83_FR_32433 83 FR 32299 - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

83 FR 32299 - Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 134 (July 12, 2018)

Page Range32299-32300
FR Document2018-14930

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC announces the following meeting for the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). This meeting is open to the public, limited only by audio phone lines available. The public is also welcome to listen to the meeting by dialing 888-790-3409, passcode: 3250534. A total of 200 lines will be available. To register for this call, please go to www.cdc.gov/hicpac.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32299-32300]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14930]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee 
(HICPAC)

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the CDC 
announces the following meeting for the Healthcare Infection Control 
Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). This meeting is open to the 
public, limited only by audio phone lines available. The public is also 
welcome to listen to the meeting by dialing 888-790-3409, passcode: 
3250534. A total of 200 lines will be available. To register for this 
call, please go to www.cdc.gov/hicpac.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 29, 2018, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m., EDT.

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ADDRESSES: Teleconference Number: 1-888-790-3409, passcode: 3250534.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Stone, M.A., HICPAC, Division of 
Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, 
Mailstop A-31, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; Telephone (404) 639-4045, Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: The Committee is charged with providing advice and 
guidance to the Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion 
(DHQP), the Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), the Director, CDC, the Secretary, Health 
and Human Services regarding (1) the practice of healthcare infection 
prevention and control; (2) strategies for surveillance, prevention, 
and control of infections, antimicrobial resistance, and related events 
in settings where healthcare is provided; and (3) periodic updating of 
CDC guidelines and other policy statements regarding prevention of 
healthcare-associated infections and healthcare-related conditions.
    Matters to be Considered: The agenda will include discussions on 
updates from the guidelines for infection prevention in healthcare 
personnel workgroup and the guidelines for infection prevention in 
patients of neonatal intensive care units workgroup. Agenda items are 
subject to change as priorities dictate.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, 
for both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency 
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Sherri A. Berger,
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2018-14930 Filed 7-11-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 134 / Thursday, July 12, 2018 / Notices 32299 C. Public Comments ADDRESSES: Hilton Providence, 21 radiation doses may have endangered Public comments are particularly Atwells Avenue, Providence, RI 02903; the health of members of this class. Phone: (401)–831–3900, Fax: (401)–274– Matters to be Considered: The agenda invited on: Whether this collection of 1562 and audio conference call via FTS will include discussions on the information is necessary, whether it will Conferencing. The USA toll-free dial-in following: NIOSH Program Update; have practical utility; whether our number is 1–866–659–0537; the pass Department of Labor Program Update; estimate of the public burden of this code is 9933701. Web conference by Department of Energy Program Update; collection of information is accurate, Skype: meeting CONNECTION: https:// SEC Petitions Update; possible and based on valid assumptions and webconf.cdc.gov/zab6/yzdq02pl?sl=1. discussion of a site profile review (dose methodology; ways to enhance the reconstruction methods for Feed quality, utility, and clarity of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Materials Production Center (Fernald, information to be collected; and ways in Theodore Katz, MPA, Designated Ohio); SEC Petitions for: Sandia which we can minimize the burden of Federal Officer, NIOSH, CDC, 1600 National Laboratory (Albuquerque, New the collection of information on those Clifton Road, Mailstop E–20, Atlanta, Mexico), Metals and Controls who are to respond, through the use of Georgia 30333, Telephone (513) 533– Corporation (Attleboro, Massachusetts, appropriate technological collection 6800, Toll Free 1 (800) CDC–INFO, Idaho National Laboratory (Scoville, techniques or other forms of information Email ocas@cdc.gov. Idaho), and DeSoto Facility (Los technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Angeles, California); continued review Dated: July 2, 2018. Background: The Advisory Board was of dose reconstruction methods David