[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68879-68880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28758]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment 
Program

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of children's hospitals graduate medical education 
(CHGME) Payment Program conference calls.

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SUMMARY: This document announces scheduled CHGME Payment Program 
conference calls for calendar year 2003. The purpose of these 
conference calls is to provide technical assistance related to the 
CHGME Payment Program.

DATES: The conference calls will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 
2003, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. e.s.t., Wednesday, April 23, 2003, 
from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. e.s.t., and Wednesday, October 22, 2003, 
from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. e.s.t.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ayah E. Johnson, Ph.D., telephone: 
(301) 443-1058; Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health 
Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Parklawn 
Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9A-27, Rockville, Maryland 20857; or 
by e-mail at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CHGME Payment Program, as authorized by 
section 340E of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (the Act) (42 
U.S.C. 256e), provides funds to children's hospitals to address 
disparity in the level of Federal funding for children's hospitals that 
result from Medicare funding for graduate medical education (GME). Pub. 
L. 106-310 amended the CHGME statute to extend the program through 
fiscal year (FY) 2005.
    The statute authorized $280 million for both direct and indirect 
medical education payments in FY 2000, $285 million in FY 2001, and for 
each of the

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FY 2002 through FY 2005 such sums as necessary. Congress appropriated 
$40 million in FY2000, $235 million in FY2001, and $285 million in 
FY2002 for the Program. These funds have supported over 4,000 residents 
receiving training in children's teaching hospitals in 31 states.
    The agenda for the conference calls will include but not be limited 
to: (1) Welcome and opening comments; (2) news releases/updates; (3) 
reminders; and (4) ``on the horizon'' topics of interest. Time will 
also be available for a question and answer period. Agenda items will 
be determined as priorities dictate.
    Interested parties must register, in advance, but not later than 5 
days prior to the scheduled conference call(s). Conference call 
registration forms and information about the Program can be found on 
the CHGME Payment Program web site. The web site address is http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/childrenshospitalgme.

    Dated: November 4, 2002.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-28758 Filed 11-12-02; 8:45 am]
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