Policy on Redundant, Overlapping, or Inconsistent Regulations & Request for Information

HHS’ November 2020 policy, links to an external website requires that regulations are necessary, clear, and provide guidance to the public and interested parties regarding regulatory requirements. Specifically, the policy aims to eliminate regulations that unnecessarily burden the American public or inhibit business innovation. Redundant, overlapping, or inconsistent regulations undermine the department ‘s goals by creating uncertainty and imposing unnecessary costs and burdens.

Request for Information (RFI)

To improve its regulations and eliminate confusing or conflicting rules, the HHS issued a Request for Information (RFI), links to an external website to solicit input from the public. The purpose of the RFI is to gather input from the public to help identify regulations that are duplicative, unlawful, unconstitutional, burdensome, or not in the national interest. HHS is committed to ensuring its regulations are transparent, rational, and aimed at achieving legitimate government objectives.

Submit your responses, links to an external website to the RFI at Regulations.gov, links to an external website.

Comments are due no later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern on July 14, 2025.

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Deregulatory effort to improve government

HHS also welcomes deregulatory suggestions from the public, links to an external website to rescind previous rulemakings or provisions in the Code of Federal Regulations.

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