Process for Determining That an Individual Shall Not Be Deemed an Employee of the Public Health Service

Document 2024-14696 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Justice in the Federal Register on July 5, 2024, with an effective date of August 5, 2024. This rule sets forth a process by which the Attorney General or a designee may determine that an individual shall not be deemed an employee of the Public Health Service for purposes of medical malpractice coverage under the Public Health Service Act. The process described in this rule applies to individuals who are deemed to be Public Health Service employees, as well as any other individuals deemed to be Public Health Service employees under different statutory provisions to which the procedures set out in the Public Health Service Act have been made applicable. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/05/2024-14696/process-for-determining-that-an-individual-shall-not-be-deemed-an-employee-of-the-public-health.

No. Document 2024-14696 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.