PHP 0310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Balanced Budget Act Of 1997, Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Public Health Service Act

• School: Brown University
• Department: Public Health
• Course: PHP 0310
• Professor: Ira Wilson

Document Summary

Congress passes laws: agencies in executive branch are authorized/empowered by those laws to develop regulations that implement those laws, agencies are authorized to take executive, legislative, and judicial types of actions in the course of implementation. Developing quality measures for long-term care hospitals o o. Rules issued by agencies are similar to statues even though they are not issued by legislatures: adjudications have force similar to court rulings even though they aren"t issued by judges/courts. Proposed rule: agency publishes proposed regulatory language, including justification and analysis o. Public comment: public invited to submit comments to federal agency, minimum number of days for public comment varies by agency o. Final rule: agency publishes final regulatory language, along with a response to all issues raised during the public comment period. Regulatory power has unique role in us system of laws: agencies require specialized knowledge, expertise, and resources.