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HHS Guidance Submissions

On October 9, 2019, the President issued Executive Order (EO) 13891 entitled Promoting the Rule of Law through Improved Agency Guidance Documents (84 FR 55235). The EO requires HHS to establish a single, searchable, indexed database that contains links to all of HHS's guidance documents currently in effect. Guidance documents come in a variety of formats, including interpretive memoranda, policy statements, manuals, bulletins, advisories, and more.

On December 3, 2020, HHS released a Final Rule governing the agency's release and maintenance of guidance documents. See Good Guidance Practices Final Rule. These regulations will help to ensure that the public receives appropriate notice of new guidance and that the Department's guidance does not impose obligations on regulated parties that are not already reflected in duly enacted statutes or regulations lawfully promulgated under them.

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract.  The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.

Announcements

HHS Guidance

Title OpDiv/StaffDiv Guidance Status Issue Date
RDS Resource Library Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
RDS Event Highlights Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
RDS Reconciliation Webinar Series Recap Articles Available Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
RDS Cost Threshold and Cost Limit Amounts for Plan Years Ending in 2015, and the Parameters for Medicare Part D Plans in 2015 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
Mandatory Payment Reduction in RDS Reconciliation Payments Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
RDS Welcome Kit Now Available Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
RDS Reminder to Mainframe Users: Electronic Transmittal Form Requirements Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
RDS New Resource Library Available Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
RDS CIG Webinar: Preparing for the Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Period Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
RDS Webinar Recap Article Now Available: Preparing for the Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Period Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Final
This Guidance Portal contains 31644 documents.