World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program; Expanded Eligibility for Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania Responders
other · US Department of Health and Human Services · Rule · Published 2024-09-11 · Effective 2024-09-11 · 89 FR 73592
Document
Document number
2024-20540
Federal Register citation
89 FR 73592
CFR reference
42 CFR 88
Type
Rule
Action
Interim final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Health and Human Services
Publication date
2024-09-11
Effective date
2024-09-11
HHS docket
Docket No. CDC-2024-0067
Abstract
This interim final rule updates existing regulations governing the WTC Health Program, which provides medical monitoring and treatment to eligible firefighters and related personnel, law enforcement officers, and rescue, recovery, and cleanup workers who responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and to eligible survivors of the New York City attacks. This rulemaking expands existing eligibility criteria for enrollment of new Pentagon and Shanksville responders, caps those new members at 500, and makes various conforming amendments to the WTC Health Program regulations to align with statutory changes.