80 FR 72439 - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry; Notice for Request for Nominations
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 223 (November 19, 2015)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 223 (November 19, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-29549 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 223 (Thursday, November 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 72439-72440] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-29549] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry; Notice for Request for Nominations SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is requesting nominations to fill vacancies on the Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD). The ACTPCMD is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 and 42 U.S.C. 293l, section 749 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended by section 5103(d) and re-designated by section 5303 of the Affordable Care Act. The Advisory Committee is governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), as amended, which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. DATES: The agency will receive nominations on a continuous basis. ADDRESSES: All nominations should be submitted to Regina Wilson, Advisory Council Operations, Bureau of Health Workforce, HRSA, 11w45c, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Mail delivery should be addressed to Regina Wilson, Advisory Council Operations, Bureau of Health Workforce, HRSA, at the above address, or via email to: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan Weiss, Ph.D., RN, CRNP, FAAN, Designated Federal Official, ACTPCMD at 301-443-0430 or email at [email protected]. A copy of the current committee membership, charter and reports can be obtained by accessing the http://www.hrsa.gov/advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/actpcmd/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACTPCMD provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Secretary) on policy, program development and other matters of significance concerning the activities under sections 747 and 748, part C of title VII of the PHS act. The ACTPCMD prepares an annual report describing the activities conducted during the fiscal year, identifying findings and developing recommendations to enhance these title VII, part C, section 747 and 748 programs. The annual report is submitted to the Secretary and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce. The ACTPCMD also develops, publishes, and implements performance measures for programs under this part; develops and publishes guidelines for longitudinal evaluations (as described in section 761(d)(2)) for programs under this part; and recommends appropriation levels for programs under this part. Meetings are held twice a year. Specifically, HRSA is requesting nominations for voting members of the ACTPCMD representing: Family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, physician assistant, general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, public health dentistry, and dental hygiene programs. Among these nominations, students, residents, and/or fellows from these programs are encouraged to apply. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will consider nominations of all qualified individuals with the areas of subject matter expertise noted above. Individuals may nominate themselves or other individuals, and professional associations and organizations may nominate one or more qualified persons for membership. Nominations shall state that the nominee is willing to serve as a member of the ACTPCMD and appears to have no conflict of interest that would preclude the ACTPCMD membership. Potential candidates will be asked to provide detailed information concerning financial interests, [[Page 72440]] consultancies, research grants, and/or contracts that might be affected by recommendations of the ACTPCMD to permit evaluation of possible sources of conflicts of interest. A nomination package should include the following information for each nominee: (1) A letter of nomination stating the name, affiliation, and contact information for the nominee, the basis for the nomination (i.e., what specific attributes, perspectives, and/or skills does the individual possess that would benefit the workings of ACTPCMD, and the nominee's field(s) of expertise); (2) a letter of self-interest stating the reasons the nominee would like to serve on the ACTPCMD; (3) a biographical sketch of the nominee and a copy of his/her curriculum vitae; and (4) the name, address, daytime telephone number, and email address at which the nominator can be contacted. Nominations will be considered as vacancies occur on the ACTPCMD. Nominations should be updated and resubmitted every 3 years to continue to be considered for committee vacancies. HHS strives to ensure that the membership of HHS federal advisory committees is balanced in terms of points of view represented and the committee's function. Every effort is made to ensure that the views of women, all ethnic and racial groups, and people with disabilities are represented on HHS federal advisory committees. The Department also encourages geographic diversity in the composition of the committee. The Department encourages nominations of qualified candidates from all groups and locations. Appointment to the ACTPCMD shall be made without discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status. Jackie Painter, Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2015-29549 Filed 11-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4165-15-P
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trends, training issues and financing resubmitted every 3 years to continue to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan
policies. Meetings are held twice a year. be considered for committee vacancies. Weiss, Ph.D., RN, CRNP, FAAN,
The COGME prepares reports HHS strives to ensure that the Designated Federal Official, ACTPCMD
concerning the activities under section membership of HHS federal advisory at 301–443–0430 or email at jweiss@
762 of part E of title VII. Reports are committees is balanced in terms of hrsa.gov. A copy of the current
submitted to the Secretary and ranking points of view represented and the committee membership, charter and
members of the Senate Committee on committee’s function. Every effort is reports can be obtained by accessing the
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, made to ensure that the views of http://www.hrsa.gov/
and the House of Representatives women, all ethnic and racial groups, advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/
Committee on Energy and Commerce. and people with disabilities are actpcmd/.
