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I Street, P.O. Box 17006, Fort Smith, AR Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), this Consequently, you must send BOTH
72917–7006 notice announces the first biannual electronic and hardcopy versions of
Medicare Provider #040055 meeting of the Ambulatory Payment your presentations and written
Tampa General Hospital, 2 Columbia Drive, Classification (APC) Panel (the Panel) comments by the prescribed deadlines.
Tampa, FL 33606 for 2006. (Electronic transmission must be sent to
Medicare Provider #100128 The purpose of the Panel is to review the e-mail address below, and
Wesley Medical Center, 550 N. Hillside,
the APC groups and their associated hardcopies—accompanied by Form
Wichita, KS 67214 weights and to advise the Secretary of CMS–20017—must be mailed to the
the Department of Health and Human Designated Federal Officer [DFO], as
Medicare Provider #170123
Services (HHS) and the Administrator of specified in the FOR FURTHER
Effective Date—September 28, 2005 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid INFORMATION CONTACT: section of this
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Services (CMS) concerning the clinical notice.)
836 W. Wellington Avenue, Chicago, IL integrity of the APC groups and their ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
60657–5193 associated weights. The advice provided the Multipurpose Room, 1st Floor, CMS
Medicare Provider #140182 by the Panel will be considered as CMS Central Office, 7500 Security Boulevard,
East Texas Medical Center-Tyler, 1000 South prepares its annual updates of the Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
Beckham, Tyler, TX 75701 hospital Outpatient Prospective
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Payment System (OPPS) through
Medicare Provider #450083 inquiries regarding the meeting; meeting
rulemaking.
Maimonides Medical Center, 4802 Tenth registration; and hardcopy submissions
Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 DATES: Meeting Dates: The first biannual of oral presentations, agenda items, and
Medicare Provider #330914 meeting for 2006 is scheduled for the comments, please contact the DFO:
following dates and times: Shirl Ackerman-Ross, DFO, CMS, CMM,
Mesa General Hospital, 515 North Mesa
Drive, Mesa, AZ 85201
• Wednesday, March 1, 2006, 1 p.m. HAPG, DOC, 7500 Security Boulevard,
to 5 p.m. (e.s.t.). Mail Stop C4–05–17, Baltimore, MD
Medicare Provider #030017 • Thursday, March 2, 2006, 8 a.m. to 21244–1850. Phone: (410) 786–4474.
Opelousas General Health System, 539 E. 5 p.m. (e.s.t.). • E-mail Address for comments,
Prudhomme Street, P.O. Box 1389, • Friday, March 3, 2006, 8 a.m. to 12 presentations, and registration requests
Opelousas, LA 70570 noon (e.s.t.). is APCPanel@cms.hhs.gov
Medicare Provider #190017 Deadlines: • News media representatives must
Southern Ohio Medical Center, 1895 27th Deadline for Hardcopy Comments/ contact our Public Affairs Office at (202)
Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662 Suggested Agenda Topics— 690–6145.
Medicare Provider #360008 5 p.m. (e.s.t.), Wednesday, February 1, Advisory Committees’ Information
St. Joseph Hospital, 2901 Squalicum 2006. Lines:
Parkway, Bellingham, WA 98264 Deadline for Hardcopy The CMS Advisory Committees’
Medicare Provider #500030 Presentations— Information Line is 1–877–449–5659
5 p.m. (e.s.t.), Wednesday, February 1, (toll free) and (410) 786–9379 (local).
St. Lukes Hospital, 801 Ostrum Street, Web Sites:
2006.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Deadline for Attendance • For additional information on the
Medicare Provider #390049 Registration— APC meeting agenda topics and updates
WakeMed Health and Hospitals, 3000 New 5 p.m. (e.s.t.), Wednesday, February 8, to the Panel’s activities, search our Web
Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610 2006. site at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/faca/
Medicare Provider #340069 Deadline for Special apc/default.asp.
