Establishment of the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee

As Enacted ( Federal Register)

Cited in

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)

Federal Register Volume 82, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)

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Pages 60753-60754

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2017-27412

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Establishment of the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of establishment meeting dates of the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC) is established in accordance with section 4003(e) of the 21st Century Cures Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The Health information Technology Advisory Committee, among other things, shall identify priorities for standards adoption and make recommendations to the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (National Coordinator) on a policy framework to advance an interoperable health information technology infrastructure. The HITAC will hold public meetings throughout 2018 with its first public meeting scheduled for January 18, 2018, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC 20008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Richie, Designated Federal Officer, at email protected.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4003(e) of the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. 114-255) establishes the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (referred to as the ``HITAC''). The HITAC will be governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended (5 U.S.C. App .), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of federal advisory committees.

Composition

The HITAC is comprised of at least 25 members, of which:

No fewer than 2 members are advocates for patients or consumers of health information technology;

3 members are appointed by the HHS Secretary

cir 1 of whom shall be appointed to represent the Department of Health and Human Services and

cir 1 of whom shall be a public health official;

2 members are appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;

2 members are appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;

2 members are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

2 members are appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives; and

Other members are appointed by the Comptroller General of the United States.

Introductory members will serve for one-, two-, or three-year terms. All members may be reappointed for subsequent three-year terms. Each member is limited to two three-year terms, not to exceed six years of service. After establishment, members shall be appointed for a three year term. Members serve without pay, but will be provided per-diem and travel costs for committee services.

Recommendations

The HITAC shall recommend to the National Coordinator a policy framework for adoption by the Secretary consistent with the strategic plan under section 3001(c)(3) for advancing following target areas: (1) Achieving a health information technology infrastructure that allows for the electronic access, exchange, and use of health information; (2) the promotion and protection of privacy and security of health information in health information technology; (3) the facilitation of secure access by an individual to such individual's protected health information; and (4) any other target area that the HITAC identifies as an appropriate target area to be considered. Such policy framework shall seek to prioritize achieving advancements in these target areas and may incorporate policy recommendations made by the HIT Policy Committee, as in existence before the date of the enactment of the 21st Century Cures Act.

Public Meetings

The first public meeting of the HITAC will be held on January 18, 2018, from approximately 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m./Eastern Time at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC 20008. Subsequently, the remainder of the meetings to be held in 2018 is scheduled as follows:

February 21, 2018 from approximately 9:30 a.m.. to 2:30 p.m./