Below is Alston & Bird’s
Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; and other health policy news.
Week in Review Highlight of the Week:
This week, the House of Representatives began marking up legislative proposals for COVID-19 relief under the budget reconciliation process. Read more about this action and other news below.
I. Regulations, Notices & Guidance
On February 10, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance entitled,
Policy for Temporary Compounding of Certain Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer Products During the Public Health Emergency. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the FDA has received a number of queries concerning compounding of alcohol-based hand sanitizers. The Agency is issuing this guidance to communicate its policy for the temporary compounding of certain alcohol-based hand sani