Additional HHS Laws & Regulations

Find laws and regulations on civil rights, privacy rights, research, fraud prevention and detection, freedom of information, tribal matters, HHS employment, and more.

Civil & Privacy Rights

• How to File a Civil Rights Complaint (Office for Civil Rights)
• HIPAA for Individuals (Health Information Privacy)
• Nondiscrimination Laws, Regulations, and Standards (Office for Civil Rights)
• Understanding Health Information Privacy (Office for Civil Rights)
• The Privacy Act (Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts Division, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs [ASPA])

Food & Drugs

Resources from the Food and Drug Administration:

• Laws Enforced by the FDA
• Search CFR Title 21 - Food and Drugs: Parts 1 to 1499

Fraud Prevention & Detection

Resources from the Office of Inspector General:

• Submit a Hotline Complaint
• Search the Exclusions Database
• Federal Register Notices
• Regulatory Authorities

Freedom of Information Act & Privacy Act

Resources from FOIA and Privacy Acts Division, ASPA:

• Submit a FOIA Request 
• FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
• Privacy Act
• System of Records Notices (SORN)

Medical & Health Care

Resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

• Legislation, Regulations & Policies
• Federal Select Agent Program

Medicare & Medicaid

• CMS Regulations, Guidance & Legislation (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

Research

• Human Research Protections (Office for Human Research Protections)
• Laboratory Animals Welfare (National Institutes of Health)

Tribes

• Regulations & Records Access (Indian Health Service)

HHS Acquisition Regulation

• HHS Acquisition Regulation (HHSAR)

HHS Employment (No Fear Act)

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