The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today issued a final rule giving it five years to review and potentially sunset regulations that have been in place for at least 10 years.
With some exceptions, the agency will look into whether regulations cause financial harm to a substantial number of small entities. It will also do a more detailed review to determine whether the regulation is still needed, is too complex, has drawn complaints, duplicates or conflicts with other rules, and whether technological, economic and legal changes have passed it by.
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