Yale-New Haven Hospital, 20 York Street, Accommodations— • To obtain Charter copies, search our
New Haven, CT 06504, 5 p.m. (e.s.t.), Wednesday, February 8, Web site at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
Medicare Provider #070022 2006. faca or e-mail the Panel DFO.
Submittal of Materials to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[FR Doc. 05–24023 Filed 12–22–05; 8:45 am] Designated Federal Officer (DFO):
BILLING CODE 4120–01–U Because of staffing and resource I. Background
limitations, we cannot accept written The Secretary is required by section
comments and presentations by FAX, 1833(t)(9)(A) of the Act, as amended and
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND nor can we print written comments and redesignated by sections 201(h) and
HUMAN SERVICES presentations received electronically for 202(a)(2) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and
dissemination at the meeting. SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Only hardcopy comments and of 1999 (BBRA) (Pub. L. 106–113),
Services
presentations will be accepted for respectively, to establish and consult
[CMS–1289–N] placement in the meeting booklets. All with an expert, outside advisory panel
hardcopy presentations must be on Ambulatory Payment Classification
Medicare Program: Meeting of the accompanied by Form CMS–20017. The (APC) groups. The APC Panel (the
Advisory Panel on Ambulatory form is now available through the CMS Panel), which was re-chartered by the
Payment Classification (APC) Forms Web site. The URL for linking to Secretary on November 1, 2004, meets
Groups—March 1, 2, and 3, 2006 this form is (http://www.cms.hhs.gov/ up to three times annually to review the
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & forms/cms20017.pdf.) APC groups and to provide technical
Medicaid Services (CMS), Department We are also requiring electronic advice to the Secretary and the
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of Health and Human Services (DHHS). versions of the written comments and Administrator concerning the clinical
ACTION: Notice. presentations (in addition to the integrity of the groups and their
hardcopies), so we can send them associated weights. All members must
SUMMARY: In accordance with section electronically to the Panel members for have technical expertise that shall
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee their review before the meeting. enable them to participate fully in the
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76314 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 246 / Friday, December 23, 2005 / Notices
example, splitting of APCs, moving • Required personal information the entrance to the grounds. In addition,
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding regarding presenter(s): all persons entering the building must
System (HCPCS) codes from one APC to + Name of presenter(s); pass through a metal detector. All items
another and moving HCPCS codes from + Title(s); brought to CMS, including personal
new technology APCs to clinical APCs). + Organizational affiliation; items such as desktops, cell phones,
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palm pilots, etc., are subject to physical technologies under the hospital payments for new medical services and
inspection. inpatient prospective payment system technologies under Medicare.
Individuals who are not registered in (IPPS). Interested parties are invited to Effective for discharges beginning on
advance will not be permitted to enter this meeting to present their individual or after October 1, 2001, section
the building and will be unable to comments, recommendations, and data 1886(d)(5)(K)(i) of the Act required the
attend the meeting. (Note: Presenters regarding whether the FY 2007 new Secretary to establish (after notice and
must also be registered for attendance at medical services and technologies opportunity for public comment) a
the meeting.) The public may enter the applications meet the substantial mechanism to recognize the costs of
building 30–45 minutes before when the clinical improvement criteria. new services and technologies under the
meeting convenes each day. (The DATES: Meeting Date: The Town Hall
inpatient hospital prospective payment
meeting convenes at the date and time meeting announced in this notice will system (IPPS). In addition, section
specified in the DATES section of this be held on Thursday, February 16, 2006 1886(d)(5)(K)(vi) of the Act specifies
notice.) at 9 a.m., and check-in will begin at 8:30 that a medical service or technology will
All visitors must be escorted in areas a.m. EST. be considered ‘‘new’’ if it meets criteria
other than the lower and first-floor established by the Secretary (after notice
Registration Deadline for Presenters:
levels in the Central Building. and opportunity for public comment).
