APA 7th Edition Citation Examples: Federal Regulations: II. The Federal Register

Reference list citation

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parametersfor 2012, 78 Fed. Reg. 15410 (March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 153, 155,156, 157, & 158).

In-text citation:

(Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2013)

Most Federal Register APA citations have five basic elements:

1. Name of the regulation
2. Volume number
3. Abbreviated name of the source
4. Page number
5. Date and other information

Name of Regulation

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parametersfor 2012,

Volume number

78

Abbreviated Name of Source

Fed. Reg.

Page number

15410

Date and other information

(March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 153, 155,156, 157, & 158).

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