[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR162.910]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 162--ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart I--General Provisions for Transactions
 
Sec. 162.910  Maintenance of standards and adoption of modifications and new standards.

    (a) Designation of DSMOs. (1) The Secretary may designate as a DSMO 
an organization that agrees to conduct, to the satisfaction of the 
Secretary, the following functions:
    (i) Maintain standards adopted under this subchapter.
    (ii) Receive and process requests for adopting a new standard or 
modifying an adopted standard.
    (2) The Secretary designates a DSMO by notice in the Federal 
Register.
    (b) Maintenance of standards. Maintenance of a standard by the 
appropriate DSMO constitutes maintenance of the standard for purposes of 
this part, if done in accordance with the processes the Secretary may 
require.
    (c) Process for modification of existing standards and adoption of 
new standards. The Secretary considers a recommendation for a proposed 
modification to an existing standard, or a proposed new standard, only 
if the recommendation is developed through a process that provides for 
the following:
    (1) Open public access.
    (2) Coordination with other DSMOs.
    (3) An appeals process for each of the following, if dissatisfied 
with the decision on the request:
    (i) The requestor of the proposed modification.
    (ii) A DSMO that participated in the review and analysis of the 
request for the proposed modification, or the proposed new standard.
    (4) Expedited process to address content needs identified within the 
industry, if appropriate.
    (5) Submission of the recommendation to the National Committee on 
Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS).