| Subject: | President Obama Signs Emergency Declaration for H1N1 Flu |
| Category: | Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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| Published: | Tue, 27 Oct 2009 - 12:00 pm |
| President Obama has signed an emergency declaration for the H1N1 flu, which has allowed Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to temporarily waive or modify certain requirements to help health care facilities enact emergency plans to deal with the pandemic. Under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act [42 USC §1320b-5] Secretary of Health and Human is permitted to waive certain regulatory requirements for healthcare facilities in response to emergencies. Two... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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