Specifically, HRSA is requesting represented on HHS federal advisory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
nominations for voting members of the committees. The Department also ACTPCMD provides advice and
COGME representing: Primary care encourages geographic diversity in the recommendations to the Secretary of the
physicians, national and specialty composition of the committee. The U.S. Department of Health and Human
physician organizations, international Department encourages nominations of Services (Secretary) on policy, program
medical graduates, medical student and qualified candidates from all groups and development and other matters of
house staff associations, schools of locations. Appointment to the COGME significance concerning the activities
medicine, schools of osteopathic shall be made without discrimination under sections 747 and 748, part C of
medicine, public and private teaching on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, title VII of the PHS act. The ACTPCMD
hospitals, health insurers, business, and gender, sexual orientation, disability, prepares an annual report describing the
labor. Among these nominations, and cultural, religious, or activities conducted during the fiscal
students, residents, and/or fellows from socioeconomic status. year, identifying findings and
these programs are encouraged to apply. Jackie Painter, developing recommendations to
The Department of Health and Human Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. enhance these title VII, part C, section
Services (HHS) will consider 747 and 748 programs. The annual
[FR Doc. 2015–29548 Filed 11–18–15; 8:45 am]
nominations of all qualified individuals report is submitted to the Secretary and
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with the areas of subject matter ranking members of the Senate
expertise noted above. Individuals may Committee on Health, Education, Labor
nominate themselves or other and Pensions, and the House of
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
individuals, and professional Representatives Committee on Energy
HUMAN SERVICES
associations and organizations may and Commerce. The ACTPCMD also
nominate one or more qualified persons Health Resources and Services develops, publishes, and implements
for membership. Nominations shall state Administration performance measures for programs
that the nominee is willing to serve as under this part; develops and publishes
a member of the COGME and appears to Advisory Committee on Training in guidelines for longitudinal evaluations
have no conflict of interest that would Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry; (as described in section 761(d)(2)) for
preclude the COGME membership. Notice for Request for Nominations programs under this part; and
Potential candidates will be asked to recommends appropriation levels for
provide detailed information concerning SUMMARY: The Health Resources and
programs under this part. Meetings are
financial interests, consultancies, Services Administration (HRSA) is
held twice a year.
research grants, and/or contracts that requesting nominations to fill vacancies
Specifically, HRSA is requesting
might be affected by recommendations on the Advisory Committee on Training
nominations for voting members of the
of the COGME to permit evaluation of in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry
ACTPCMD representing: Family
possible sources of conflicts of interest. (ACTPCMD). The ACTPCMD is
medicine, general internal medicine,
A nomination package should include authorized by 42 U.S.C. 217a, section
general pediatrics, physician assistant,
the following information for each 222 and 42 U.S.C. 293l, section 749 of
general dentistry, pediatric dentistry,
nominee: the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as
public health dentistry, and dental
amended by section 5103(d) and re-
(1) A letter of nomination from an hygiene programs. Among these
designated by section 5303 of the
employer, a colleague, or a professional nominations, students, residents, and/or
Affordable Care Act. The Advisory
organization stating the name, fellows from these programs are
Committee is governed by provisions of
affiliation, and contact information for encouraged to apply.
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
the nominee, the basis for the The Department of Health and Human
1972 (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), as
nomination (i.e., what specific Services (HHS) will consider
amended, which sets forth standards for
attributes, perspectives, and/or skills nominations of all qualified individuals
the formation and use of advisory
does the individual possess that would with the areas of subject matter
committees.
benefit the workings of COGME, and the expertise noted above. Individuals may
nominee’s field(s) of expertise); (2) a DATES: The agency will receive nominate themselves or other
letter of self-interest stating the reasons nominations on a continuous basis. individuals, and professional
the nominee would like to serve on the ADDRESSES: All nominations should be associations and organizations may
Council, (3) a biographical sketch of the submitted to Regina Wilson, Advisory nominate one or more qualified persons
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nominee and a copy of his/her Council Operations, Bureau of Health for membership. Nominations shall state
curriculum vitae; and (4) the name, Workforce, HRSA, 11w45c, 5600 Fishers that the nominee is willing to serve as
address, daytime telephone number, Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Mail a member of the ACTPCMD and appears
and email address at which the delivery should be addressed to Regina to have no conflict of interest that
nominator can be contacted. Wilson, Advisory Council Operations, would preclude the ACTPCMD
Nominations will be considered as Bureau of Health Workforce, HRSA, at membership. Potential candidates will
vacancies occur on the COGME. the above address, or via email to: be asked to provide detailed information
Nominations should be updated and RWilson@hrsa.gov. concerning financial interests,
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consultancies, research grants, and/or disability, and cultural, religious, or (SABG) Application Guidance and
contracts that might be affected by socioeconomic status. Instructions (OMB No. 0930–0168).
recommendations of the ACTPCMD to TEDS/MH–TEDS/CLD data are
Jackie Painter,
permit evaluation of possible sources of collected to obtain information on the
Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. number of admissions and updates/
conflicts of interest.
