2    UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RESOURCES

2.1    UNITED STATES LAWS AND REGULATIONS

2.1.1    USC searchable without charge
2.1.2    Various databases searchable without charge

    Thomas.loc.gov

2.1.3    Federal Regulations and Federal Register

    HCFA Regulations
Proposed outpatient hospital Prospective Payment System (63 Fed Reg 47551) 9/8/98)

2.2    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

2.2.1    Home Page

2.3    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING OFFICE

2.3.1    Home Page
2.4    HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

2.4.1    Professional and Technical Information

Various publications which may be downloaded
HCFA Home Page

2.4.2    Medicare and Medicaid program manual
            OIG Home Page
2.4.3    Skilled Nursing Facility - Prospective Payment System
2.4.4    Excluded Individuals

Resources that list individuals who are excluded from Medicare and Medicaid, and from other federal programs, such as Tricare or FEHBP.
Information on the National Practitioner Data Bank and the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank
You must check both of the following sites

2.4.4.1    OIG list of Excluded Individuals:

To chose Searchable or Downloadable
To go directly to the Searchable Data Base:

2.4.4.2    GSA List of Excluded Individuals: Web site for accessing the GSA List of Parties Excluded From Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs

2.4.5    HHS Personnel Locator
2.4.6    Statistical Sampling

This site allows you to download OIG's statistical sampling program called RAT-STATS. RAT-STATS is the primary statistical audit tool used by the Office of Audit Services in DHHS. HCFA has approved RAT-STATS as a sampling tool for use by Medicare contractors. The download includes the software and the manual.
Agency of Health Care Research and Quality

2.4.7    HIPAA Electronic Privacy

2.5    THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE

The National Technical Information Service is the federal government's central source for the sale of scientific, technical, engineering, and related business information produced by or for the U.S. government and complementary material from international Sources.
2.5.1    General Search
2.5.2    Correct Coding Initiative
and coding edits

2.6    OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

2.6.1    Advisory Opinions

2.7    INTERMEDIARIES

2.7.1    Minnesota Provider
2.7.2    Pennsylvania Part B
2.7.3    Part A intermediary for Illinois
2.7.4    Part B Intermediary for Illinois

2.8    NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

2.8.1    National Library of Medicine

2.9    OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET

2.9.1    Home Page

2.10   NATIONAL BIOETHICS ADVISORY COMMISSION

2.10.1   Home Page

2.11   FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

2.11.1   Home PageRegulatory and health info on bioterrorism.

2.12.1   Information on current issues in health and science policy can be found at the Institute of Medicine site.