80 FR 30080 - Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 100 (May 26, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 100 (May 26, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-12559 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 30080] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-12559] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services. ACTION: HHS Approval of Entities That Certify Medical Review Officers (MRO). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The current version of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines), effective on October 1, 2010, addresses the role and qualifications of Medical Review Officers (MROs) and HHS approval of entities that certify MROs. Subpart M--Medical Review Officer (MRO), Section 13.1(b) of the Mandatory Guidelines, ``Who may serve as an MRO?'' states as follows: ``Nationally recognized entities that certify MROs or subspecialty boards for physicians performing a review of Federal employee drug test results that seek approval by the Secretary must submit their qualifications and a sample examination. Based on an annual objective review of the qualifications and content of the examination, the Secretary shall annually publish a list in the Federal Register of those entities and boards that have been approved.'' HHS has completed its review of entities that certify MROs, in accordance with requests submitted by such entities to HHS. The HHS Secretary approves the following MRO certifying entities that offer MRO certification through examination: American Association of Medical Review Officers (AAMRO), P.O. Box 12873, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; Phone: (800) 489-1839; Fax: (919) 490-1010; Email: cferrell@aamro.com; Web site: http://www.aamro.com/. Medical Review Officer Certification Council (MROCC), 836 Arlington Heights Road, #327, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007; Phone: (847) 631-0599; Fax: (847) 483-1282; Email: mrocc@mrocc.org; Web site: http://www.mrocc.org/. DATES: HHS approval is effective May 26, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Fan, Pharm.D., J.D., Division of Workplace Programs (DWP), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1038, Rockville, MD 20857; Telephone: (240) 276-1759; Email: jennifer.fan@samhsa.hhs.gov Dated: May 15, 2015. Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015-12559 Filed 5-22-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-20-P
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subsequent changes to the Web sites after this examination. Based on an annual individuals associated with the grant
document publishes in the Federal Register.) objective review of the qualifications applications, the disclosure of which
Reis, H., and C. Judd, Handbook of Research and content of the examination, the would constitute a clearly unwarranted
Methods in Social and Personality Secretary shall annually publish a list in invasion of personal privacy.
Psychology, 2nd Ed. New York: the Federal Register of those entities
Cambridge University Press (2014). Name of Committee: National Institute of
Kerig, P.K., and D.H. Baucom, (Eds.). Couple
and boards that have been approved.’’ General Medical Sciences Initial Review
Observational Coding Systems, Mahwah, HHS has completed its review of Group; Training and Workforce Development
NJ: Erlbaum (2004). entities that certify MROs, in Subcommittee—C.
Bakeman, R., Behavioral Observation and accordance with requests submitted by Date: June 8, 2015.
Coding, In H.T. Reis & C.M. Judd (Eds.) such entities to HHS. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Handbook of Research Methods in Social The HHS Secretary approves the Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
and Personality Psychology,pp. 138–159. following MRO certifying entities that applications.
New York: Cambridge University Press Place: Hotel Monaco Alexandria, 480 King
offer MRO certification through Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
(2000).
examination: Contact Person: Mona R. Trempe, Ph.D.,
Ewart, C.K., C.B. Taylor, H.C. Kraemer, and
W.S. Agras. ‘‘High Blood Pressure and American Association of Medical Scientific Review Officer, Office of Scientific
Marital Discord: Not Being Nasty Matters Review Officers (AAMRO), P.O. Box Review, National Institute of General Medical
More Than Being Nice,’’ Health 12873, Research Triangle Park, NC Sciences, National Institutes of Health, 45
Psychology, 10, pp. 155–163 (1991). 27709; Phone: (800) 489–1839; Fax: Center Drive, Room 3An.12A, Bethesda, MD
Spitzberg, B.H., and W.R. Cupach, Handbook (919) 490–1010; Email: cferrell@ 20892–4874, 301–594–3998, trempemo@
of Interpersonal Competence Research, mail.nih.gov.
aamro.com; Web site: http://
NY: Springer-Verlag (1989). This notice is being published less than 15
Gottman, J.M., What Predicts Divorce? The
www.aamro.com/. days prior to the meeting due to the timing
Relationship Between Marital Processes Medical Review Officer Certification limitations imposed by the review and
and Marital Outcomes. Hillsdale, NJ: Council (MROCC), 836 Arlington funding cycle.
