83 FR 8682 - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 40 (February 28, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 40 (February 28, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 8682] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-04057] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory committee meeting. Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Standards Subcommittee Meeting. Date and Times: Monday, March 26, 2018: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (EDT). Place: Virtual. Status: Open. There will be an open comment period during the final 15 minutes of the committee meeting. Purpose: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) legislation from 1996, as amended,\1\ directed the Secretary of HHS to publish regulations adopting standards, code sets and identifiers to support the exchange of electronic health information between covered entities. The standards are for retail pharmacy and medical transactions. New versions of the adopted standards may be brought forward to NCVHS by the standards development organizations (SDOs) or through the Designated Standards Maintenance Organization (DSMO) after completion of a consensus based review and evaluation process. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ along with Section 1104 (c) of the Affordable Care Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On January 9, 2018, the DSMO submitted a letter to NCVHS recommending the adoption of two National Council of Prescription Drug Program (NCPDP) updates to the adopted retail pharmacy standards. These updates include: (1) An update to the retail pharmacy standard, the NCPDP Telecommunication and Batch standard version D.0., which was adopted in 2009. The update would be NCPDP Telecommunication and Batch standard version F2, which would enable eligibility verification, claims, services, information reporting, prior authorization (for pharmacy), and pre-determination of benefits; and (2) an update to the Medicaid subrogation standard, also adopted in 2009, to expand subrogation to all payers, including Medicare Parts C and D. The updated subrogation standard is the Batch Standard version 10, and replaces version 3.0. It will enable all payers to conduct a uniform process to support compliance with requirements for recovery of federal, state and other plan overpayments, mitigating manual processes currently in place. The purpose of this NCVHS Standards Subcommittee hearing is to obtain input from stakeholders for the costs and benefits of implementing the updated versions of the two pharmacy standards: NCPDP F2 and pharmacy subrogation, and to understand how they would reduce existing barriers to the use of standards, or mitigate burdens. The times and topics are subject to change. Please refer to the posted agenda for any updates. Contact Persons for More Information: Substantive program information may be obtained from Rebecca Hines, MHS, Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458-4715. Information pertaining to meeting content may be obtained from Lorraine Doo, MSW, MPH, or Geanelle G. Herring, MSW, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Information Technology, Division of National Standards, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244, telephone (410) 786-6597. Summaries of meetings and a roster of Committee members are available on the NCVHS website: https://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information including an agenda and instructions to access the live audio broadcast of the meetings will also be posted. Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (770) 488-3210 as soon as possible. Dated: February 22, 2018. Laina Bush, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. [FR Doc. 2018-04057 Filed 2-27-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-05-P
![8682 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 40 / Wednesday, February 28, 2018 / Notices
Annual Number of Average
Total number of Annual
Instrument number of responses per burden hours
respondents burden hours
respondents respondent per response
Local Program Evaluator Survey ................................... 30 10 1 .5 5
Qualitative Interviews of Home Visitors ......................... 42 14 1 2 28
Qualitative Interviews of Program Coordinators/Man-
agers and Program Directors ..................................... 34 11 1 1.5 17
Qualitative Interviews of Local Program Evaluators ...... 30 10 1 1.5 15
Qualitative Interviews of Program Participants .............. 51 17 1 1 17
Implementation Logs ...................................................... 17 19 24 .67 145
Administrative Program Data ......................................... 17 19 4 45 1,620
1 The annual number of respondents is annualized over 2 years for instruments that are completed by respondents on an ongoing basis.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Health and Human Services (HHS) version 3.0. It will enable all payers to
Hours: 4,452. announces the following advisory conduct a uniform process to support
In compliance with the requirements committee meeting. compliance with requirements for
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Name: National Committee on Vital recovery of federal, state and other plan
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the and Health Statistics (NCVHS), overpayments, mitigating manual
Administration for Children and Standards Subcommittee Meeting. processes currently in place.
Families is soliciting public comment Date and Times: Monday, March 26, The purpose of this NCVHS Standards
on the specific aspects of the 2018: 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (EDT). Subcommittee hearing is to obtain input
information collection described above. Place: Virtual. from stakeholders for the costs and
Copies of the proposed collection of Status: Open. There will be an open benefits of implementing the updated
information can be obtained and comment period during the final 15 versions of the two pharmacy standards:
comments may be forwarded by writing minutes of the committee meeting. NCPDP F2 and pharmacy subrogation,
Purpose: Health Insurance Portability and to understand how they would
to the Administration for Children and
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) reduce existing barriers to the use of
Families, Office of Planning, Research,
legislation from 1996, as amended,1 standards, or mitigate burdens.
and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW,
directed the Secretary of HHS to publish The times and topics are subject to
Washington, DC 20201, Attn: OPRE regulations adopting standards, code
Reports Clearance Officer. Email change. Please refer to the posted
sets and identifiers to support the agenda for any updates.
address: OPREinfocollection@ exchange of electronic health
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be Contact Persons for More Information:
information between covered entities. Substantive program information may
identified by the title of the information The standards are for retail pharmacy
collection. be obtained from Rebecca Hines, MHS,
and medical transactions. New versions Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National
The Department specifically requests of the adopted standards may be
comments on (a) whether the proposed Center for Health Statistics, Centers for
brought forward to NCVHS by the Disease Control and Prevention, 3311
collection of information is necessary standards development organizations
for the proper performance of the Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland
(SDOs) or through the Designated 20782, telephone (301) 458–4715.
functions of the agency, including Standards Maintenance Organization
whether the information shall have Information pertaining to meeting
(DSMO) after completion of a consensus content may be obtained from Lorraine
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the based review and evaluation process.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the Doo, MSW, MPH, or Geanelle G.
On January 9, 2018, the DSMO Herring, MSW, Centers for Medicare &
proposed collection of information; (c) submitted a letter to NCVHS
the quality, utility, and clarity of the Medicaid Services, Office of Information
recommending the adoption of two Technology, Division of National
information to be collected; and (d) National Council of Prescription Drug
ways to minimize the burden of the Standards, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Program (NCPDP) updates to the Baltimore, Maryland, 21244, telephone
collection of information on adopted retail pharmacy standards.
respondents, including through the use (410) 786–6597. Summaries of meetings
These updates include: (1) An update to and a roster of Committee members are
of automated collection techniques or the retail pharmacy standard, the
other forms of information technology. available on the NCVHS website:
NCPDP Telecommunication and Batch https://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where
Consideration will be given to standard version D.0., which was
comments and suggestions submitted further information including an agenda
adopted in 2009. The update would be and instructions to access the live audio
within 60 days of this publication. NCPDP Telecommunication and Batch broadcast of the meetings will also be
Mary Jones, standard version F2, which would posted.
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. enable eligibility verification, claims, Should you require reasonable
[FR Doc. 2018–04039 Filed 2–27–18; 8:45 am]
services, information reporting, prior accommodation, please contact the CDC
authorization (for pharmacy), and pre- Office of Equal Employment
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determination of benefits; and (2) an Opportunity on (770) 488–3210 as soon
update to the Medicaid subrogation as possible.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND standard, also adopted in 2009, to
Dated: February 22, 2018.
HUMAN SERVICES expand subrogation to all payers,
including Medicare Parts C and D. The Laina Bush,
National Committee on Vital and Health updated subrogation standard is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and
Batch Standard version 10, and replaces Evaluation, Office of the Assistant Secretary
Statistics: Meeting for Planning and Evaluation.
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 1 along with Section 1104 (c) of the Affordable [FR Doc. 2018–04057 Filed 2–27–18; 8:45 am]
Committee Act, the Department of Care Act. BILLING CODE 4150–05–P
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