelines (MMGs) for Acute Chemical Exposures (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
• Medicare Coverage Policy (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• National Institute of Child Health & Human Development FY 2004 Funding Guidelines (NIH, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development)
• National Institute of General Medical Sciences Notices and Policies (NIH, National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
• National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information
• NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (National Institutes of Health)
• OER Grants: Funding Program Guidelines (NIH, Office of Extramural Research)
• HHS Office of Civil Rights
• HHS Office of Human Resources (includes personnel policy)
• Office of Policy, Program and Employee Development (Department of Agriculture)
• OER: Peer Review Policy and Issues (NIH, Office of Extramural Research)
• Policies and Procedures for Requesting Materials (DNA) and Genetic Data (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Policies Concerning Animal Welfare (OLAW) (National Institutes of Health)
• Policy for Ancillary Studies (NIH, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Policy for Data and Safety Monitoring of Clinical Trials (NIH, National Cancer Institute)
• Policy for Foods Developed by Biotechnology (Food and Drug Administration)
• Policy Information Center (HHS, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
• Policy Notices (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
• Policy Resources for Administering Grants (HHS, Office of Grants and Acquisition Management)
• Procedure for Notification of Grant Awards (HHS, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation)
• Research and Funding Policies (NIH, National Cancer Institute)
• Rural Health Policy (Health Resources and Services Administration)
• Science Policy (HHS, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2002 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• HHS Small Business Impact Analysis Guidelines
• Student Financial Aid Guidelines (Health Resources and Services Administration)
• Telehealth Technology Guidelines (Health Resources and Services Administration)
• National Guideline Clearinghouse: A Public Resource for Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Clinical Practice Guidelines (healthfinder)

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Review Boards

• HHS Advisory Committee on Blood Safety & Availability
• HHS Departmental Appeals Board
• HHS Drug Import Task Force
• HHS Freedom of Information Act Contacts
• HHS Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
• HHS Privacy Act Contacts
• HHS Secretary's Advisory Committee on Regulatory Reform

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Testimony

• 2001 AoA Congressional Testimony
• A Rundown of Cancer Related Congressional Hearings and Testimonies (NIH, National Cancer Institute)
• About NIAAA: Congressional Activities and Testimony (NIH, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
• CAM Information: Links to Congressional Testimony (NIH, NCI, Office of Cancer Complementary & Alternative Medicine)
• About NIA: Congressional Activities
• Congressional Testimony (HHS, Assistant Secretary for Legislation)
• Congressional Testimony by ATSDR Staff (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
• Congressional Testimony and FDA Speeches (Food and Drug Administration)
• Hearing Testimony (HHS, Office of Inspector General)
• House and Senate Budget Testimony (HHS, Office of Budget)
• IHS Implementation of Self-Governance Demonstration Project (Indian Health Service)
• List of CMS Testimonies (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
• NCMHD Congressional Testimony (NIH, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities)
• NEI Congressional Testimony (NIH, National Eye Institute)
• NIAID Congressional Testimony (NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• About NIMH: Congressional Activities (NIH, National Institutes of Mental Health)
• Speeches and Testimony (Health Resources and Services Administration)
• Testimony on Fighting Bioterrorism (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)

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