Erlbaum (1994). Heights Road, #327, Elk Grove
(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
Rohrmann, B., ‘‘Risk Attitude Scales: Village, IL 60007; Phone: (847) 631– Program Nos. 93.375, Minority Biomedical
Concepts, Questionnaires, Utilizations 0599; Fax: (847) 483–1282; Email: Research Support; 93.821, Cell Biology and
[Project Report],’’ University of mrocc@mrocc.org; Web site: http:// Biophysics Research; 93.859, Pharmacology,
Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved from www.mrocc.org/. Physiology, and Biological Chemistry
http://www.rohrmannresearch.net/pdfs/ Research; 93.862, Genetics and
rohrmann-racreport.pdf (2005). DATES: HHS approval is effective May
26, 2015. Developmental Biology Research; 93.88,
Dated: May 18, 2015. Minority Access to Research Careers; 93.96,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Special Minority Initiatives, National
Leslie Kux,
Jennifer Fan, Pharm.D., J.D., Division of Institutes of Health, HHS)
Associate Commissioner for Policy. Workplace Programs (DWP), Center for
[FR Doc. 2015–12582 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am] Dated: May 19, 2015.
Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP),
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P Substance Abuse and Mental Health Melanie J. Gray,
Services Administration (SAMHSA), 1 Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory
Choke Cherry Road, Room 7–1038, Committee Policy.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Rockville, MD 20857; Telephone: (240) [FR Doc. 2015–12543 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am]
HUMAN SERVICES 276–1759; Email: jennifer.fan@ BILLING CODE 4140–01–P
samhsa.hhs.gov
Mandatory Guidelines for Federal
Workplace Drug Testing Programs Dated: May 15, 2015. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Sylvia M. Burwell, HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental
Secretary.
Health Services Administration National Institutes of Health
[FR Doc. 2015–12559 Filed 5–22–15; 8:45 am]
(SAMHSA), Department of Health and
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for Federal Workplace Drug Testing National Institute of General Medical AGENCY: National Institutes of Health,
Programs (Mandatory Guidelines), Sciences; Notice of Closed Meeting HHS.
effective on October 1, 2010, addresses ACTION: Notice.
the role and qualifications of Medical Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Review Officers (MROs) and HHS Federal Advisory Committee Act, as SUMMARY: This is notice, in accordance
approval of entities that certify MROs. amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404, that
Subpart M—Medical Review Officer hereby given of the following meeting. the National Institutes of Health,
(MRO), Section 13.1(b) of the Mandatory The meeting will be closed to the Department of Health and Human
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Guidelines, ‘‘Who may serve as an public in accordance with the Services, is contemplating the grant of
MRO?’’ states as follows: ‘‘Nationally provisions set forth in sections an exclusive patent license to the
recognized entities that certify MROs or 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., current licensee, Lion Biotechnologies,
subspecialty boards for physicians as amended. The grant applications and Inc., which is located in Woodland
performing a review of Federal the discussions could disclose Hills, California to practice the
employee drug test results that seek confidential trade secrets or commercial inventions embodied in the following
approval by the Secretary must submit property such as patentable material, patent applications and applications
their qualifications and a sample and personal information concerning claiming priority to these applications:
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | HHS Approval of Entities That Certify Medical Review Officers (MRO). | |
| Dates | HHS approval is effective May 26, 2015. | |
| Contact | Jennifer Fan, Pharm.D., J.D., Division of Workplace Programs (DWP), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 7-1038, Rockville, MD 20857; Telephone: (240) 276-1759; Email: [email protected] | |
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