81 FR 62977 - Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs; Notice of Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 177 (September 13, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 62977] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-21965] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs; Notice of Meeting The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, that a meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities Programs will be held on October 4-5, 2016, in Room 630 at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on both days, and will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on October 4 and at 12 noon on October 5. This meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary of VA on VA's prosthetics programs designed to provide state-of-the-art prosthetics and the associated rehabilitation research, development, and evaluation of such technology. The Committee also provides advice to the Secretary on special-disabilities programs, which are defined as any program administered by the Secretary to serve Veterans with spinal cord injuries, blindness or visual impairments, loss of extremities or loss of function, deafness or hearing impairment, and other serious incapacities in terms of daily life functions. On October 4, the Committee will receive briefings on the National Veterans Sports Programs and Adaptive Sports Grants, Audiology & Speech Pathology, Rehabilitation Research and Development, Prosthetic and Sensory Aids, Blind Rehabilitation Services and Telemedicine. On October 5, the Committee members will receive Ethics Training, discuss administrative matters, and deliberate actions internal to the Committee. No time will be allocated for receiving oral presentations from the public; however, members of the public may direct questions or submit written statements for review by the Committee in advance of the meeting to Judy Schafer, Ph.D., Designated Federal Officer, Veterans Health Administration, Patient Care Services, Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services (10P4R), VA, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, or by email at [email protected]. Because the meeting is being held in a government building, a photo I.D. must be presented at the Guard's Desk as a part of the clearance process. Therefore, you should allow an additional 30 minutes before the meeting begins. Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting should contact Dr. Schafer at (202) 461-7315. Dated: September 8, 2016. LaTonya L. Small, Advisory Committee Management Office. [FR Doc. 2016-21965 Filed 9-12-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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On September 27, the Committee will DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS public wishing to attend the meeting
be briefed on current directions and AFFAIRS should contact Dr. Schafer at (202) 461–
priorities for serving the Nation’s war 7315.
Veterans. The Committee will also be Advisory Committee on Prosthetics Dated: September 8, 2016.
briefed by the Principal Deputy Under and Special-Disabilities Programs;
LaTonya L. Small,
Secretary for Health on new directions Notice of Meeting
Advisory Committee Management Office.
of care in Veterans Health
The Department of Veterans Affairs [FR Doc. 2016–21965 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am]
Administration (VHA) and the
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
coordination of VA healthcare with BILLING CODE P
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
readjustment counseling.
The September 27 will also include 2, that a meeting of the Federal
briefings on the current activities of the Advisory Committee on Prosthetics and DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) Special-Disabilities Programs will be AFFAIRS
Vet Centers to include the full scope of held on October 4–5, 2016, in Room 630
at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont Reasonable Charges for Inpatient MS–
outreach and readjustment counseling
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. DRGs and SNF Medical Services;
services provided to combat Veterans,
The meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. v3.19, Fiscal Year 2017 Update
Service members and families. The
briefing will focus on the coordination on both days, and will adjourn at 4:30
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
of Vet Center services with VHA health p.m. on October 4 and at 12 noon on
October 5. This meeting is open to the ACTION: Notice.
care, mental health, and social work
services. The Committee will also public. SUMMARY: This document updates the
The purpose of the Committee is to
receive briefings from VHA mental acute inpatient and the skilled nursing
advise the Secretary of VA on VA’s
health program officials focusing on the facility (SNF)/sub-acute inpatient
prosthetics programs designed to
key role of mental health services for the facility charges. The updated charges
provide state-of-the-art prosthetics and
psychological, social, and economic are based on the 2017 Medicare severity
the associated rehabilitation research,
readjustment of combat Veterans. diagnosis related groups (MS–DRG).
On September 28, Committee development, and evaluation of such
technology. The Committee also FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
members will conduct onsite visits at Romona Greene, Office of Community
two Vet Centers to meet with groups of provides advice to the Secretary on
special-disabilities programs, which are Care, Revenue Operations, Consolidated
Veteran consumers and with VHA Patient Account Center (CPAC) Rates
service providers from the Vet Centers defined as any program administered by
the Secretary to serve Veterans with and Charges (10D1C), Veterans Health
and the support VA medical facilities. Administration (VHA), Department of
On September 29 the Committee will spinal cord injuries, blindness or visual
impairments, loss of extremities or loss Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
receive briefings from additional VHA NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 382–
program officials representing key of function, deafness or hearing
impairment, and other serious 2521. (This is not a toll free number.)
programs of specific value for the post-
incapacities in terms of daily life SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
war readjustment of Veterans, Service
members and family members. The functions. 17.101 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal
agenda for September 29 will conclude On October 4, the Committee will Regulations (CFR) sets forth the
with a Committee strategic planning receive briefings on the National Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
session for developing the observations Veterans Sports Programs and Adaptive medical regulations concerning
and conclusions for the annual Sports Grants, Audiology & Speech ‘‘Reasonable Charges’’ for medical care
Committee Report. Pathology, Rehabilitation Research and or services provided or furnished by VA
No time will be allocated at this Development, Prosthetic and Sensory to a veteran: for a nonservice-connected
meeting for receiving oral presentations Aids, Blind Rehabilitation Services and disability for which the veteran is
from the public. However, members of Telemedicine. On October 5, the entitled to care (or the payment of
the public may direct written questions Committee members will receive Ethics expenses of care) under a health plan
or submit prepared statements for Training, discuss administrative contract; for a nonservice-connected
review by the Committee before the matters, and deliberate actions internal disability incurred incident to the
meeting to Mr. Charles M. Flora, to the Committee. veteran’s employment and covered
L.C.S.W–C., Designated Federal Officer, No time will be allocated for receiving under a worker’s compensation law or
Readjustment Counseling Service, oral presentations from the public; plan that provides reimbursement or
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 however, members of the public may indemnification for such care and
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC direct questions or submit written services; or, for a nonservice-connected
20420. Because the meeting will be in statements for review by the Committee disability incurred as a result of a motor
a Government building, please provide in advance of the meeting to Judy vehicle accident in a State that requires
valid photo identification for check-in. Schafer, Ph.D., Designated Federal automobile accident reparations
Please allow 30 minutes before the Officer, Veterans Health Administration, insurance. The methodologies for
meeting for the check-in process. If you Patient Care Services, Rehabilitation establishing billed amounts for several
plan to attend or have questions and Prosthetic Services (10P4R), VA, types of charges are found in 38 CFR
concerning the meeting, please contact 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, 17.101; however, this notice will only
Mr. Flora at (202) 461–6525 or by email DC 20420, or by email at Judy.Schafer@ address the acute inpatient and the
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at charles.flora@va.gov. va.gov. Because the meeting is being SNF/sub-acute inpatient facility
held in a government building, a photo charges.
Dated: September 8, 2016. I.D. must be presented at the Guard’s Based on the methodologies set forth
LaTonya L. Small, Desk as a part of the clearance process. in 38 CFR 17.101(b), this notice updates
Advisory Committee Management Office. Therefore, you should allow an the acute inpatient facility charges that
[FR Doc. 2016–21926 Filed 9–12–16; 8:45 am] additional 30 minutes before the were based on the 2016 MS–DRGs.
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