[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 74 (Monday, April 17, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9470]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

45 CFR Part 60

RIN 0906-AA41


National Practitioner Data Bank for Adverse Information on 
Physicians and Other Health Care Practitioners: Medical Malpractice 
Payments Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS.

ACTION: Proposed rule; status.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is 
announcing its intention to issue a second Notice of proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) on National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Medical 
Malpractice payments Reporting Requirements following a period of data 
gathering and evaluation. This will involve a new 60-day public comment 
period for the revised proposal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas C. Croft, 301-443-2300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed rules regarding amending the 
medical malpractice payment reporting requirements for the NPDB were 
published on December 24, 1998 (63 FR 71255). More than 120 comments on 
the proposed rule were received. Given the large number of thoughtful 
comments and the high level of concern that was voiced about the 
potential impact of the proposal as published, HRSA believes it is 
imperative to gather additional data and conduct further analyses 
before proceeding. A new NPRM then will be published for public 
comment, with a goal of publishing the revised proposal by the end of 
2000. The decision to publish another NPRM with its associated public 
comment period means that new final regulations likely will be 
implemented in 2001.

    Authority: Secs. 401-432 of the Health Care Quality Improvement 
Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99-660, 100 Stat. 3784-3794, as amended by sec. 
402 of Pub. L. 100-177, 101 Stat. 1007-1008 (42 U.S.C. 11101-11152).

    Dated: October 19, 1999.
Claude Earl Fox,
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration.
    Approved: December 3, 1999.
Donna E. Shalala,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-9470 Filed 4-14-00; 8:45 am]
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