Establishment of the Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology
other · US Department of Health and Human Services · Rule · Published 2011-01-07 · Effective 2011-02-07 · 76 FR 1262
Document
Document number
2010-33174
Federal Register citation
76 FR 1262
CFR reference
45 CFR 170
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Health and Human Services
Publication date
2011-01-07
Effective date
2011-02-07
Abstract
This final rule establishes a permanent certification program for the purpose of certifying health information technology (HIT). This final rule is issued pursuant to the authority granted to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (the National Coordinator) by section 3001(c)(5) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as added by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. The permanent certification program will eventually replace the temporary certification program that was previously established by a final rule. The National Coordinator will use the permanent certification program to authorize organizations to certify electronic health record (EHR) technology, such as Complete EHRs and/or EHR Modules. The permanent certification program could also be expanded to include the certification of other types of HIT.