Resources

Civil and Privacy Rights

• Understanding Civil Rights  (Office for Civil Rights)
• Nondiscrimination Laws, Regulations, and Standards (Office for Civil Rights)
• How to File a Civil Rights Complaint (Office for Civil Rights)
• Health Information Privacy - See the section on this topic
• The Privacy Act (Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Division, ASPA)

Food & Drugs

• Food Law and Regulations (Foodsafety.gov)
• Laws Enforced by the FDA and Related Statutes (Food and Drug Administration) 
• Search CFR Title 21 - Food and Drugs: Parts 1 to 1499 (Food and Drug Administration)

Fraud Prevention & Detection

• List of Excluded Individuals/Entities Search (Office of Inspector General)
• Federal Register Notices (Office of Inspector General)
• Regulatory Authorities (Office of Inspector General)
• Report Fraud (Office of Inspector General)

Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act

• (FOIA) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA and Privacy Acts Division, ASPA)
• Privacy Act (FOIA and Privacy Acts Division, ASPA)
• System of Records Notices (SORN) (FOIA and Privacy Acts Division, ASPA)

Medical & Health Care

• Legislation & Regulation (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Select Agent Transfer Program: Regulation and Supporting Material (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Medicare/Medicaid

• CMS Regulations, Guidance & Legislation (i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, HIPAA) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

Research

• Human Research Protections – See the section on this topic
• Laboratory Animals Welfare (National Institutes of Health)
• Animal care and use in CDC laboratory research (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Tribes

• Treaties and Law (Indian Health Service)
• Key Public Laws (Indian Health Service)
• Regulations & Records Access (Indian Health Service)

HHS Acquisition Regulation

• HHS Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR)
• Summary of Changes after April 26,2010
• Detailed Table of Contents

HHS Employment (No Fear Act)

• Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) (Equal Employment & Opportunity Division)

Civil Rights

• Limited English Proficiency (Office for Civil Rights)
  Find guidance, tools, and resources to better assist persons whose primary language is not English.
• National Origin Discrimination (Office for Civil Rights)
  Read laws, rulings, and guidance documents regarding discrimination based on national origin.

Food & Drug

Compliance Policy Guides Manual (Food and Drug Administration)
Browse the CPG Manual, which advises the FDA field inspection and compliance staffs on the standards and procedures to apply when determining industry compliance.

Human Services Policy

Office of Human Services Policy (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation)
View information on welfare, poverty, service delivery issues, data for research, policies affecting children, youth, and families, and economic matters affecting the Department.

Medical & Health Care

• Clinical Practice Guidelines (Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality)
  Find evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents, with syntheses and comparisons.
• Infection Control Guidelines  (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
  Read the primary CDC-published guidelines and recommendations for the prevention of healthcare-associated infections.
• Guidelines for Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) and Populations (MUPs) Designation (Health Resources and Services Administration)
  View guidelines to apply the established Criteria for Designation of Medically Underserved Areas (MUAs) and Populations (MUPs),
• Medicare Coverage Policy (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
  Research local and national policies on Medicare coverage.

Poverty Guidelines

Poverty Guidelines, Research and Management (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation)
Read guidelines, statistics, and research findings on people living in poverty in the United States.

Research/Evaluation

• Human Embryonic Stem Cells, Germ Cells, and Cell-derived Test Articles Research Guidance (PDF - 38KB) (Office for Human Research Protections, HHS)
  View guidance describing when research activities involving human embryonic cells or germ cell-derived test articles are considered human subjects research, and what regulatory controls apply to that research.
• Regulations and Ethical Guidelines (NIH Office of Human Subjects Research)
  Get the NIH Guidelines for Conduct of Research Involving Human Subjects (Gray Booklet), the Belmont Report, the Nuremberg Code, and the World Medical Association Helsinki Declaration.
• Policy for Data and Safety Monitoring of Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute)
  Read the policy on the method and degree of monitoring required when performing clinical trials.
• Research and Funding Policies (National Cancer Institute)
  Learn about the policies guiding cancer research and funding.
• Policy Information Center (Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning & Evaluation)
  Explore databases, libraries, and other online resources on health and human service topics.

HHS Information & Technology Management

• HHS OCIO Policies, Standards and Charters (HHS Office of the Chief Information Officer)
  Browse the policies, standards, and procedures guiding the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
• HHS Web Policies, Standards and Guidelines (Web Communications & New Media Division, ASPA)
  Read the policies, standards, and guidelines that apply to all Department Web sites.

HHS Administration

HHS Administrative Manuals
Browse manuals used to manage various HHS functions and services.