# Federal Register 2026-21943 — effective 2026-12-28 — Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ONC Deregulatory Actions To Unleash Prosperity — Office of the Secretary

For Federal Register 2026-21943, effective date is 2026-12-28; agency is Office of the Secretary; published is 2026-10-28; cfr parts amended is 45 CFR 170, 45 CFR 172, recorded from its source on 2026-11-02; source re-checked 2026-11-06.

- **FR document number:** 2026-21943 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ONC Deregulatory Actions To Unleash Prosperity _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Office of the Secretary _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2026-12-28 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** This final rule is effective on December 28, 2026, except for amendatory instructions 7, 10, and 12 which are effective January 1, 2027. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in the rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register between February 12, 2010, and October 1, 2025. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 45 CFR 170, 45 CFR 172 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-10-28 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

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Last verified: 2026-11-06. Review by: 2026-11-16.
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