Department of Health and Human Services Notification of HHS Documents Identified for Rescission
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS or the Department) has rescinded four informal documents. This action will reduce the burdens on regulated parties and allow HHS to refocus on its core mission to Make America Healthy Again.
As part of this Department-wide initiative, the Secretary of HHS has determined that the documents identified below have been superseded, are unduly burdensome, no longer represent the considered legal judgment of HHS, and/or are otherwise appropriate for rescission. Accordingly, the following documents are hereby rescinded:
- Extension of Designation of Scarce Materials or Threatened Materials Subject to COVID-19 Hoarding Prevention Measures; Extension of Effective Date With Modifications, 86 FR 35810 (July 7, 2021).
- Opioid Drugs in Maintenance and Detoxification Treatment of Opiate Addiction; Repeal of Current Regulations and Issuance of New Regulations: Delay of Effective Date and Resultant Amendments to the Final Rule, 66 FR 15347 (Mar. 19, 2001).
- Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder, 86 FR 22439 (Apr. 28, 2021).
- Notification of Interpretation and Enforcement of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 86 FR 27984 (May 25, 2021).
Federal Register: Notification of HHS Documents Identified for Rescission