Federal Register Notices
2021
- January 19, 2021 Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 11. Announces HRSA's Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. Comments on this ICR should be received no later than February 18, 2021.
2020
- October 16, 2020 Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 201. HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Information Collection Request Title: Survey of Eligible Users of the National Practitioner Data Bank, OMB No. 0915-0366. Comments on this ICR should be received no later than December 15, 2020.
- October 16, 2020 Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 201. HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Information Collection Request Title: National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on Physicians and Other Health Care Practitioners-45 CFR part 60 Regulations and Forms, OMB No. 0915-0126. Comments on this ICR should be received no later than December 15, 2020.
- July 6, 2020 Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 129. HRSA's Division of Practitioner Data Bank announces a continuation of its temporary waiver of user fees for NPDB queries from March 1, 2020, through September 30, 2020, to support our eligible entities in making credentialing, hiring, privileging, and licensing decisions in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.
- April 17, 2020 Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 75. HRSA's Division of Practitioner Data Bank announces a temporary waiver of user fees for NPDB queries from March 1, 2020, through May 31, 2020, to support our eligible entities in making credentialing, hiring, privileging, and licensing decisions in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.
- April 8, 2020 Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 68. Announces HRSA's Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. OMB will accept comments from the public during the review and approval period. Comments on this ICR should be received no later than May 8, 2020.
2019
- December 19, 2019 Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 244. Announces HRSA's Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. OMB will accept comments from the public during the review and approval period. Comments on this ICR must be received no later than February 18, 2020.
2018
- November 13, 2018 Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 219. HRSA's Division of Practitioner Data Bank (DPDB) announces the release of the revised user National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Guidebook.
- September 11, 2018 Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 176. Announces National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) notice for monthly request of records disposition authority (records schedules), which provide mandatory instructions on what happens to records when agencies no longer need them. NARA invites public comments on such records schedules.
- January 19, 2018 Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 13. Announces HRSA's Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. OMB will accept comments from the public during the review and approval period. Comments on this ICR must be received no later than February 20, 2018.
2017
- September 12, 2017 Federal Register Vol. 82, No. 175. Announces HRSA's Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. OMB will accept comments from the public during the review and approval period. Comments on this ICR must be received no later than November 13, 2017.
2016
- October 18, 2016 Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 201. Announces HRSA's Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. OMB will accept comments from the public during the review and approval period. Comments on this ICR must be received no later than November 17, 2016.
- July 20, 2016 Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 139. Announces new Continuous Query, One-Time Query, and Self-Query fees for the NPDB, effective October 1, 2016.
- June 10, 2016 Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 112. Announces plans to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) and seek comments from the public regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of the ICR.
2015
- June 29, 2015 Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 124. Announces the release of the revised user Guidebook for the NPDB.
2014
- April 18, 2014 Federal Register Vol. 79, No. 75. Announces new Continuous Query, One-Time Query, and Self-Query fees for the NPDB, effective October 1, 2014.
2013
- December 27, 2013 Federal Register Vol. 78, No. 249. Announces the publication of a draft of the revised guidebook for the NPDB.
- July 10, 2013 Federal Register Vol. 78, No. 132. Announces the Data Bank's satisfaction survey of eligible NPDB users.
- April 5, 2013 Federal Register Vol. 78, No. 66. Announces the final rule for merging NPDB and HIPDB operations. Non-substantive technical corrections: May 3, 2013 Federal Register Vol. 78, No. 86.
2012
- February 15, 2012 Federal Register Vol. 77, No. 31. Announces that the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for merging NPDB and HIPDB operations will close for public comment on April 16, 2012.
2011
- November 23, 2011 Federal Register Vol. 76, No. 226. Announces the final rule for the Privacy Act Exemption for the NPDB. Technical Correction: August 5, 2013 Federal Register Vol. 78 No. 150. Technical correction: August 5, 2013 Federal Register Vol. 78, No. 150.
- September 23, 2011 Federal Register Vol. 76, No. 185. Announces the removal of the prototype status for the Proactive Disclosure Service (PDS) and the name change from PDS to Continuous Query.
- February 17, 2011 Federal Register Vol. 76, No. 33. Announces that the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a Privacy Act Exemption for the NPDB will close for public comment on April 18, 2011.
2010
- May 12, 2010 Federal Register Vol. 75, No. 91. Announces the process for publication of government agencies that are non-compliant with the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank reporting requirements.
- March 19, 2010 Federal Register Vol. 75, No. 53. Announces a sixty day request for comments and recommendations on extending the OMB Clearance for NPDB input forms.
- January 28, 2010 Federal Register Vol. 75, No. 18. Announces the final rule for Section 1921 of the NPDB.
2007
- August 21, 2007 Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 161. Announces a follow-up study to the NPDB User and Non-User Surveys of 2001. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of the NPDB and the HIPDB as flagging systems, sources of information, and decision making tools.
- May 8, 2007 Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 88. Announces a thirty day request for comments and recommendations on extending the OMB Clearance for NPDB forms.
- March 7, 2007 Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 44. Announces the NPDB annual subscription fee for the PDS.
- February 28, 2007 Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 39. Announces a sixty day request for comments and recommendations on extending the OMB Clearance for NPDB forms.
- February 21, 2007 Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 34. Announces the NPDB-HIPDB Gallup Organization survey.
2006
- March 21, 2006 Federal Register Vol. 71, No. 54. Announces Section 1921 for the NPDB.
- March 10, 2006 Federal Register Vol. 71, No. 47. Announces new query fee for the NPDB.
2005
- September 13, 2005 Federal Register Vol. 70, No. 176. Announces the HIPDB correction to amendment.
- June 24, 2005 Federal Register Vol. 70, No. 121. Announces the HIPDB corrections amendment notice.
2004
- May 24, 2004 Federal Register Vol. 69, No. 100. Announces new self-query fee for the NPDB.
2003
- April 22, 2003 Federal Register Vol. 68, No. 77. Announces new query fee for the NPDB.
2001
- July 11, 2001 Federal Register Vol. 66, No. 133. Announces new query fee for the NPDB.
2000
- November 24, 2000 Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 227. Correction amendment to the HIPDB final Rule. Corrects the regulatory definition of the term health plan.
- April 17, 2000 Federal Register Vol. 65, No. 74. Announces intention to publish a second proposed rule (NPRM) regarding NPDB medical malpractice payment reporting requirements (Corporate Shield).
1999
- December 20, 1999 Federal Register Vol. 64, No. 243. Correction to the amendment to the HIPDB final rule. Allows the subject of a HIPDB report or designated representative to dispute the report at any time.
- March 1, 1999 Federal Register Vol. 64, No. 39. Final Rule, NPDB (announces that the NPDB will begin to charge a fee for self-queries).
- March 1, 1999 Federal Register Vol. 64, No. 39. Announces NPDB self-query fee.
1998
- December 24, 1998 Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 247. NPRM, NPDB (Corporate Shield).
- October 30, 1998 Federal Register Vol. 63, No. 210. NPRM, HIPDB.
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