81_FR_1438 81 FR 1431 - Meeting Announcement for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee Required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015

81 FR 1431 - Meeting Announcement for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee Required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 7 (January 12, 2016)

Page Range1431-1432
FR Document2016-00450

This notice announces the first meeting date for the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (hereafter referred to as ``the Committee'') on Monday, February 1, 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1431-1432]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00450]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Meeting Announcement for the Physician-Focused Payment Model 
Technical Advisory Committee Required by the Medicare Access and CHIP 
Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the first meeting date for the 
Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (hereafter 
referred to as ``the Committee'') on Monday, February 1, 2016.

Table of Contents

Dates
Addresses
Meeting Registration
For Further Information Contact
Supplementary Information

I. Purpose
II. Agenda
III. Meeting Attendance
IV. Security and Building Guidelines
V. Special Accommodations
VI. Copies of the Charter


DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, February 1, 2016, from 1:00 
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and is open to the 
public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 5051 of the Wilbur J. Cohen 
Federal Building, 330 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20201.

Meeting Registration

    The public may attend the meeting in-person or listen via audio 
teleconference. Space is limited and registration is required. 
Registration may be completed online at www.regonline.com/PTACommitteeMeetingRegistration. All the following information must be 
submitted when registering:
    Name.
    Company name.
    Postal address.
    Email address.
    If sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation 
for a disability is needed, please contact the Scott R. Smith, no later 
than January 22, 2016 at the contact information listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott R. Smith, Ph.D., Designated 
Federal Officer, at the Office of Health Policy, Assistant Secretary 
for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services, 200 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690-
6870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Purpose

    The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee 
(``the Committee'') is authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP 
Reauthorization Act of 2015, 42 U.S.C. 1395ee. This Committee is 
governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets forth standards for the formation 
and use of advisory committees. In accordance with its statutory 
mandate, the Committee is to review physician-focused payment model 
proposals and prepare recommendations regarding whether such models 
meet criteria that will be established through rulemaking by the 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (the 
Secretary). The Committee is composed of 11 members appointed by the 
Comptroller General with staggering terms of 1, 2, and 3 years as 
specified in the authorizing legislation.

II. Agenda

    The Committee will receive information about MACRA

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implementation and about payment models currently being tested by the 
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation within the Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

III. Meeting Attendance

    The first meeting (February 1, 2016) is open to the public; 
however, attendance is limited to space available. Priority will be 
given to those who pre-register and attendance may be limited based on 
the number of registrants and the space available.
    Persons wishing to attend this meeting, which is located on federal 
property, must register by following the instructions in the ``Meeting 
Registration'' section of this notice. A confirmation email will be 
sent to the registrants shortly after completing the registration 
process.

IV. Security and Building Guidelines

    The following are the security and building guidelines:
    Persons attending the meeting, including presenters, must be pre-
registered and on the attendance list by the prescribed date.
    Individuals who are not pre-registered in advance may not be 
permitted to enter the building and may be unable to attend the 
meeting.
    Attendees must present a government-issued photo identification to 
the Federal Protective Service or Guard Service personnel before 
entering the building. Without a current, valid photo ID, persons may 
not be permitted entry to the building.
    All persons entering the building must pass through a metal 
detector.
    All items brought into the Cohen Building including personal items, 
for example, laptops and cell phones are subject to physical 
inspection.
    The public may enter the building 30 to 45 minutes before the 
meeting convenes each day.

V. Special Accommodations

    Individuals requiring special accommodations must include the 
request for these services during registration.

VI. Copies of the Charter

    The Secretary's Charter for the Physician-Focused Payment Model 
Technical Advisory Committee is available on the ASPE Web site at 
https://aspe.hhs.gov/medicare-access-and-chip-reauthorization-act-2015.

