[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 39798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19500]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Office of Inspector General

42 CFR Part 1001


Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Shared Risk Exception; 
Meetings

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General (OIG), HHS.

ACTION: Meeting of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
document announces the dates and location for the third set of meetings 
by the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Shared Risk Exception. 
The purpose of this committee is to negotiate the development of an 
interim final rule addressing the shared risk exception to the Federal 
health care programs' anti-kickback provisions, as statutorily-mandated 
by section 216 of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 
Act of 1996.

DATES: The third series of meetings will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. on September 9 and 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The 2-day meeting will be held in the OIG Conference Room, 
Room 5542, Cohen Building, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries regarding this meeting 
should be addressed to Joel Schaer, OIG Regulations Officer, Office of 
Counsel to the Inspector General, at the above address or call (202) 
619-0089.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the 
Shared Risk Exception has been established to provide advice and make 
recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services with 
respect to the text and content of an interim final rule that will 
establish standards relating to the exception to the anti-kickback 
statute for risk-sharing arrangements, set forth in section 
1128B(b)(3)(F) of the Social Security Act. The exception was enacted by 
section 216 of Public Law 104-191, the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. Section 216 of HIPAA provides that 
the Secretary will promulgate regulations that establish standards for 
the exception using an expedited negotiated rulemaking process.
    The first series of meetings was held on June 17 and 18, 1997. A 
second series of meetings is scheduled for July 28 through 30, 1997 
(see 62 FR 28410 for times and location of the July meetings).
    During the September meetings, the committee will continue to 
discuss issues relating to the development of the interim final rule 
and to generate and discuss options for resolving those issues.
    The meetings for September 9 and 10, 1997 will be open to the 
public without advanced registration. Public attendance at the meeting 
may be limited to space available. Members of the public wishing to 
attend the meeting may want to notify the contact person listed above 
in advance to expedite access to the Cohen Building. A summary of all 
proceedings of these meetings and relevant matters and other material 
will also be available for public inspection at the address listed 
above from the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or can be accessed 
through the OIG web site (http://www.sba.gov/ignet/internal/hhs/
hhs.html).
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2).

    Dated: July 14, 1997.
June Gibbs Brown,
Inspector General.
[FR Doc. 97-19500 Filed 7-23-97; 8:45 am]
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