Final Rules Third Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in concert with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing a third extension of telemedicine flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled medications, through December 31, 2025. Federal Agency: Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice;…
Final Rules Department of Health and Human Services Policy for the Protection of Human Research Subjects: Update to the Additional Protections for Specific Populations In this final rule, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is amending its regulations that govern the protection of human subjects for conformity with 2018 revisions made to the…
Final Rules Rules Governing Motion To Amend Practice and Procedures in Trial Proceedings Under the America Invents Act Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office or USPTO) modifies its rules of practice governing amendment practice in trial proceedings under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) to make…
Final Rules National Resource Centers Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program These final regulations incorporate several significant related changes to the proposed regulations contained in the NPRM. We also made several minor technical and editorial changes in these final regulations. We describe these changes in more detail in the Analysis of Comments…
Final Rules Uniform Procedures for State Highway Safety Grant Programs This final rule amends the definition of “equipment” to conform with OMB’s government-wide Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance affecting Federal grants. Federal Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Affected Area: Campus Development Transitioning Gang-Involved Youth to Higher Education Program…
Final Rules Improving Child Care Access, Affordability, and Stability in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF); Corrections On March 1, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services published a final rule to improve childcare access, affordability, and stability in the Child Care and Development Fund. Some amendments in the final rule could not…
Final Rules Hazard Communication Standard OSHA has determined that the amendments to the HCS contained in this final rule enhance the effectiveness of the standard by ensuring that employees are appropriately apprised of the chemical hazards to which they may be exposed. The modifications to the standard include revised criteria for classification of certain health…
Final Rules Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05; Introduction This document summarizes the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules agreed to by the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) in this Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2024-05. A companion document, the Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG), follows this…
Final Rules Signature Requirements Related to Acceptance of Electronic Signatures for Patent Correspondence The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is revising the rules of practice in patent cases to update the signature rule to provide for the broader permissibility of electronic signatures using third-party document-signing software, such as DocuSign® and Acrobat®…
Legislative Updates The legislature convened in Montgomery this month. Listed below are items we are tracking: HB147 Supplemental appropriations from the Education Trust Fund Advancement and Technology Fund to various school systems and colleges and universities, and other entities for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. Pending: House Ways and Means Education Committee SB75 Appropriations…
