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The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov.

Updates regarding Government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at OPM.gov.

Operating Guidelines

The Council advises, assists, consults with, and makes recommendations to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the NCCIH director on matters relating to the activities carried out, by, and through the Center, to the policies respecting these activities, and to the functions described under section 406 of the Public Health Service Act. On this page, you will find operating files including the charter, procedures, and a conflict of interest statement.