[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 44742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21256]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made of the following
National Advisory body scheduled to meet during the month of September
1999.
The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health will convene its
thirty-third meeting at the time and place specified below:
Name: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health
Date and Time: September 13, 1999; 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.;
September 14, 1999; 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; September 15, 1999; 8:30-
11:30 a.m.
Place: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington,
DC 20008, Phone: (202) 234-7000.
Purpose: The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health
provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary with respect to
the delivery, research, development, and administration of health
care services in rural areas.
Agenda: The plenary session on Monday morning, September 13, at
8:30 a.m., will include Office of Rural Health Policy update,
legislative updates, NRHA Policy Institute overview, and
presentation on the rural public health infrastructure project.
After lunch, the Committee will begin formulating recommendations
and review committee process and organization. Tuesday morning,
September 14, will be spent exploring future committee options,
topics and issues for the Committee. After lunch, a presentation on
the Medicare Reform and its Implication for Rural: A Review of the
Premium Support and the Administration proposal will be followed by
panelist and Committee discussion. Late afternoon the Committee will
continue formulating recommendations.
The final plenary session will be convened on Wednesday, at 8:30
a.m. During this session the Committee will conclude discussions on
recommendations, Committee structure and future activities. The
meeting will adjourn at 11:30 a.m.
Anyone requiring information regarding the subject Committee
should contact Wayne W. Myers, M.D., Executive Secretary, National
Advisory Committee on Rural Health, Health Resources and Services
Administration, Room 9A-55, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane,
Rockville, MD 20857, telephone (301) 443-0835, FAX (301) 443-2803.
Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting
should contact Sandi Lyles or Lilly Smetana, Office of Rural Health
Policy, (301) 443-0835.
Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
Dated: August 11, 1999.
James J. Corrigan,
Associate Administrator for Operations and Management.
[FR Doc. 99-21256 Filed 8-16-99; 8:45 am]
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