A. Shive, established under the Energy Employees associated with estimating skin doses; Chief Information Officer. Occupational Illness Compensation and a Board Work Session. Agenda [FR Doc. 2018–14884 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am] Program Act of 2000 to advise the items are subject to change as priorities BILLING CODE 6820–61–P President on a variety of policy and dictate. technical functions required to The Director, Management Analysis implement and effectively manage the and Services Office, has been delegated new compensation program. Key the authority to sign Federal Register DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND functions of the Advisory Board include notices pertaining to announcements of HUMAN SERVICES providing advice on the development of meetings and other committee probability of causation guidelines management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and which have been promulgated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Department of Health and Human Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Services (HHS) as a final rule, advice on Substances and Disease Registry. Advisory Board on Radiation and methods of dose reconstruction which Worker Health (ABRWH or the Sherri A. Berger, have also been promulgated by HHS as Advisory Board), National Institute for Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease a final rule, advice on the scientific Control and Prevention. Occupational Safety and Health validity and quality of dose estimation (NIOSH) and reconstruction efforts being [FR Doc. 2018–14929 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–19–P AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and performed for purposes of the Prevention (CDC), Department of Health compensation program, and advice on and Human Services (HHS). petitions to add classes of workers to the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ACTION: Notice of meeting. Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). In HUMAN SERVICES December 2000, the President delegated SUMMARY: In accordance with the responsibility for funding, staffing, and Centers for Disease Control and Federal Advisory Committee Act, the operating the Advisory Board to HHS, Prevention CDC, announces the following meeting which subsequently delegated this of the Advisory Board on Radiation and authority to the CDC. NIOSH Healthcare Infection Control Practices Worker Health (ABRWH). This meeting implements this responsibility for CDC. Advisory Committee (HICPAC) is open to the public, limited only by The charter was issued on August 3, AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and the space available. The meeting space 2001, renewed at appropriate intervals, Prevention (CDC), Department of Health accommodates approximately 150 rechartered under Executive Order and Human Services (HHS). people and the audio conference line 13811 on February 12, 2018, and will ACTION: Notice of meeting. has 150 ports for callers. The public is terminate on September 30, 2019. welcome to submit written comments in Purpose: This Advisory Board is SUMMARY: In accordance with the advance of the meeting, to the contact charged with (a) providing advice to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the person below. Written comments Secretary, HHS, on the development of CDC announces the following meeting received in advance of the meeting will guidelines under Executive Order for the Healthcare Infection Control be included in the official record of the 13179; (b) providing advice to the Practices Advisory Committee meeting. The public is also welcome to Secretary, HHS, on the scientific (HICPAC). This meeting is open to the listen to the meeting by joining the validity and quality of dose public, limited only by audio phone teleconference (information below). reconstruction efforts performed for this lines available. The public is also DATES: The meeting will be held on program; and (c) upon request by the welcome to listen to the meeting by amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 August 22, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 Secretary, HHS, advising the Secretary dialing 888–790–3409, passcode: p.m., EDT, and August 23, 2018, 8:30 on whether there is a class of employees 3250534. A total of 200 lines will be a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EDT. A public at any Department of Energy facility available. To register for this call, please comment session will be held on August who were exposed to radiation but for go to www.cdc.gov/hicpac. 22, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. and conclude at whom it is not feasible to estimate their DATES: The meeting will be held on 6:00 p.m. or following the final call for radiation dose, and on whether there is August 29, 2018, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., public comment, whichever comes first. reasonable likelihood that such EDT. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Jul 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JYN1.SGM 12JYN1

