Medicare: Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests; coverage and administrative policies; public meetings,

[Federal Register: January 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 1)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 69]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

42 CFR Chapter IV

[HCFA-3250-N2]

RIN 0938-AI92

Medicare Program; Negotiated Rulemaking; Coverage and Administrative Policies for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests; Announcement of Additional Public Meetings

AGENCY: Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: This notice announces additional public meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on Coverage and Administrative Policies for Clinical Laboratory Tests. The Committee was mandated by section 4554(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATES: The meetings are scheduled as follows:

1. January 25, 1999, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

2. January 26, 1999, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

3. January 27, 1999, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jackie Sheridan, (410) 786-4635.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We published a notice in the Federal Register on June 3, 1998 (63 FR 30166) announcing the intent to form a negotiated rulemaking committee to provide advice and make recommendations to the Secretary on the content of a proposed rule that will establish national coverage and administrative policies for clinical laboratory tests payable under Part B of the Medicare program. The notice also announced the dates of the Committee meetings that began on July 13, 1998. The meetings were originally scheduled to end December 10, 1998.

The Committee will have an additional 3-day public meeting from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on January 25th, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on January 26th, and from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on January 27, 1999. The opportunity for public comment will be at 9:00 a.m. on January 26th. The meetings will be held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 800, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20201.

The meetings are open to the public without advance registration. Public attendance at the meetings may be limited to space availability. During these meetings, the Committee will continue to address the issues within the scope of the negotiations as described in this document. More detailed information for each meeting will be available on the HCFA Internet Home Page (http://www.hcfa.gov/quality/qlty-8a) preceding each meeting date.

Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.774, Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

Dated: December 21, 1998. Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-34740Filed12-31-98; 8:45 am]

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