83 FR 9859 - Health Information Technology Advisory Committee 2018 Schedule

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)

Page Range		9859-9860
FR Document		2018-04543

This notice fulfills obligations under section 3002 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act. Section 3002(b) (5) of the PHSA, as amended, mandates that the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee shall develop a schedule for the assessment of policy recommendations and the Secretary shall publish such schedule in the Federal Register.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Health Information Technology Advisory Committee 2018 Schedule

AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology (ONC), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee 
2018 schedule.

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SUMMARY: This notice fulfills obligations under section 3002 of the 
Public Health Service Act (PHSA), as amended by the 21st Century Cures 
Act. Section 3002(b) (5) of the PHSA, as amended, mandates that the 
Health Information Technology Advisory Committee shall develop a 
schedule for the assessment of policy recommendations and the Secretary 
shall publish such schedule in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Richie Designated Federal 
Officer, at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3002 of the Public Health Service 
Act (PHSA), as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act (Pub. L. 114-255), 
establishes the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee 
(HITAC). The HITAC will be governed by the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), 
which sets forth standards for the formation and use of federal 
advisory committees. The HITAC, among other things, shall identify 
priorities for standards adoption and make recommendations to the 
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (National 
Coordinator) on a policy framework to advance an interoperable health 
information technology infrastructure.

Health Information Technology Advisory Committee Schedule

    Section 3002(b)(5) of the PHSA, as amended, provides that the HITAC 
shall develop a schedule for the assessment of policy recommendations 
developed by the HITAC and publish the schedule in the Federal 
Register. This schedule addresses the assessment of recommendations 
outlined in the policy framework recommended by the HITAC to the 
National Coordinator.
    Accordingly, the schedule for the HITAC's assessment of policy 
recommendations is as follows:
    1. Within 90 days of a charge by the National Coordinator for 
recommendations on a matter, identify the best mechanism to organize 
itself to develop recommendations, and at a minimum, will:
    a. Develop an assessment of what policies, standards, 
implementation specifications, and certification criteria are currently 
available to be considered as part of the request;
    b. Consider where gaps exist and identify potential organizations 
that have the capability to address those gaps (i.e., no policy or 
standard is available or harmonization is required because more than 
one standard exists) related to the request; and
    c. Create a timeline, which may also account for the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) testing, where 
appropriate, and include dates when the HITAC is expected to issue the 
recommendation to the National Coordinator.
    d. Include an opportunity for public comment during the 
consideration by the HITAC of the request by the National Coordinator 
for recommendations on a matter.
    2. In responding to the National Coordinator:
    a. Approve a timeline to deliver recommendations to the National 
Coordinator; and
    b. Establish a task force to conduct analysis and solicit input, 
where appropriate, and develop draft recommendations to be considered 
by the full committee in a timely manner.
    3. In collaboration with NIST, annually and through the use of 
public input, review and publish priorities for the use of health 
information technology, standards, and implementation specifications to 
support those priorities.
    4. Recommend to the National Coordinator for purposes of adoption 
under section 3004, standards, implementation specifications, and 
certification criteria and an order of priority for the development, 
harmonization, and recognition of such standards, specifications, and 
certification criteria. Such recommendations shall include recommended 
standards, architectures, and software schemes for access to electronic 
individually identifiable health information across disparate systems 
including user vetting, authentication, privilege management, and 
access control.
    The topics in which the HITAC is expected to address in FY2018 
include, but may not be limited to the target areas as defined in 
section 3002 of the PHSA, as amended by the 21st Century Cures Act 
(Pub. L. 114-255), and they include:
    1. Achieving a health information technology infrastructure that 
allows for the electronic access, exchange, and use of health 
information ;
    2. The promotion and protection of privacy and security of health 
information in health information technology;
    3. The facilitation of secure access by an individual to such 
individual's protected health information; and
    4. Any other target area that the HITAC identifies as an 
appropriate target area to be considered. [42USC Sec.  300jj (b)(2)(B)]

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    Notice of this meeting is given under section 3002(b)(5) of the 
PHSA, as amended.

