TRICARE; elimination of non-availability statement and referral authorization requirements and elimination of specialized treatment services program. Final rule

This rule implements Section 735 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (NDAA-02) (Pub. L. 107-107). It also implements Section 728 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (NDAA-01) (Pub. L. 106-398). Section 735 of NDAA-02 eliminates the requirement for TRICARE Standard beneficiaries who live within a 40-mile radius of a military medical treatment facility (MTF) to obtain a nonavailability statement (NAS) or preauthorization from an MTF before receiving inpatient care (other than mental health services) or maternity care from a civilian provider in order that TRICARE will cost-share for such services. Section 735 of NDAA-02, however, authorizes the Department of Defense to make exceptions to the elimination of the requirement for a NAS through the exercise of a waiver process under certain specified conditions. This section also eliminates the NAS requirement for specialized treatment services (STSs) for TRICARE Standard beneficiaries who live outside the 200-mile radius of a designated STS facility. This rule portrays the Department's decision to eliminate the STS program entirely. Finally, Section 728 of NDAA-01 requires that prior authorization before referral to a specialty care provider that is part of the contractor network be eliminated under any new TRICARE contract.     

Fair credit reporting medical information regulations. Final rules

The OCC, Board, FDIC, OTS, and NCUA (Agencies) are publishing final rules to implement section 411 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act). The final rules create exceptions to the statute's general prohibition on creditors obtaining or using medical information pertaining to a consumer in connection with any determination of the consumer's eligibility, or continued eligibility, for credit for all creditors. The exceptions permit creditors to obtain or use medical information in connection with credit eligibility determinations where necessary and appropriate for legitimate purposes, consistent with the Congressional intent to restrict the use of medical information for inappropriate purposes. The final rules also create limited exceptions to permit affiliates to share medical information with each other without becoming consumer reporting agencies. The final rules are substantially similar to the rules adopted by the Agencies on an interim final basis in June 2005.     

Population data for the AmpFl STR Identifiler PCR Amplification Kit in China Han in Jilin Province, China

Allele frequencies for the fifteen short tandem repeats (STR) loci D3S1358, vWA, FGA, D8S1179, D21S11, D18S51, D5S818, D13S317, D7S820, D19S433, THO1, D16S539, CSF1PO, TPOX, D2S1338 (AmpFl STR Identifiler PCR Amplification Kit, Applied Biosystems) were determined in a population sample of unrelated China Han in Jilin Province, China. Statistical analyses were performed using Powerstats version 1.2 and GEP-ISFGWG. The results showed that all the loci met Hardy-Weinberg expectation.     

Genetic data of 15 STR forensic loci in eastern Chinese population

Allele frequencies for the 15 short tandem repeats (STR) loci D3S1358, vWA, FGA, D8S1179, D21S11, D18S51, D5S818, D13S317, D7S820, CSF1PO, TH01, D16S539, D2S1338, TPOX D19S433 (AmpFLSTR Identifiler) were determined in a population sample of unrelated individuals living in eastern China.     

加强和改进党政干部教育培训的若干思考

党政干部教育培训是我国教育事业的重要组成部分。宁夏党政干部教育培训工作在培训主体、培训客体和管理环节方面都不同程度地存在着问题,需要树立和实践"大教育、大培训"的新理念,建立健全党政干部教育法规、制度和机制,通过整合教育资源、建设教育培训的主渠道等途径来加以解决。     

古今廉政法律制度的比较和借鉴

中国古代虽未建立健全现代意义上的一套完善的廉政法律制度 ,但其建立的十分完善的官僚制度中将治吏放在极其重要的位置并积累了丰富的吏治经验 ,主要表现在官吏的选举任用、考核管理、监察监督、惩贪肃贿等法律规范及一些行之有效的制度之中。当代中国廉政法制建设的任务十分急迫且繁重 ,其中“依法治官”应当说是重中之重。文中围绕官员选任、考核、监察、惩贪四个方面的廉政法制建设进行了古今的比较研究 ,对借鉴古代廉政法律制度的精华为今日所用将是十分有意义的     

公安思想政治教育中"逆反心理"的抑制与调节

反观公安基层思想政治教育的实践可知,"逆反心理"现象尽管是极个别的,但仍是实现思想政治教育目标的一大障碍.如何掌握抑制和调节"逆反心理"的基本方法,认真加以解决,是新时期公安思想政治教育必须正视的问题.     

剖析乐山乡村旅游的建立和完善

约在6000年前就有先民在乐山这片丰饶之州生存和发展,距乐山城10公里的安谷镇曾出土石石针、石锛可为例证;约3000年前古蜀国开明王在此治水、习农;约2000年前道佛二教先后问鼎峨眉山;唐时有了乐山大佛,宋时有了苏门三父子,现代有了熟沫若等等,为乐山铭刻了一条较为清晰的人文线索,与自然山水纽绞延伸着这座中等城市的文明,"土地沃美,民勤耕织,士尚诗书",把乐山总结得恰到好处。乐山有别于江浙一带苦心构筑小桥流水间的书香商贾庭院;有别于成都平原舒坦的无几多轮廊可寻;有别于九寨沟、云南油