Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a New System of Records

Resumo

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is proposing a new system of records. The Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP), authorized by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), provides compensation to certain individuals for serious physical injuries or deaths resulting from the administration or use of pandemic, epidemic, or security countermeasures identified in declarations issued by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) pursuant to section 319F-3(b) of the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act) (42 U.S.C. 247d-6d). The Secretary has issued several declarations specifying covered countermeasures, such as the pandemic 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccines, antiviral medications (e.g., Tamiflu), anthrax vaccines, and smallpox vaccines. The PREP Act directs the Secretary to establish administrative procedures to compensate individuals who sustained serious injuries as the direct result of the administration or use of covered countermeasures. This system of records is required to comply with the implementation directives of the PREP Act,