[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3726-3727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1534]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), announcement is made of the 
following National Advisory body scheduled to meet during the month of 
February 2000.
    The National Advisory Committee on Rural Health will convene its 
thirty-fourth meeting at the time and place specified below:

    Name: National Advisory Committee on Rural Health.
    Date and Time:

February 7, 2000; 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
February 8, 2000; 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.


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February 9, 2000; 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

    Place: Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20001. Phone: (202) 628-2100.
    The meeting is open to the public.
    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: Monday morning, February 7, at 8:30 a.m. the new 
chairperson, Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker will open the meeting and 
welcome the Committee members. The first plenary session will be a 
presentation on the rural health issues in the Veterans 
Administration. At 10:00 a.m. the group will move to the National 
Rural Health Association's Policy Institute Congressional Forum 
(also convened in the same hotel). After lunch, presentations will 
include the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the uninsured; update 
on public health and hospital capital, and the Indian Health 
Service.
    Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m., there will be an update of the 
Office of Rural Health Policy activities, followed by presentations 
on Medicare payment in rural areas, rural mental issues, and an 
update on research and regulatory activities.
    After lunch, Committee discussion will continue on issues 
presented by the Indian Health Service, and Veterans Administration.
    The final plenary session will be convened on Wednesday, 
February 9 at 8:30 a.m. During this session the Committee will 
discuss future activities and next meeting. The meeting will be 
adjourned at 10:30 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.

    Dated: January 14, 2000.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
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