[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 4262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2061]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services announces the following federal advisory 
committee meeting.
    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics. 
Subcommittee on Standards and Security.
    Time and Date: 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M., February 6, 2002, 8:30 A.M. to 
1 P.M., February 7, 2002.
    Place: J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC, Telephone (202) 393-2000.
    Status: Open.
    Purpose: On February 6, the Subcommittee on Standards and Security 
of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) will 
hear testimony from invited panels of experts on issues related to 
current Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act medical 
data code sets and any gaps in their coverage. On February 7, the 
Subcommittee will hear testimony from panels of experts and discuss 
approaches to the model form for covered entities to use in submitting 
HIPAA compliance extension plans pursuant to Public Law 107-105. 
Individuals and affected parties interested in providing testimony 
during the panel discussions should contact Vivian Auld 
([email protected]), telephone (301) 496-7974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Substantive information about the 
planned meetings may be obtained from Karen Trudel, Senior Technical 
Adviser, Security and Standards Group, Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services. MS: N2-14-17, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21244-1850, telephone (410) 786-9937, or Marjorie Greenberg, 
Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, 
Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Room 1100, Presidential 
Building, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone 
(301) 458-4245. Information also is available on the NCVHS Web site: 
http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where the agenda for the meeting will be 
posted when available.

    Dated: January 18, 2002.
James Scanlon,
Director, Division of Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Planning and Evaluation.
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