    Dated: January 7, 2015.
Richard G. Frank,
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2016-00450 Filed 1-11-16; 8:45 am]
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Agenda Health and Human Services, 200 III. Meeting Attendance the quality, utility, and clarity of the Independence Ave. SW., Washington, IV. Security and Building Guidelines information to be collected; and (4) the V. Special Accommodations DC 20201, (202) 690–6870. use of automated collection techniques VI. Copies of the Charter SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: or other forms of information technology to minimize the information DATES: The meeting will be held on I. Purpose collection burden. Monday, February 1, 2016, from 1:00 The Physician-Focused Payment p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Model Technical Advisory Committee Jackie Painter, (EST) and is open to the public. (‘‘the Committee’’) is authorized by the Director, Division of the Executive Secretariat. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Medicare Access and CHIP [FR Doc. 2016–00372 Filed 1–11–16; 8:45 am] Room 5051 of the Wilbur J. Cohen Reauthorization Act of 2015, 42 U.S.C. BILLING CODE 4165–15–P Federal Building, 330 Independence 1395ee. This Committee is governed by Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20201. the provisions of the Federal Advisory Meeting Registration Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND App.), which sets forth standards for the HUMAN SERVICES The public may attend the meeting in- formation and use of advisory person or listen via audio committees. In accordance with its Meeting Announcement for the teleconference. Space is limited and statutory mandate, the Committee is to Physician-Focused Payment Model registration is required. Registration review physician-focused payment Technical Advisory Committee may be completed online at model proposals and prepare Required by the Medicare Access and www.regonline.com/ recommendations regarding whether CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of PTACommitteeMeetingRegistration. 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1432 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 7 / Tuesday, January 12, 2016 / Notices implementation and about payment Dated: January 7, 2015. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant models currently being tested by the Richard G. Frank, applications. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Place: National Institutes of Health, Two Assistant Secretary for Planning and Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy Innovation within the Centers for Evaluation. Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). [FR Doc. 2016–00450 Filed 1–11–16; 8:45 am] Conference Call). BILLING CODE 4150–05–P Contact Person: Najma Begum, Ph.D., III. Meeting Attendance Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, The first meeting (February 1, 2016) is DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND Room 749, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, open to the public; however, attendance Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 594–8894, is limited to space available. Priority HUMAN SERVICES begumn@niddk.nih.gov. will be given to those who pre-register National Institutes of Health Name of Committee: National Institute of and attendance may be limited based on Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases the number of registrants and the space National Institute of Diabetes and Special Emphasis Panel; Colon Function available. Digestive and Kidney Diseases; Notice Program Projects. of Closed Meetings Date: March 3, 2016. Persons wishing to attend this Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. meeting, which is located on federal Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Agenda: To review and evaluate grant property, must register by following the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as applications. instructions in the ‘‘Meeting amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is Place: National Institutes of Health, Two Registration’’ section of this notice. A hereby given of the following meetings. Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy confirmation email will be sent to the Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone The meetings will be closed to the Conference Call). registrants shortly after completing the public in accordance with the Contact Person: Elena Sanovich, Ph.D., registration process. provisions set forth in sections Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, IV. Security and Building Guidelines 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, as amended. The grant applications and Room 750, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, The following are the security and the discussions could disclose Bethesda, MD 20892–2542, 301–594–8886, building guidelines: confidential trade secrets or commercial sanoviche@mail.nih.gov. property such as patentable material, (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Persons attending the meeting, Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes, including presenters, must be pre- and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant Endocrinology and Metabolic Research; registered and on the attendance list by 93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition applications, the disclosure of which the prescribed date. Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology would constitute a clearly unwarranted and Hematology Research, National Institutes Individuals who are not pre-registered invasion of personal privacy. of Health, HHS) in advance may not be permitted to Name of Committee: National Institute of Dated: January 6, 2016. enter the building and may be unable to Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases attend the meeting. Special Emphasis Panel; Fellowships in David Clary, Attendees must present a government- Digestive Diseases and Nutrition. Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Date: February 10, 2016. Committee Policy. issued photo identification to the Federal Protective Service or Guard Time: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. [FR Doc. 2016–00350 Filed 1–11–16; 8:45 am] Agenda: To review and evaluate grant BILLING CODE 4140–01–P Service personnel before entering the applications. building. Without a current, valid photo Place: Melrose Hotel 2430 Pennsylvania ID, persons may not be permitted entry Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20037. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND to the building. Contact Person: Thomas A. Tatham, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, HUMAN SERVICES All persons entering the building DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, must pass through a metal detector. Room 760, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, National Institutes of Health All items brought into the Cohen Bethesda, MD 20892–5452, (301) 594–3993, Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Building including personal items, for tathamt@mail.nih.gov. Closed Meetings example, laptops and cell phones are Name of Committee: National Institute of subject to physical inspection. Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Special Emphasis Panel; DDK–C Conflicts. Federal Advisory Committee Act, as The public may enter the building 30 Date: February 11, 2016. to 45 minutes before the meeting amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. hereby given of the following meetings. convenes each day. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant The meetings will be closed to the applications. V. Special Accommodations Place: Melrose Hotel, 2430 Pennsylvania public in accordance with the Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20037. provisions set forth in sections Individuals requiring special Contact Person: Thomas A. Tatham, Ph.D., 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., accommodations must include the Scientific Review Officer, Review Branch, as amended. The grant applications and request for these services during DEA, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, the discussions could disclose registration. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Monday, February 1, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and is open to the public.
ContactScott R. Smith, Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, at the Office of Health Policy, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20201, (202) 690- 6870.
FR Citation81 FR 1431 
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