Federal Register notices of interest to rural health and human services, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/news/federalregister.php This notice announces a forthcoming public meeting of the HIT Standards Advisory Committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), to be held February 24, 2010, in Washington, DC. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2214.htm Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:55:40 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2214.htm This notice announces a forthcoming public meeting of the HIT Policy Advisory Committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), to be held February 17, 2010, in Washington, DC. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2213.htm Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2213.htm The Rural Housing Service intends to hold public forums to solicit feedback from the public on whether the current method of delivering the self-help program is the most efficient and cost effective in terms of cost and program delivery. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2067.htm Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2067.htm The public meeting of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships scheduled for February 9th, 2010, in Washington, DC has been canceled. A new notice will be published when the meeting has been rescheduled. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2187.htm Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2187.htm This funding notice from the Department of Education is to: (1) Improveresults for children with disabilities by promoting the development,demonstration, and use of technology; (2) support educational mediaservices activities designed to be of educational value in theclassroom setting to children with disabilities; and (3) providesupport for captioning and video description that are appropriate foruse in the classroom setting. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2182.htm Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2182.htm Comments are being requested on this document containing interim final rules implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, which requires parity between mental health or substance use disorder benefits and medical/surgical benefits with respect to financial requirements and treatment limitations under group health plans and health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2167.htm Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-2167.htm This final rule from the Food and Nutrition Service implements 11 provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (FSRIA) that establish new eligibility and certification requirements for the receipt of food stamps. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-815.htm Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:30:27 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-815.htm Comments are being requested on this rule from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that proposes to revise the regulations governing FHA's Section 242 Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program for the purpose of codifying, in regulation, FHA's implementation of its authority that allows hospitals to refinance existing loans, without requiring such refinancing to take place only in conjunction with the expenditure of funds for construction or renovation. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1488.htm Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1488.htm This final rule from the Health Resources and Services Administration revises existing regulations of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, governing the National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on Physicians and Other Health Care Practitioners. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1514.htm Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:34:49 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1514.htm The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing the availability of funds for applications for assistance under the Capital Grant component of VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1296.htm Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1296.htm The Department of Veterans Affairs is announcing the availability of funds for applications for assistance under the "Per Diem Only" component of VA's Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1297.htm Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1297.htm This notice from the Rural Housing Service announces a series of teleconference and/or Web conference meetings regarding the USDA Section 538 Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program, which are scheduled to occur during the months of January, April, July and October in 2010. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1329.htm Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1329.htm This notice announces a series of forthcoming public HIT Standards Committee's Workgroup subcommittee meetings to be held during February 2010 via dial-in access only. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1231.htm Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1231.htm This notice announces a series of forthcoming public HIT Policy Committee's Workgroup subcommittee meetings to be held during February 2010 public via dial-in access only. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1235.htm Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1235.htm Comments are being requested by the Rural Utilities Service on a proposed rule issuing a regulation to establish the Special Evaluation Assistance for Rural Communities and Households (SEARCH) Program. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1213.htm Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:19:09 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1213.htm This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-964.htm Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:03:44 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-964.htm The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) announces its general policy and application procedures for the second round of funding for the Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP) which provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1099.htm Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1099.htm In this notice, NTIA announces general policy and grant application procedures for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) that provides grants for deploying broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas of the United States. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1097.htm Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1097.htm This notice from the Health Resources and Services Administration announces a public meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services to be held on February 17-19, 2010, in Washington, D.C. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1178.htm Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1178.htm This notice from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), advises that (HHS) poverty guidelines will remain in effect until updated 2010 poverty guidelines are published, which shall not take place before March 1, 2010. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1234.htm Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-1234.htm This notice from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research proposes a priority and request for comments for Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers on Employer Practices Related to Employment Outcomes Among Individuals with Disabilities. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-480.htm Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-480.htm The Department of Health and Human Services is issuing this interim final rule with a request for comments to adopt an initial set of standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria to adopting standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria to enhance the interoperability, functionality, utility, and security of health information technology and to support its meaningful use. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31216.htm Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31216.htm This proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would implement the provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) that provide incentive payments to eligible professionals andeligible hospitals participating in Medicare and Medicaid programs thatadopt and meaningfully use certified electronic health record technology. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31217.htm Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31217.htm The Indian Health Service (IHS) is accepting grant applications for the FY 2010 Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) Community-Directed grant program, open to all existing SDPI grantees that have an active grant in place and are in compliance with the previous terms and conditions of the grant. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-149.htm Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:04:14 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-149.htm The Indian Health Service announces the availability of approximately $14.0 million to fund scholarships for the Indian Health Professions Preparatory, Indian Health Professions Pregraduate and Indian Health Professions Scholarship Programs for FY 2010. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31374.htm Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31374.htm This notice announces a public meeting of the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health, to be held February 10-11, 2010, in Seattle, Washington. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-274.htm Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-274.htm The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) invites nominations from interested organizations and knowledgeable individuals for members of the Stakeholder Group to support the work of the Effective Health Care Program, to develop evidence on the effectiveness and comparative effectiveness of different treatments and health care interventions of importance to the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Child Health Insurance programs. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31341.htm Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31341.htm This notice announces forthcoming subcommittee meetings of a federal advisory committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) that will be open to the public via dial-in access only. http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31347.htm Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:15:31 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31347.htm This notice amends Part R of the Statement of Organization, Functions and Delegations of Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) (60 FR 56605, as amended November 6, 1995; as last amended at 74 FR 48089-48090 dated September 21, 2009). http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31201.htm Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31201.htm This notice announces forthcoming public subcommittee meetings, available via webcast, of a federal advisory committee of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31348.htm Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/E9-31348.htm