Freedom of Information Act

Electronic Reading Room

The 1996 amendments to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) mandate publicly accessible "electronic reading rooms" with agency FOIA response materials and other information routinely available to the public, with electronic search and indexing features.

The following HRSA programs and databases have been the subject of repeated FOIA requests:

• HHS Electronic Reading Room -- includes Department policies, manuals, speeches, and testimonies.
• Find a Health Center -- Federally-funded health centers care for you, even if you have no health insurance.
• Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA)
• Office of Pharmacy Affairs -- administers the Section 340B drug discount program, under which certain federally funded grantees have access to low-cost pharmaceutical drugs.
• National Practitioner Data Bank -- facilitates interaction with authorized health care organizations and to increase public awareness of the NPDB's efforts to improve the quality of health care in the United States.
• National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program -- Congress enacted the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) as a no-fault alternative to the tort system for resolving claims resulting from adverse reactions to mandated childhood vaccines.
• Hill-Burton Free Care Program -- Free hospital care, nursing home care, and care provided in other types of health facilities under the Hill-Burton Program.

Additional records will be added to this page as required.