Code of Federal Regulations Title 42. Public Health § 42.67.101 Purpose and scope

(1) Title IX of the Public Health Service Act to support research, evaluation, demonstration, and dissemination projects, including conferences, on health care services and systems for the delivery of such services;  and development of clinical practice guidelines, quality standards, performance measures, and review criteria.

(2) Section 1142 of the Social Security Act to support research on the outcomes, effectiveness, and appropriateness of health care services and procedures, including, but not limited to, evaluations of alternative services and procedures;  projects to improve methods and data bases for outcomes and effectiveness research;  dissemination of research information and clinical practice guidelines, as well as quality standards, performance measures, and review criteria;  conferences;  and research on dissemination methods.