83 FR 30821 - VA National Academic Affiliations Council, Notice of Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 126 (June 29, 2018)

Page Range		30821-30821
FR Document		2018-14002

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 126 (Friday, June 29, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 30821]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14002]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


VA National Academic Affiliations Council, Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act that the VA National Academic 
Affiliations Council (NAAC) will meet via conference call on July 11, 
2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST. The meeting is open to the 
public.
    The purpose of the Council is to advise the Secretary on matters 
affecting partnerships between VA and its academic affiliates.
    On July 11, 2018, the Council will explore the current 
modernization effort within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA); 
receive a briefing on the VHA electronic health record modernization 
program; discuss provisions of the recently enacted Public Law 115-182 
that impacts VA's clinical education mission; and receive updates on 
the waiver process for VA employees engaging in teaching activities 
with for-profit educational institutions; the activities of the 
Council's Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion; the June 13, 2018 
Roundtable of Graduate Medical Education hosted by the House Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs; and the recent efforts of the VA Strategic 
Academic Advisory Council. The Council will receive public comments 
from 11:50 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST.
    Interested persons may attend and/or present oral statements to the 
Council. The dial in number to attend the conference call is: 1-800-
767-1750. At the prompt, enter access code 66983 then press #. 
Individuals seeking to present oral statements are invited to submit a 
1-2 page summary of their comments at the time of the meeting for 
inclusion in the official meeting record. Oral presentations will be 
limited to five minutes or less, depending on the number of 
participants. Interested parties may also provide written comments for 
review by the Council prior to the meeting or at any time, by email to 
Steve.Trynosky@va.gov, or by mail to Stephen K. Trynosky J.D., M.P.H., 
M.M.A.S., Designated Federal Officer, Office of Academic Affiliations 
(10A2D), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420. Any member of the 
public wishing to participate or seeking additional information should 
contact Mr. Trynosky via email or by phone at (202) 461-6723.

    Dated: June 26, 2018.
Jelessa M. Burney,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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record when the rule is published. members seek out of network care or a July 11, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00
Should it be necessary to cancel the lower tier provider? p.m. EST. The meeting is open to the
meeting due to inclement weather or 2. Do health plans allow for appeals public.
other emergencies, VA will take by providers or members to request The purpose of the Council is to
available measures to notify registered exemptions from benefit limits related advise the Secretary on matters affecting
participants. to out of network care or care by a lower partnerships between VA and its
tier provider? Is external review allowed academic affiliates.
Agenda for such appeals?
08:00–09:00 Arrival/Check-In 3. What are health plan practices On July 11, 2018, the Council will
09:00–12:00 Morning Public Meeting regarding internal, regulatory, and/or explore the current modernization effort
Session accreditation standards for appointment within the Veterans Health
12:00–13:00 Lunch Break (Note: Meals wait times, including variance by Administration (VHA); receive a
will not be provided by VA.) specialty or type of service? How does briefing on the VHA electronic health
13:00–17:00 Afternoon Public Meeting the health plan use travel distance or record modernization program; discuss
Session time and/or provider-to-population provisions of the recently enacted
17:00 Adjourn ratios in deciding which geographic Public Law 115–182 that impacts VA’s
areas to consider as primary or clinical education mission; and receive
Public Meeting Topics updates on the waiver process for VA
secondary service areas?
Pursuant to section 1703B(c) of title 4. Are clinicians within the health employees engaging in teaching
38, U.S.C., as added by section 104(a) of system given guidelines or rules on activities with for-profit educational
Public Law 115–182, (the VA MISSION when to refer patients to out of system institutions; the activities of the
Act), VA requests information that will providers? For example, are clinicians Council’s Subcommittee on Diversity
assist in developing the access encouraged to refer out of system if in- and Inclusion; the June 13, 2018
standards required by section system wait times are longer than Roundtable of Graduate Medical
1703B(a)(1). This includes information standard, travel time or distance to an Education hosted by the House
regarding the development of these in-system provider is too long, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; and the
access standards, including but not patient’s ability to travel is recent efforts of the VA Strategic
limited to information on the use of compromised or the frequency of Academic Advisory Council. The
access standards for the design of health treatment makes travel to an in-network Council will receive public comments
plan provider networks, referrals from provider difficult? from 11:50 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST.
network providers to out-of-network Interested persons may attend and/or
providers, the appeals process for Signing Authority present oral statements to the Council.
exemptions from benefit limits to out-of- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or The dial in number to attend the
network providers, the existence of designee, approved this document and conference call is: 1–800–767–1750. At
standards for appointment wait times, authorized the undersigned to sign and the prompt, enter access code 66983
the use of travel distance for submit the document to the Office of the then press #. Individuals seeking to
establishing service areas, the Federal Register for publication present oral statements are invited to
development or use of guidelines to electronically as an official document of submit a 1–2 page summary of their
refer patients to out of system providers, the Department of Veterans Affairs. comments at the time of the meeting for
and the measurement of performance Jacquelyn Hayes-Byrd, Acting Chief of inclusion in the official meeting record.
against regulatory standards. Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, Oral presentations will be limited to five
Specifically, VA requests information approved this document on June 25, minutes or less, depending on the
from health plans and systems related to 2018, for publication. number of participants. Interested
the below: parties may also provide written
1. Do health plans use internal access Dated: June 25, 2018.
Jeffrey M. Martin, comments for review by the Council
standards for the design of provider prior to the meeting or at any time, by
networks and the application of in Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy
& Management, Office of the Secretary, email to Steve.Trynosky@va.gov, or by
network/out of network benefits that are mail to Stephen K. Trynosky J.D.,
more stringent than regulatory standards Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018–13951 Filed 6–28–18; 8:45 am] M.P.H., M.M.A.S., Designated Federal
(time or distance of travel, appointment Officer, Office of Academic Affiliations
wait times, provider/member ratios)? If BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
(10A2D), 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
so, what are these internal standards? Washington, DC 20420. Any member of
How does the health plan measure the public wishing to participate or
performance against regulatory and DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS seeking additional information should
internal access standards? How does the contact Mr. Trynosky via email or by
health plan respond to findings when phone at (202) 461–6723.
VA National Academic Affiliations
access standards are not being met? Are
Council, Notice of Meeting Dated: June 26, 2018.
current regulatory access standards cost-
effective while maintaining quality The Department of Veterans Affairs Jelessa M. Burney,
standards? Do health plans have a (VA) gives notice under the Federal Federal Advisory Committee Management
process to handle routine requests from Advisory Committee Act that the VA Officer.
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 30821