[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 61129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29969]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Data Policy and 
Standards Staff; Meeting

    Name: ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance (C&M) Committee 
meeting.
    Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. December 4, 1997; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 
December 5, 1997.
    Place: The Health Care Financing Administration, Auditorium, 
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland.
    Status: Open to the public. In the interest of security, non-
government employees must show a photo I.D., and sign-in to gain 
entrance to the building.
    Purpose: The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee 
will hold its final meeting of the 1997 cycle on Thursday, December 
4 (Vol. 3 (Procedures)), and Friday, December 5 (Volumes 1 and 2 
(Diagnosis)). The C&M meeting is a public forum for the presentation 
of proposed modifications to the International Classification of 
Diseases, Ninth-Revision, Clinical Modification.
    Matters To Be Discussed: Agenda items will include:

Injury aftercare status
Palliative care
Ostomy complications
Late effects of CVA
Diabetes
Group B strep carrier status
Complications of artificial skin replacement
Update on ICD-10 Procedure Coding System
Platelet inhibitors
Artificial skin grafts
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Cardiomyostimulator
Percutaneous vascular puncture closure
Amniofusion
Injection or infusion of thrombolytic agent
Addenda

    Agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate.
    Contact Person for Additional Information: Amy L. Blum, 301/436-
7050 ext. 164 (diagnosis), or Amy Gruber 410/786-1542 (procedures), 
NCHS, CDC, Presidential Building, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, 
Maryland 20782.

    Dated: November 7, 1997.
John C. Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 97-29969 Filed 11-13-97; 8:45 am]
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