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Agencies that are responsible for state-level regulating, monitoring, managing, and protecting environmental and public health concerns. The exact duties of these agencies can vary widely and some are combined with or are part of a state's fish and wildlife management agency.
A number have deeming power for Medicare and Medicaid. American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities [2] (AAAASF) Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC)
At the federal level, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) oversees various federal agencies involved in healthcare, except for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which has final authority over the FDA in matters related to controlled substance regulations. The health agencies under the HHS umbrella are part of the U.S ...
"What is a Federal Agency?" (PDF). Federal Agency Directory. Louisiana State University Libraries. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2013; Kamensky, John (Spring 2013). "Mapping the Contours of the Federal Government" (PDF). Administrative and Regulatory Law News. 38 (3). American Bar Association: 3–4
Each state health agency initially followed local moves to create health departments in each state. Louisiana was the first state to create a state board of health in 1855, [10] but it functioned primarily to influence regulations in New Orleans. [11]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards.
The combined budgets of federal regulatory agencies now exceed $80 billion annually, up 48 percent since 2010. Staffing at the regulatory agencies surpassed 288,000 in 2021, up 6.5 percent since 2010.
The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization [1] that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. [2] The international branch accredits medical services from around the world.