    Dated: March 1, 2018.
Lauren Richie,
Branch Chief, Office of Policy, Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology.
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confirmation when they have been SUMMARY: This notice fulfills obligations c. Create a timeline, which may also
accepted. If time and space permit, under section 3002 of the Public Health account for the National Institute of
onsite registration on the day of the Service Act (PHSA), as amended by the Standards and Technology (NIST)
public workshop will be provided 21st Century Cures Act. Section 3002(b) testing, where appropriate, and include
beginning at 7:30 a.m. We will let (5) of the PHSA, as amended, mandates dates when the HITAC is expected to
registrants know if registration closes that the Health Information Technology issue the recommendation to the
before the day of the public workshop. Advisory Committee shall develop a National Coordinator.
If you need special accommodations schedule for the assessment of policy d. Include an opportunity for public
due to a disability, please contact Susan recommendations and the Secretary comment during the consideration by
Monahan, Center for Devices and shall publish such schedule in the the HITAC of the request by the
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Federal Register. National Coordinator for
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: recommendations on a matter.
Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 5231, Silver Spring, Lauren Richie Designated Federal 2. In responding to the National
MD 20993–0002, 301–796–5661, email: Officer, at Lauren.Richie@hhs.gov. Coordinator:
Susan.Monahan@fda.hhs.gov, no later SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section a. Approve a timeline to deliver
than April 9, 2018. 3002 of the Public Health Service Act recommendations to the National
Streaming Webcast of the Public Coordinator; and
(PHSA), as amended by the 21st Century
Workshop: This public workshop will b. Establish a task force to conduct
Cures Act (Pub. L. 114–255), establishes
also be webcast. The webcast link will analysis and solicit input, where
the Health Information Technology
be available on the registration web page appropriate, and develop draft
Advisory Committee (HITAC). The
after April 9, 2018. Organizations are recommendations to be considered by
HITAC will be governed by the
requested to register all participants, but the full committee in a timely manner.
provisions of the Federal Advisory
to view using one connection per 3. In collaboration with NIST,
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as
location. annually and through the use of public
If you have never attended a Connect amended (5 U.S.C. App.), which sets
forth standards for the formation and input, review and publish priorities for
Pro event before, test your connection at the use of health information
https://collaboration.fda.gov/common/ use of federal advisory committees. The
HITAC, among other things, shall technology, standards, and
help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. To implementation specifications to
get a quick overview of the Connect Pro identify priorities for standards
adoption and make recommendations to support those priorities.
program, visit https://www.adobe.com/ 4. Recommend to the National
go/connectpro_overview. FDA has the National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology (National Coordinator for purposes of adoption
verified the website addresses in this under section 3004, standards,
document, as of the date this document Coordinator) on a policy framework to
advance an interoperable health implementation specifications, and
publishes in the Federal Register, but certification criteria and an order of
websites are subject to change over time. information technology infrastructure.
priority for the development,
Transcripts: Please be advised that as Health Information Technology harmonization, and recognition of such
soon as a transcript of the public Advisory Committee Schedule standards, specifications, and
workshop is available, it will be certification criteria. Such
accessible at https:// Section 3002(b)(5) of the PHSA, as
amended, provides that the HITAC shall recommendations shall include
www.regulations.gov. It may be viewed recommended standards, architectures,
at the Dockets Management Staff (see develop a schedule for the assessment of
policy recommendations developed by and software schemes for access to
ADDRESSES). A link to the transcript will
the HITAC and publish the schedule in electronic individually identifiable
also be available approximately 45 days health information across disparate
after the public workshop on the the Federal Register. This schedule
addresses the assessment of systems including user vetting,
internet at https://www.fda.gov/Medical authentication, privilege management,
Devices/NewsEvents/Workshops recommendations outlined in the policy
framework recommended by the HITAC and access control.
Conferences/default.htm. (Select this The topics in which the HITAC is
public workshop from the posted events to the National Coordinator.
Accordingly, the schedule for the expected to address in FY2018 include,
list.) but may not be limited to the target
HITAC’s assessment of policy
Dated: March 2, 2018. recommendations is as follows: areas as defined in section 3002 of the
Leslie Kux, 1. Within 90 days of a charge by the PHSA, as amended by the 21st Century
Associate Commissioner for Policy. National Coordinator for Cures Act (Pub. L. 114–255), and they
[FR Doc. 2018–04629 Filed 3–7–18; 8:45 am] recommendations on a matter, identify include:
BILLING CODE 4164–01–P the best mechanism to organize itself to 1. Achieving a health information
develop recommendations, and at a technology infrastructure that allows for
minimum, will: the electronic access, exchange, and use
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND a. Develop an assessment of what of health information ;
HUMAN SERVICES policies, standards, implementation 2. The promotion and protection of
specifications, and certification criteria privacy and security of health
Health Information Technology are currently available to be considered information in health information
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AGENCY: Office of the National b. Consider where gaps exist and 3. The facilitation of secure access by
Coordinator for Health Information identify potential organizations that an individual to such individual’s
Technology (ONC), HHS. have the capability to address those protected health information; and
gaps (i.e., no policy or standard is 4. Any other target area that the
ACTION: Notice of the Health Information
available or harmonization is required HITAC identifies as an appropriate
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because more than one standard exists) target area to be considered. [42USC
schedule.
related to the request; and § 300jj (b)(2)(B)]

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee 2018 schedule.
Contact		Lauren Richie Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 9859