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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS)
 

Advisory Council; 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 bodies scheduled to meet during the month of June 
1994:

    Name: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health.
    Date and Time: June 13-15, 1994; 1:30 p.m.
    Place: The Des Moines Marriott, 700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 
50309, (515) 235-5500. The meeting is open to the public.
    Purpose: The Committee provides advice and recommendations to 
the Secretary with respect to the delivery, financing, research, 
development and administration of health care services in rural 
areas.
    Agenda: Plenary session on Monday, June 13, will be devoted to 
``The Health Care Reform in Rural Areas and Telemedicine.'' Other 
plenary topics will include discussions and presentations on the 
changes on farm safety, rural physician recruitment and placement, 
and a rural community empowerment project, ``Hometown Health.'' In 
addition, a presentation regarding the application of the field of 
telemedicine in Health Care Reform will be provided at the Iowa 
Methodist Medical Center. A trip to the Farm Bureau has been planned 
for Monday evening. The presentation will cover the Bureau's Farm 
Safety Program.
    The Education and Health Services Work Group and the Health Care 
Financing Work Group will meet between plenary sessions on 
developing recommendations and strategies for improving health 
services delivery in rural areas.
    The meeting will adjourn on Wednesday, June 15, at noon. 
(Transportation on field trips will not be provided. All sessions 
are open to the public.)
    Anyone requiring information regarding the subject Council 
should contact Jeffery Human, Executive Secretary, National Advisory 
Committee on Rural Health, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, room 9-05, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, 
Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone (301) 443-0835, FAX (301) 443-
2803.
    Persons interested in attending any portion of the meeting 
should contact Ms. Arlene Granderson, Director of Operations, Office 
of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services 
Administration, Telephone (301) 443-0835.

    Name: National Commission on Allied Health
    Date and Time: June 20-21, 1994, 8:30 a.m.
    Place: Stouffer Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20036. The meeting is open to the public.
    Purpose: The National Commission on Allied Health shall: (1) 
Make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, 
with respect to: (A) The supply and distribution of allied health 
personnel throughout the United States; (B) current and future 
shortages or excesses of allied health personnel, particularly in 
medically underserved and rural communities; (C) priority research 
needs within the allied health professions; (D) appropriate Federal 
policies relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (C), including policies concerning changes in the financing 
of undergraduate and graduate allied health programs, changes in the 
types of allied health education, and the appropriate Federal role 
in the development of a research base in the allied health 
professions; (E) appropriate efforts to be carried out by health 
care facilities, schools and programs of allied health, and 
professional associations with respect to the matter referred to in 
subparagraph (A), including efforts for changes in undergraduate and 
graduate allied health education programs, and private support for 
research initiatives; (F) deficiencies and needs for improvements in 
existing data bases concerning the supply and distribution of 
training programs for allied health in the United States and steps 
that should be taken to eliminate such deficiencies; and (G) 
problems, and recommendations for the resolution of such problems, 
relating to the roles and functions of professionals within the 
allied health fields and other fields such as medicine and 
dentistry; and (2) encourage entities providing allied health 
education to conduct activities to voluntarily achieve the 
recommendations of the Commission.
    Agenda: The agenda includes Opening and Welcome remarks; 
Introduction of members; Congressional perspective of the 
Commission; Public Advisory Committee Overview; Election of the 
Chairperson; development of subcommittees; presentations on supply 
and distribution, shortages and excess and current research 
activities.
    Anyone requiring information regarding the Committee should 
contact Mr. Neil H. Sampson, Director, Division of Associated, 
Dental, and Public Health, Bureau of Health Professions, Health 
Resources and Services Administration, room 8-101, Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Telephone 
(301) 443-6853.
    Agenda Items are subject to change as priorities dictate.

    Dated: May 5, 1994.
Jackie E. Baum,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, HRSA.
[FR Doc. 94-11362 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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