All presenters, whether attending in
Parking permits and instructions are (See the FY 2002 proposed rule (66 FR
person or by phone, must register and
issued upon arrival by the guards at the 22693, May 4, 2001) and the FY 2002
submit their agenda item(s) by February
main entrance. final rule (66 FR 46912, September 7,
8, 2006.
2001) for a more detailed discussion.) In
IX. Special Accommodations Registration Deadline for All Other
addition, we have further discussed our
Individuals requiring sign-language Participants: All other participants must
application of the newness criteria in
interpretation or other special register by February 13, 2006.
the hospital IPPS proposed and final
accommodations must send a request Comment Deadline: Written rules for FYs 2003, 2004, 2005, and
for these services to the DFO by the date comments for discussion at the meeting 2006. (See 67 FR 31427, May 9, 2002;
and time specified in the DATES section must be received by February 8, 2006. 67 FR 50009, August 1, 2002; 68 FR
of this notice. All other written comments for 27184, May 19, 2003; 68 FR 45385,
consideration before publication of the August 1, 2003; 69 FR 28236, May 18,
Authority: Section 1833(t)(9) of the Act (42 hospital IPPS proposed rule must be
U.S.C. 13951(t)). The Panel is governed by 2004; 69 FR 49000, August 11, 2004; 70
the provisions of Pub. L. 92–463, as amended
received by March 15, 2006. FR 23353, May 5, 2005; and 70 FR
(5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). ADDRESSES: The Town Hall meeting will 47341, August 12, 2005 respectively).
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
be held in the Auditorium in the central In the September 7, 2001 final rule (66
Program No. 93.773, Medicare-Hospital building of the Centers for Medicare & FR 46914), we noted that we evaluate a
Insurance; and Program No. 93.774, Medicaid Services, 7500 Security request for special payment for a new
Medicare-Supplementary Medical Insurance Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244–1850. medical service or technology against
Program) Agenda Item(s) or Written Comments: the following criteria in order to
Dated: November 10, 2005. Agenda items and written comments determine if the new technology meets
Mark B. McClellan, regarding whether a FY 2007 the substantial clinical improvement
Administrator, Centers for Medicare & application meets the substantial requirement:
Medicaid Services. clinical improvement criterion may be • The device offers a treatment option
[FR Doc. 05–24290 Filed 12–22–05; 8:45 am] sent by mail, fax, or electronically. for a patient population unresponsive
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Agenda items must be received by to, or ineligible for, currently available
February 8, 2006. We will accept treatments.
written questions or other statements, • The device offers the ability to
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND not to exceed three single-spaced, typed diagnose a medical condition in a
HUMAN SERVICES pages that are received by March 15, patient population where that medical
2006. Send written comments, condition is currently undetectable or
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid questions, or other statements to— offers the ability to diagnose a medical
Services Division of Acute Care, Mail stop C4– condition earlier in a patient population
07–05, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid than allowed by currently available
[CMS–1329–N]
Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, methods. There must also be evidence
Medicare Program; Town Hall Meeting Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. that use of the device to make a
on the Fiscal Year 2007 Applications Attention: Meredith Walz or Michael diagnosis affects the management of the
for New Medical Services and Treitel. patient.
Technologies Add-On Payments Under Fax: (410) 786–0169. • Use of the device significantly
the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Email: newtech@cms.hhs.gov. improves clinical outcomes for a patient
Payment System Scheduled for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
population as compared to currently
February 16, 2006 Meredith Walz, (410) 786–9421, available treatments. Some examples of
meredith.walz@cms.hhs.gov. Michael outcomes that are frequently evaluated
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & in studies of medical devices are the
Treitel, (410) 786–4552,
Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS. following:
michael.treitel@cms.hhs.gov.
ACTION: Notice of meeting. ++ Reduced mortality rate with use of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the device.
SUMMARY: This notice, in accordance ++ Reduced rate of device-related
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