32300 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 134 / Thursday, July 12, 2018 / Notices ADDRESSES: Teleconference Number: 1– SUMMARY: This notice announces an must be supervised by a licensed 888–790–3409, passcode: 3250534. administrative hearing to be held on professional consistent with the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin August 9, 2018, at the Department of requirements of the OLP benefit, and Stone, M.A., HICPAC, Division of Health and Human Services, Centers for because CMS was therefore unable to Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, Medicare & Medicaid Services, Division determine whether DHAT services are CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop of Medicaid & Children’s Health, Seattle ‘‘medical assistance’’ consistent with A–31, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; Regional Office, 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1902(a)(10)(A) and 1905 of the Act. Telephone (404) 639–4045, Email: 1600, Seattle, WA 98104 to reconsider Section 1116 of the Act and federal HICPAC@cdc.gov. CMS’ decision to disapprove regulations at 42 CFR part 430 establish Washington’s Medicaid SPA 17–0027. Department procedures that provide an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: Closing Date: Requests to administrative hearing for Purpose: The Committee is charged reconsideration of a disapproval of a with providing advice and guidance to participate in the hearing as a party must be received by the presiding state plan or plan amendment. CMS is the Director, Division of Healthcare required to publish in the Federal Quality Promotion (DHQP), the Director, officer by July 27, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Register a copy of the notice to a state National Center for Emerging and Medicaid agency that informs the Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Benjamin R. Cohen, Presiding Officer, CMS, 2520 Lord Baltimore Drive, Suite agency of the time and place of the the Director, CDC, the Secretary, Health hearing, and the issues to be considered. and Human Services regarding (1) the L, Baltimore, Maryland 21244, Telephone: (410) 786–3169. If we subsequently notify the state practice of healthcare infection Medicaid agency of additional issues prevention and control; (2) strategies for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces an administrative that will be considered at the hearing, surveillance, prevention, and control of we will also publish that notice in the infections, antimicrobial resistance, and hearing to reconsider CMS’ decision to disapprove Washington’s Medicaid state Federal Register. related events in settings where Any individual or group that wants to healthcare is provided; and (3) periodic plan amendment (SPA) 17–0027, which was submitted to the Centers for participate in the hearing as a party updating of CDC guidelines and other must petition the presiding officer policy statements regarding prevention Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on August 22, 2017 and disapproved on within 15 days after publication of this of healthcare-associated infections and notice, in accordance with the healthcare-related conditions. May 14, 2018. This SPA requested CMS approval to add coverage and requirements contained at 42 CFR Matters to be Considered: The agenda 430.76(b)(2). Any interested person or will include discussions on updates reimbursement of services provided by Dental Health Aide Therapists (DHATs) organization that wants to participate as from the guidelines for infection amicus curiae must petition the prevention in healthcare personnel under the Other Licensed Practitioner (OLP) benefit. Specifically, SPA 17– presiding officer before the hearing workgroup and the guidelines for begins in accordance with the infection prevention in patients of 0027 proposed the coverage and reimbursement of services provided by requirements contained at 42 CFR neonatal intensive care units 430.76(c). If the hearing is later workgroup. Agenda items are subject to DHATs only when furnished in a practice setting within the boundaries of rescheduled, the presiding officer will change as priorities dictate. notify all participants. The Director, Management Analysis a tribal reservation and only when operated by an Indian health program, The notice to Washington announcing and Services Office, has been delegated an administrative hearing to reconsider the authority to sign Federal Register and proposed to make coverage of DHAT services available only to the disapproval of its SPA reads as notices pertaining to announcements of follows: meetings and other committee members of a federally recognized tribe management activities, for both the or those otherwise eligible for services Ms. MaryAnne Lindeblad under Indian Health Service criteria. Director Centers for Disease Control and Washington would, therefore, not State of Washington, Health Care Authority Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 626 8th Avenue PO Box 45502 Substances and Disease Registry. permit Medicaid beneficiaries to receive Olympia, WA 98504–5050 Medicaid coverage for DHAT services if Sherri A. Berger, they are not members of a federally Dear Ms. Lindeblad: Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease recognized tribe or otherwise eligible for I am responding to your June 8, 2018 Control and Prevention. services under Indian Health Service request for reconsideration of the decision to [FR Doc. 2018–14930 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am] criteria. disapprove Washington’s State Plan BILLING CODE 4163–19–P The issues to be considered at the amendment (SPA) 17–0027. Washington SPA 17–0027 was submitted to the Centers for hearing are whether Washington SPA Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on 17–0027 is inconsistent with the August 22, 2017, and disapproved on May DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND requirements of: 14, 2018. I am scheduling a hearing on your HUMAN SERVICES • Section 1902(a)(23) of the Social request for reconsideration to be held on Security Act (the Act) because it would August 9, 2018, at the Department of Health Centers for Medicare & Medicaid restrict access to services provided by a and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Services DHAT to a limited group of Medicaid Services, Division of Medicaid & beneficiaries, and it would also prevent Children’s Health, Seattle Regional Office, Notice of Hearing: Reconsideration of 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600, Seattle, WA beneficiaries from receiving DHAT amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 Disapproval Washington Medicaid 98104. services from similarly qualified dental State Plan Amendment (SPA) 17–0027 I am designating Mr. Benjamin R. Cohen as services providers that provide services the presiding officer. If these arrangements AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & outside the boundaries of a tribal present any problems, please contact Mr. Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. reservation or that are not Indian health Cohen at (410) 786–3169. In order to ACTION: Notice of hearing: programs. facilitate any communication that may be • Section 1902(a)(10)(A) of the Act necessary between the parties prior to the Reconsideration of disapproval. because it was unclear whether DHATs hearing, please notify the presiding officer to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:21 Jul 11, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JYN1.SGM 12JYN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on August 29, 2018, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., EDT.
ContactErin Stone, M.A., HICPAC, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop A-31, Atlanta, Georgia 30333; Telephone (404) 639-4045, Email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 32299 
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