[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 7841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3827]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Chiropractic Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public 
Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Chiropractic 
Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, March 25, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. 
until 5 p.m. and Wednesday, March 26, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. 
at the Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Room 230, Washington, DC 20420. The meeting is open to the 
public.
    The purpose of the Committee is to provide direct assistance and 
advice to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the development and 
implementation of the chiropractic health program. Matters on which the 
Committee shall assist and advise the Secretary include protocols 
governing referrals to chiropractors and direct access to chiropractic 
care, scope of practice of chiropractic practitioners, definitions of 
services to be provided and such other matters as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate.
    On March 25, the Committee will receive an update on the status of 
the chiropractic occupational study and discuss the scope of 
chiropractic services, services to be provided in the VA chiropractic 
program, and protocols governing direct access and referrals to 
chiropractors. On March 26, the Committee will continue discussions on 
the items listed above and, at the end of the day, discuss the agenda 
for the next meeting and plan meeting dates for FY 2004.
    On March 25, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Committee will provide time 
for oral statements from the public on the issues under discussion. 
Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation at 
this meeting must contact Ms. Sara McVicker, Committee Manager, in 
writing via fax at (202) 273-9148 or via e-mail at 
[email protected] no later than noon eastern time Friday, March 
21, 2003, in order to have time reserved on the agenda. Requests to be 
scheduled for oral presentations should not be mailed via United States 
Postal Service due to delivery delays resulting from security measures. 
Opportunities for oral comments will be limited to no more than five 
(5) minutes per speaker and no more than 90 minutes total. Persons who 
wish their oral statement to become part of the Committee's records and 
available to the public on the Committee's internet site must submit a 
written or electronic copy of the statement at the time of the meeting. 
Persons making oral statements are requested to bring 13 copies of 
their statement for the Committee and an additional 20 copies for other 
members of the public.
    Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting is requested 
to contact Ms. McVicker, RN, MN, at (202) 273-8558 by noon eastern time 
on March 21, 2003, in order to facilitate entry to the building.
    The Committee will accept written comments from interested parties 
on issues under discussion and other matters relating to the 
development and implementation of the chiropractic health program 
within the Veterans Health Administration. It is preferred that such 
comments be transmitted electronically to the Committee at 
[email protected] or comments may be mailed to: Chiropractic 
Advisory Committee, Primary and Ambulatory Care SHG (112), U.S. 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20420.

    Dated: February 10, 2003.

    By Direction of the Secretary.
E. Philip Riggin,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-3827 Filed 2-14-03; 8:45 am]
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