§ 286d. National Information Center
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(a)Establishment There is established within the Library an entity to be known as the National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology (in this section referred to as the “Center”).
(b)Purpose The purpose of the Center is the collection, storage, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of information on health services research, clinical practice guidelines, and on health care technology, including the assessment of such technology. Such purpose includes developing and maintaining data bases and developing and implementing methods of carrying out such purpose.
(c)Electronic, convenient format; criteria for inclusion The Director of the Center shall ensure that information under subsection
(b)concerning clinical practice guidelines is collected and maintained electronically and in a convenient format. Such Director shall develop and publish criteria for the inclusion of practice guidelines and technology assessments in the information center database.
(d)Coordination with Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality The Secretary, acting through the Center, shall coordinate the activities carried out under this section through the Center with related activities of the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 478A, as added Pub. L. 103–43, title XIV, § 1421, June 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 171; amended Pub. L. 106–129, § 2(b)(2), Dec. 6, 1999, 113 Stat. 1670.)
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- July 1, 1944, ch. 373
- Pub. L. 103–43, title XIV, § 1421
- 107 Stat. 171
- Pub. L. 106–129, § 2(b)(2)
- 113 Stat. 1670
- Pub. L. 106–129
- Pub. L. 103–43, § 1422(b)
- 107 Stat. 172
- section 3 of Public Law 102–410
- 106 Stat. 2094
- Public Law 102–410
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§ 286d
National Information Center
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ActJuly 1, 1944, ch. 373
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103–43, title XIV, § 1421
Stat.107 Stat. 171
Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–129, § 2(b)(2)
Stat.113 Stat. 1670
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