Frequently Asked Questions

Clinical practice guidelines sponsored by the former Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, and released from 1992 through 1996, are available online from the National Library of Medicine through a full-text retrieval system. These guidelines are outdated due to more recent research findings or technological advances. Although these documents are no longer considered guidance for current medical practice, you may access them in the Clinical Practice Guideline Archive.

You may download these clinical practice guideline files for your personal use only. If you want to reproduce guidelines in any form, incorporate them into other computer access systems, or adapt or update content, copyright issues must be addressed.

For specific requirements and contacts, go to the Electronic User Policy and Copyright Information.

Many of the materials provided on the AHRQ website are Government works and therefore in the public domain within the United States only. Such materials may be used and reproduced without special permission within the United States, but citation as to source is requested.

Foreign countries and users who want to make electronic versions resident to their websites with global access need to request specific permission to use or reproduce these materials because the public domain does not extend outside the borders of the United States.

Some documents and products made available on the AHRQ website contain copyrighted materials, and further reproduction, in any form, print or electronic, is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders. Permission to reproduce copyrighted materials must be obtained directly from copyright holders and they may charge fees for the use of copyrighted materials.

It is the responsibility of the user to contact and obtain the needed copyright permissions prior to reproducing materials in any form. You may send your requests for permission to:

David Lewin
Copyright and Permissions Manager
Office of Communications
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 427-1895
Fax: (301) 427-1873
Email: david.lewin@ahrq.hhs.gov

Many of the materials provided on the AHRQ website are Government works and therefore in the public domain within the United States only. Such materials may be used and reproduced without special permission within the United States, but citation as to source is requested.

Foreign countries and users who want to make electronic versions resident to their websites with global access need to request specific permission to use or reproduce these materials because the public domain does not extend outside the borders of the United States.

Some documents and products made available on the AHRQ website contain copyrighted materials, and further reproduction, in any form, print or electronic, is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders. Permission to reproduce copyrighted materials must be obtained directly from copyright holders and they may charge fees for the use of copyrighted materials.

It is the responsibility of the user to contact and obtain the needed copyright permissions prior to reproducing materials in any form. You may send your requests for permission to:

David Lewin
Copyright and Permissions Manager
Office of Communications
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 427-1895
Fax: (301) 427-1873
Email: david.lewin@ahrq.hhs.gov

You may request permission for translation rights to:

David Lewin
Copyright and Permissions Manager
Office of Communications
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 427-1895
Fax: (301) 427-1873
Email: david.lewin@ahrq.hhs.gov

Please provide the following information in your request:

• Requesting organization or individual.
• Permissions contact person.
• Title or URL for each document that you wish to translate/reproduce.
• Whether it will be in print or electronic form or both.
• Publication title and/or URL where the material will appear.
• Purpose of dissemination.
• Intended audience.
• Projected date of release.

We may grant you permission by return email and will provide you with the suggested citation and notify you of any other copyright constraints should they exist.