| Page Range | 33274-33275 | |
| FR Document | 2015-14235 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 33274-33275] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-14235] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Health Center Controlled Networks AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for Health Center Controlled Networks. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Awarding Agency Grants Administration Manual (AAGAM) Chapter 2.04.103, the Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) has been granted a class deviation from the exceptions to maximum competition requirements contained in the AAGAM Chapter 2.04.104A-5 to provide additional funding without competition to the 37 Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) awarded under announcement HRSA-13-237, extending their December 1, 2014, to November 31, 2015, budget period through July 31, 2016. This action will align the project period end dates of all active HCCN grants and ensure maximum competition for a single HCCN funding opportunity in fiscal year (FY) 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Intended Recipient of the Award: Health Center Controlled Networks awarded under funding opportunity announcement HRSA-13-237. Amount of Non-Competitive Awards: $11,909,772. Period of Supplemental Funding: December 1, 2015, to July 31, 2016. CFDA Number: 93.527. Authority: Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 254b, as amended). Justification: Health Center Controlled Networks enhance the use of health information technology (HIT) to improve the quality of care provided by Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes, collectively referred to as health centers. HCCNs bring health centers together to jointly address operational and clinical challenges, particularly the acquisition and implementation of HIT in a cost- efficient manner. They help fulfill the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan and address HRSA's goal that all Health Center Program awardees will:Acquire and effectively implement certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology to enable all eligible providers to become meaningful users of EHRs as defined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS); access EHR incentive program payments; and [[Page 33275]] enhance data reporting and technology-enabled quality improvement activities. Two HCCN funding opportunities were competed in FY 2013, resulting in two grant cohorts with project period end dates that differ by 8 months: 37 grants funded under HRSA-13-237 ending November 30, 2015, and six grants funded under HRSA-13-267 ending July 31, 2016. BPHC requests to implement one project period end date for all active HCCNs, July 31, 2016, by providing an additional 8 months of support to grants funded under HRSA-13-237. Creating one funding cycle will prevent a lapse in funding that may jeopardize HIT implementation underway at the health centers receiving technical assistance from the HCCNs. By September 30, 2015, $11,909,772 will be awarded to continue the 37 grants' approved activities for 8 months (see Table 1). Awardees will report progress and financial obligations made during the 8-month budget period extension as instructed by the Notice of Award. Table 1--Recipient Grants and Award Amounts ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Grant No. Organization name Award amount ------------------------------------------------------------------------ H2QCS25654..................... ALABAMA PRIMARY HEALTH $316,667 CARE ASSOCIATION, INC. H2QCS25636..................... COLORADO COMMUNITY 316,667 MANAGED CARE NETWORK. H2QCS25650..................... COMMUNITY CLINIC 416,667 ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY. H2QCS25663..................... COMMUNITY HEALTH ACCESS 416,667 NETWORK, INC. H2QCS25644..................... COMMUNITY HEALTH BEST 262,893 PRACTICES, LLC.. H2QCS25665..................... COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE 466,654 ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK STATE, INC. H2QCS25655..................... COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 266,667 ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT. H2QCS25635..................... COMMUNITY HEALTH 144,096 CENTERS OF ARKANSAS, INC. H2QCS25651..................... COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY 266,667 CLINICS. H2QCS25652..................... GOLDEN VALLEY HEALTH 316,667 CENTERS. H2QCS25659..................... GRACE COMMUNITY HEALTH 316,667 CENTER, INC. H2QCS25637..................... HAWAII PRIMARY CARE 266,667 ASSOCIATION. H2QCS25657..................... HEALTH CHOICE NETWORK, 466,667 INC. H2QCS25671..................... HEALTH FEDERATION OF 266,667 PHILADELPHIA, THE. H2QCS25638..................... IDAHO PRIMARY CARE 266,667 ASSOCIATION. H2QCS25639..................... IN CONCERTCARE, INC.... 266,667 H2QCS25640..................... KANSAS ASSOCIATION FOR 266,667 MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED. H2QCS25641..................... LOUISIANA PRIMARY CARE 316,667 ASSOCIATION, INC. H2QCS25660..................... MAINE PRIMARY CARE 266,667 ASSOCIATION. H2QCS25661..................... MICHIGAN PRIMARY CARE 366,352 ASSOCIATION. H2QCS25642..................... MISSOURI COALITION FOR 366,667 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. H2QCS25643..................... MONTANA PRIMARY CARE 316,667 ASSOCIATION, INC. H2QCS25658..................... NEAR NORTH HEALTH 416,667 SERVICE CORPORATION, THE. H2QCS25645..................... NEW MEXICO PRIMARY CARE 266,667 ASSOCIATION. H2QCS25647..................... OCHIN, INC............. 516,667 H2QCS25666..................... OHIO SHARED INFORMATION 266,667 SERVICES, INC. H2QCS25649..................... PTSO OF WASHINGTON..... 416,667 H2QCS25653..................... REDWOOD COMMUNITY 266,667 HEALTH NETWORK. H2QCS25646..................... SOONERVERSE, INC....... 266,667 H2QCS25656..................... SOUTHBRIDGE MEDICAL 266,667 ADVISORY COUNCIL, INC. H2QCS25664..................... SOUTHERN JERSEY FAMILY 266,667 MEDICAL CENTERS, INC. H2QCS25667..................... TENNESSEE PRIMARY CARE 286,443 ASSOCIATION. H2QCS25648..................... TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF 516,667 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. H2QCS25662..................... THE COASTAL FAMILY 266,667 HEALTH CENTER, INC. H2QCS25668..................... VIRGINIA PRIMARY CARE 366,667 ASSOCIATION, INC. H2QCS25669..................... WEST VIRGINIA PRIMARY 316,667 CARE ASSOCIATION INC. H2QCS25670..................... WISCONSIN PRIMARY 266,667 HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION, INC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olivia Shockey, Expansion Division Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration at 301-443- 9282 or at [email protected]. Dated: June 4, 2015. James Macrae, Acting Administrator. [FR Doc. 2015-14235 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for Health Center Controlled Networks. | |
| Contact | Olivia Shockey, Expansion Division Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration at 301-443- 9282 or at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 33274 |