[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 1998)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 187] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-30] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document announces the revised dates for the seventh set of meetings of 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 next series of meetings will be held on January 21 and 22, 1998 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The January sessions will be held at the Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024, as previously announced. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries regarding these sessions should be addressed to Joel Schaer, OIG Regulations Officer, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, Room 5518, Cohen Building, 330 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20201; or call (202) 619-0089. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The dates for the next series of meetings for the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Shared Risk Exception, originally scheduled for January 20 through 22, 1998 (62 FR 63689, December 2, 1997), have been revised. The Committee will now plan to meet only on January 21 and 22, 1998. The Negotiated Rulemaking Committee on the Shared Risk Exception been established to provide advice and make recommendations to the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to the text or 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. In the January meeting, the Committee will conclude discussion of issues relating to the development of the interim final rule and the options for resolving those issues. Both the January 21 and 22, 1998 meetings will be open to the public without advanced registration. 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 located at http://www.dhhs.gov/progorg/oig. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). Dated December 19, 1997. D. McCarty Thornton, Chief Counsel to the Inspector General. [FR Doc. 98-30 Filed 1-2-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4150-04-P