[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR60.1]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 60_NATIONAL PRACTITIONER DATA BANK FOR ADVERSE INFORMATION ON 

PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_General Provisions

 

Sec.  60.1  The National Practitioner Data Bank.





    The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (the Act), title IV 

of Pub. L. 99-660, as amended, authorizes the Secretary to establish 

(either directly or by contract) a National Practitioner Data Bank to 

collect and release certain information relating to the professional 

competence and conduct of physicians, dentists and other health care 

practitioners. These regulations set forth the reporting and disclosure 

requirements for the National Practitioner Data Bank.