[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20801-20802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10200]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

[CMS-3097-N]


Medicare Program; Meeting of the Medical and Surgical Procedures 
Panel of the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee--June 12, 2002

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), HHS.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public meeting of the Medical and 
Surgical Procedures Panel (the Panel) of the Medicare Coverage Advisory 
Committee (the Committee). The Panel provides advice and 
recommendations to the Committee about clinical issues. The Committee 
advises us on whether adequate evidence exists to determine whether 
specific medical items and services are reasonable and necessary under 
Medicare law. The panel will discuss the quality of evidence regarding 
the use of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson's 
disease. In addition, the panel will make recommendations concerning 
the issues presented. Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2)).

DATES: Meeting Date: The public meeting announced in this notice will 
be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2002, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., E.D.T.
    Deadline for Presentations and Comments: May 31, 2002, 5 p.m., 
E.D.T.
    Special Accommodations: Persons attending the meeting who are 
hearing or visually impaired, or have a condition that requires special 
assistance or accommodations, are asked to notify the Executive 
Secretary,

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CMS Office of Clinical Standards and Quality, by May 24, 2002 (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

ADDRESSES: The Meeting: The meeting will be held at the Baltimore 
Convention Center, Room 337-338, One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 
21201.
    Presentations and Comments: Submit formal presentations and written 
comments to Michelle Atkinson, Executive Secretary, CMS Office of 
Clinical Standards and Quality at telephone number (410) 786-2881, or 
e-mail address [email protected], or via regular mail at: Office of 
Clinical Standards and Quality, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services, 7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop C1-09-06, Baltimore, 
Maryland 21244.
    Website: You may access current information about this meeting at 
www.hcfa.gov/coverage/8b1.htm.
    Hotline: You may access current information about this meeting on 
the CMS Advisory Committee Information Hotline, 1-877-449-5659 (toll 
free) or in the Baltimore area (410) 786-9379.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Atkinson, (410) 786-2881, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On December 14, 1998, we published a notice in the Federal Register 
(63 FR 68780) to describe the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee (the 
Committee), which provides advice and recommendations to us about 
clinical issues. This notice announces the following public meeting of 
the Medical and Surgical Procedures Panel (the Panel) of the Committee.

Current Panel Members

    Alan M. Garber, M.D., Ph.D.; Michael D. Maves, M.D., M.B.A.; Angus 
M. McBryde, M.D., F.A.C.S.; H. Logan Holtgrewe, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Kenneth 
P. Brin, M.D., Ph.D.; Les J. Zendle, M.D.; Bruce Sigsbee, M.D.; James 
P. Rathmell, M.D.; Phyllis E. Greenberger, M.S.W.; and Marshall S. 
Stanton, M.D.

Meeting Topic

    The Panel provides advice and recommendations to the Committee 
about clinical issues. The Committee advises us on whether specific 
medical items and services are reasonable and necessary under Medicare 
law. The panel will discuss the evidence, hear presentations and public 
comment, and make recommendations regarding the use of deep brain 
stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. Background 
information about this topic, including panel materials, is available 
on the internet at http://www.hcfa.gov/coverage/8b3-jjj.htm.

II. Meeting Format

    This meeting is open to the public. The Panel will hear oral 
presentations from the public for approximately 45 minutes. The Panel 
may limit the number and duration of oral presentations to the time 
available. If you wish to make formal presentations, you must notify 
the Executive Secretary named in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section, and submit the following by the Deadline for Presentations and 
Comments date listed in the DATES section of this notice: a brief 
statement addressing the general nature of the evidence or arguments 
you wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, 
and an estimate of time required to make the presentation. A written 
copy of your presentation must be provided to each Panel member before 
offering your public comments. We will request that you disclose at the 
meeting whether or not you have any financial involvement with 
manufacturers of any items or services being discussed (or with their 
competitors).
    The Panel will deliberate openly about the issues discussed after 
public and CMS presentations. Interested persons may observe the 
deliberations, but the Panel will not hear further comments during this 
time except at the request of the chairperson. The Panel will also 
allow a 15-minute unscheduled open public session for attendees to 
address issues specific to the topic. At the conclusion of the day, the 
members will vote and the Panel will make its recommendation.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(1) and (a)(2).

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program No. 93.774, 
Medicare--Supplementary Medical Insurance Program)

    Dated: April 11, 2002.
Jeffrey L. Kang,
Director, Office of Clinical Standards and, Quality, Centers for 
Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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