National guidelines for health planning; rescission of computed tomographic scanner standards--Public Health Service. Final rule.

This document removes from regulations Federal standards for computed tomographic (CT) scanners with respect to the appropriate supply, distribution and organization of health resources. Based on concerns discussed in the notice of proposed rulemaking published on May 20, 1982, and subsequent comments, the Secretary has decided the standards are too rigid and inflexible, and that they to not take into account recent advances in the state-of-the-art in scanning technology. This action gives states and local communities the fullest possible discretion and flexibility in the review and planning for expenditures related to this technology. The Department is making non-regulatory technical information materials concerning CT scanners available to the public.