[FR Doc. 2015–29549 Filed 11–18–15; 8:45 am] discharges at publicly-funded substance
A nomination package should include BILLING CODE 4165–15–P abuse treatment and mental health
the following information for each
services facilities and on the
nominee: (1) A letter of nomination characteristics of clients receiving
stating the name, affiliation, and contact DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND services at those facilities. TEDS/MH–
information for the nominee, the basis HUMAN SERVICES TEDS/CLD also monitors trends in the
for the nomination (i.e., what specific demographic, substance use, and mental
attributes, perspectives, and/or skills Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration health characteristics of admissions. In
does the individual possess that would addition, several of the data elements
benefit the workings of ACTPCMD, and Agency Information Collection used to calculate performance measures
the nominee’s field(s) of expertise); (2) Activities: Submission for OMB for the Substance Abuse Block Grant
a letter of self-interest stating the Review; Comment Request (SABG) and Mental Health Block Grant
reasons the nominee would like to serve (MHBG) applications are collected in
on the ACTPCMD; (3) a biographical Periodically, the Substance Abuse and TEDS/MH–TEDS/CLD.
sketch of the nominee and a copy of his/ Mental Health Services Administration This request includes:
her curriculum vitae; and (4) the name, (SAMHSA) will publish a summary of • Continuation of collection of TEDS
address, daytime telephone number, information collection requests under (substance abuse) client-level
and email address at which the OMB review, in compliance with the admissions and discharge data;
nominator can be contacted. Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. • Continuation of collection of MH–
Nominations will be considered as Chapter 35). To request a copy of these TEDS client-level admissions and
vacancies occur on the ACTPCMD. documents, call the SAMHSA Reports update/discharge data of mental health
Nominations should be updated and Clearance Officer on (240) 276–1243. clients beyond the pilot phase; and
resubmitted every 3 years to continue to • Addition of collection of MHCLD
Project: Treatment Episode Data Set client-level admissions and update/
be considered for committee vacancies. (TEDS) (OMB No. 0930–0335)— discharge data (transferred from OMB
HHS strives to ensure that the Revision No. 0930–0168).
membership of HHS federal advisory The Substance Abuse and Mental Most states collect the TEDS/MH–
committees is balanced in terms of Health Services Administration TEDS/CLD data elements from their
points of view represented and the (SAMHSA) is requesting a revision of treatment providers for their own
committee’s function. Every effort is the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) administrative purposes and are able to
made to ensure that the views of data collection (OMB No. 0930–0335), submit a cross-walked extract of their
women, all ethnic and racial groups, which expires on January 31, 2016. data to TEDS/MH–TEDS/CLD. No
and people with disabilities are TEDS is a compilation of client-level changes are expected in the (substance
represented on HHS federal advisory substance abuse treatment admission abuse) TEDS collection. No changes are
committees. The Department also and discharge data submitted by states expected in the (mental health) MH-
encourages geographic diversity in the on clients treated in facilities that CLD collection (other than recording the
composition of the committee. The receive state funds. SAMHSA is MH–TEDS/CLD burden hours separately
Department encourages nominations of requesting the addition of client-level from the Substance Abuse Block Grant
qualified candidates from all groups and mental health admission and update/ (SABG) and Mental Health Block Grant
locations. Appointment to the discharge data (MH–TEDS/CLD) (MHBG) application approval
ACTPCMD shall be made without submitted by states on clients treated in instructions (OMB No. 0930–0168) and
discrimination on the basis of age, race, facilities that receive state funds. These the addition of MH–TEDS beyond the
ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, mental health data have been previously pilot phase. No data element changes for
collected in support of the Community TEDS/MH–TEDS/CLD are expected.
Mental Health Services Block Grant The estimated annual burden for the
(MHBG) and Substance Abuse and separate TEDS/MH–TEDS/CLD
Prevention Treatment Block Grant activities is as follows:
Number of Responses
respondents Total Hours per Total burden
Type of activity per
(states/ responses response hours
respondent
jurisdictions)
TEDS Admission Data ....................................................... 52 4 208 6.25 1,300
TEDS Discharge Data ....................................................... 52 4 208 8.25 1,716
TEDS Crosswalks .............................................................. 5 1 5 10 50
MH–CLD BCI Data ............................................................ 30 1 30 30 900
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MH–CLD SHR Data ........................................................... 30 1 30 5 150
MH–TEDS Admissions Data .............................................. 29 4 116 6.25 725
MH–TEDS Update/Discharge Data ................................... 29 4 116 8.25 957
MH–TEDS Crosswalks ...................................................... ........................ 1 10 10 100
State Total .................................................................. 59 ........................ 723 .......................... 5,898
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| Dates | The agency will receive nominations on a continuous basis. | |
| Contact | Joan Weiss, Ph.D., RN, CRNP, FAAN, Designated Federal Official, ACTPCMD at 301-443-0430 or email at [email protected] A copy of the current committee membership, charter and reports can be obtained by accessing the http://www.hrsa.gov/ advisorycommittees/bhpradvisory/actpcmd/. | |
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